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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?

Credit card solicitations coming fast and furious

The nation's largest banks have green-lighted a flood of new credit card solicitations that are probably showing up in your mailbox. But it's important that you don't treat this as an excuse to get yourself into debt. We went through a period where banks were only doing a tiny fraction ...

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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.

Credit card issuers targeting those with damaged credit

Credit card solicitations in your mailbox are poised for a big comeback in 2011, thanks to new analysis of customers with damaged credit. Several months ago, I talked about how I noticed more and more credit card solicitations at my home. Somebody said, "Well, of course, they'd be sending them ...

Electronic pickpocketing risk for some credit cards

Millions of Americans who have credit cards equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips for easy use can also have their account info stolen with relative ease by criminals. Cards with RFID chips are designed to make credit card transactions simple by allowing cardholders to wave their card in front ...

Kardashian Kard shows how bad pre-paid credit cards can be

I don't know much about the Kardashians, but I like them right this second. If you're a fan of celebrity gossip sites like TMZ, I'm sure you know who the Kardashians are. They are brand that's just about being a brand and I don't get it. But I became interested ...

Bogus insurance charges being snuck on monthly credit card statements

RIP-OFF ALERT: For as long as Clark has been on the air, he's told you about why you should look at bank statements every month when they come in. Now he has a new reason to share why you should heed that advice. The Wall Street Journal reports some banks ...

Don't opt in for account overdraft protection

The American Bankers Association finds that almost half of all people surveyed have signed up for (or intend to sign up for) overdraft account protection. That's a real testimony to how convincing the solicitations from the banks have been for this "service." As previously reported, on August 15 the banks ...

ID checks, minimum purchase rules a no-no with credit cards

Have you ever used your credit card and been asked for ID or told you'd have to make a minimum purchase? Both stipulations are against the merchant guidelines that govern Visa and MasterCard. Clark is not upset when he's asked for ID; he sees it as another safeguard, even if ...

Cycling your unused credit cards back into the mix

Many of us have what are called -- in credit card lingo -- "back of the wallets." These are the cards we hardly ever use that may be buried somewhere in our wallets or in a drawer at home. The typical American has about a dozen cards, but only 2 ...