Tagged: Banking

10:57am

Mon May 9, 2011
Banking

Chase bank collecting hundreds of thousands in ATM fees from welfare clients

Credit Austin Jenkins / Northwest News Network

Public records show JP Morgan Chase is collecting more than $100,000 a month in ATM fees from welfare recipients in Washington. But the bank doesn't disclose the fee at the cash machine. This is happening at the same time the state has cut the monthly benefit for families on welfare and individuals in the Disability Lifeline program.

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12:59pm

Tue January 4, 2011
Identity theft

Beware of ATM scammers

ATM
Credit Nenyedi at wikimedia.org

Just how safe is that ATM?  The Better Business Bureau says identity thieves are getting better at stealing your debit card info. They're using hidden cameras and fake keypads and card scanners to capture your account numbers and PINs. 

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5:51am

Tue January 4, 2011
News Roundup

Tuesday morning's headlines: Banks 'stressed' ... higher ed reforms proposed ... salmonella outbreak prompts sprout recall

Credit Pacific Northwest Inlander.com

Washington banks among most stressed in US, push to reform higher education funding, and a recall on sprouts after a salmonella outbreak.

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