Why does it cost $4 to activate a gift card? Encino resident Carol Powell, 67, posed that question to me after being told by a Target cashier about the cost for getting a $25 prepaid card up and ...

Once considered an impersonal or lazy present, gift cards are more popular than ever, with millions exchanged last Christmas. Financial comparison website Ratecity research director Sally Tindall used ...

As the holiday season approaches, a familiar yet unwelcome threat returns—not the green Grinch of storybooks, but a more elusive threat to consumers and retailers alike: gift card fraud. This ...

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Why does it cost $4 to activate a gift card? Carol Powell, 67, posed that question to me after being told by a Target cashier about the cost for getting a $25 prepaid card up and running. Powell ...