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Bank credit: is it growing, and where’s it going?

Lenders have loosened purse strings, but some sectors are monopolising bank loans. Hence the clamour for more credit

Here's What You Need to Look For to Make Sure You're Not Being Scammed at the ATM

Mortgage Loans: Stick With A Bank Or Go With A Broker?

It matters where you go for a mortgage. Who offers a better deal — a banker or broker?

Is a personal loan for you?

Personal loans have surged in popularity, due in part to increasing consumer confidence and a growing array of online lenders to provide them.

15 Ways Supermarkets Trick You Into Spending More Money

Easy ways to improve your financial future right now

While we Fools are passionate believers in investing in the stock market for the long term, we realize there's far more to improving your financial future than simply picking the right stocks.

Terrible Financial Advice: Top 10 Tips You Shouldn't Follow

It seems like everyone from bloggers to your next-door neighbor doles out financial advice these days. It can be difficult figuring out who to believe, and bad tips can pop up as frequently as thunderstorms in the summertime

Why Wall Street suddenly soured on Discover and other consumer lenders

Investors worry that rising inflation means fewer people will be paying their credit card bills on time.

How to Deposit Cash: Local Banks, ATMs, and Online Banks

If you need to deposit cash into your bank account, you have several options, including your local bank branch or an ATM that accepts deposits. While it isn’t possible to make deposits directly to …

How to protect yourself from fraud by your own bank

We often monitor our accounts to check for outside fraud, but that's not enough.

what must banks do to extend services?

What role must banks play in ensuring that 'ATM deserts' where people struggle to access cash do not become more widespread?

Too many gaps in banks' fraud-prevention systems

Criminals' efforts to steal identities and take over accounts have become increasingly sophisticated. Banks must upgrade their mitigation processes, which can be held back by antiquated systems and organizational silos.

Can Tech Bring Small-Dollar Loans Back to Banks?

Some banks are looking to reenter small-dollar consumer lending now that a recent CFPB proposal has given them greater regulatory clarity. But they may need help from technology companies to make a very labor-intensive business more profitable.

Why PPP fraud hit fintechs harder than banks

Scammers may have had more success at duping fintechs than banks in obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans. But there are reasons for this apparent disparity.

Victims of fraud: how to get your money back from your bank

Your bank will often make it as difficult as possible but there are ways to increase your chances

What banks can do to close the fraud knowledge gap

Educating consumers about the potential dangers helps keep them safe, and it also protects the industry.

3 Things Banks Can Do to Tackle Push Payment Fraud

The pressure for banks to tackle push payment fraud is mounting – besides liability, the scope for bad publicity and loss of reputation is significant.

To Bank or Not to Bank? Is THAT the real question?

The issue for couples is less whether or not they should have a bank account but how they should approach the day-to-day management of their money.

Fraud Prevention at Your Fingertips

5 Ways Avidia Mobile Banking Can Help You Protect Your Money There’s only one you. Yet fraudsters are always working to change that – whether they’re sending phishing emails, attempting to steal debit card numbers, or even diving in dumpsters (gross!). That’s why, now more than ever before, you need to protect and monitor your finances. Fortunately, you have a tool at your

What banking turmoil could mean for business and consumer lending activity

The availability of loans and the cost of those loans are critical for consumer and business activity alike.<br>While we have yet to fully understand how these financial conditions are evolving, the early survey data have been less than encouraging.