Arm Yourself Against Fake Check Scams
Fake check scammers never rest. They actively look for ways to victimize people. And too many unsuspecting people fall for it, losing money to their multi-billion-dollar schemes. The only way to avoid...
View ArticleCheck Fraud Is A Serious Matter in U.S.
Just how serious a problem is check fraud in this country? Well, put it just behind payment card fraud and ahead of phishing. The total losses are staggering, — $5 billion a year, according to the U.S,...
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Protect Yourself Against Check Fraud
Check fraud is such a hot topic that Hollywood made a movie about it. The 2002 film, “Catch Me If You Can,” starred Leonardo DiCaprio as master fraud artist Frank Abagnale and Tom Hanks as the FBI...
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Use Of Checks Began In The Middle East
Paying by check has been such a pervasive American custom that you might suppose the idea started here. Not so. The history of the use of checks to pay for goods or services goes back more some 2,000...
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Using Checks Is Part Of The Earliest American Traditions
When the first emigrants from England began settling along the eastern seaboard of what would become America, they brought with them some of the banking practices they had enjoyed in their homeland....
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Banking Goes Way Back
Banks are such a staple of modern life that it’s hard to imagine a time when there wasn’t one on every corner or checking accounts. And in fact, the history of banking does go back a long way — to...
View ArticleBuy Cheap Checks To Help With Family Budgeting
In these days of austerity, we are all looking to save money. Many families and businesses are now turning to alternate sources to buy cheap checks . Ordering them from your bank is costly and may take...
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Free Checking? Try A Credit Union
Finding a financial institution that offers free checking is usually not hard, and many credit unions are joining the ranks, making it even easier. And the fees associated with checking where it isn’t...
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ATM Fees, Overdraft Fees Add Costs To Poor Financial Planning
ATM fees have risen 5%ATM Bank fees are on the rise again. The average cost for ATM withdrawals out of network is now $4.35 per transaction. Bankrate.com completed their 17th annual Checking Survey and...
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Wal-Mart Offers new GoBank Accounts Sans Overdraft Fees
Walmart Is Offering Reloadable Pre-Paid CardsJoining other large retailers that engage in semi-banking practices, shopping giant Wal-Mart has opted to provide a card-based program for customers who may...
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You Write The Check and Then What?
Checks are electronically scanned as part of the process.Americans are writing fewer checks than ever as more of them handle their money matters electronically. Even so, some 18.3 billion checks were...
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