Lissa Anderson was a diplomat with the US State Department for over a decade, having served in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Iraq and France. Since leaving the State Department, Lissa has lived as an American ...

The prime distinction between a debit card and a credit card is that the debit card uses your own money to make payment; when you use your credit card, you are actually borrowing money from your bank ...

An ATM provides convenience 24 hours a day so consumers can withdraw their cash, check their balances, make deposits or transfer money between their checking and savings accounts. Consumers can find ...

Follow these tips and check your account agreement to be sure Most common debit card fees can be avoided by understanding how ...

The idea of looking for ATM skimmers before you insert your card isn't new. But checking for tampering on a point-of-sale device can be difficult, and until recently, it wasn’t necessary since those ...

Amanda has written in the personal finance space for several years and previously worked as a risk analyst at a local community bank. She researches economics, emerging financial trends and the future ...