Debit Cards

Credit companies resume offers to those with damaged credit

The spigot has really opened back up on credit lending. Folks who have great credit have seen the credit card offers pour in lately. And these offers are getting more and more generous, chock-full of bonuses, special rates and rewards. If your credit is really good (around 740 or above), ...

• 1:23 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012

New website talks finance for 20-somethings

If you're a 20-something, there's an entrepreneur out there who wants to talk to you about money in your own language. Eric Bell, 28, had the feeling there was a big gap in the information available and nobody was reaching young people in a way that spoke to them. So ...

• 1:56 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

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Opt out of overdraft fees

Are you being hit with giant fees for unintentionally overdrawing your checking account? Did you know you can opt out?

• 12:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
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A hidden danger with debit cards

Do you still pay for your groceries using your debit card? Here's why you could be putting yourself and your finances at risk. Clark has another solution in mind.

• 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
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A type of debit card that Clark actually likes!

I've long been an outspoken critic of debit cards, but there's one kind of debit card that I can actually recommend. Let me set a little background here. Target has had great success with a credit card called the Target REDcard that gives you 5% off your in-store purchases. But ...

• 1:42 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, 2011

Don't use your debit card at the supermarket

Do you still pay for your groceries or your gas using a debit card? You could be putting your finances at risk. I read a report in the banking trades about another supermarket chain hit by a criminal ring that put skimmers on the credit/debit card readers at nearly two ...

• 1:29 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011
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Avoid Debit Fees with These Alternatives

Is your big bank charging you to use your debit card for purchases? Clark has 3 alternatives that will get those fees out of your life.

• 12:00 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011

Bank of America backs down from $5 monthly debit card fee

Bank of America has backed down from its $5 monthly fee on debit cards in light of all the public outcry against this gotcha. I just talked yesterday about how several of nation's largest banks blinked when people started closing their accounts in the wake of debit card fees. The ...

• 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
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Some banks rethink debit card fees

Some giant monster mega-banks may be backing down from fees on debit cards, but that doesn't mean you should continue to do business with them. Back when ATM cards first came out in late 1970s, the idea was that the bank would pay you to use your card! The idea ...

• 2:11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, 2011
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How To Build Your Financial Future

In this special web-only feature, Clark talks one-on-one with you, providing his best strategies for securing your financial future.

• 1:11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2011