First Visa made it mandatory for all U.S. credit card processors to ensure that their merchants point-of-sale (POS) terminals can accept chip-and-PIN cards by April 1, 2013 and now MasterCard has joined its larger rival, we learn from various news reports. MasterCards move was widely expected, but its significant nonetheless. So we are about to [...]
Look at any big-bank savings account, and you’ll see savings rates at an all-time low. But even though Ben Bernanke has his foot on interest rates’ throat like a vengeful Greek god of old, you don’t have to settle for 0.01% interest rates – just look to your credit union. These not-for-profit institutions are offering [...]
President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union speech, didn’t really touch on the subject near and dear to the hearts of millions of Americans — the State of Retirement in the U.S. No doubt he had other pressing matters to address. So allow us the pleasure of issuing — thanks in large part [...]
How far will parents go when it comes to financial support of adult children? Researchers hired by MetLife’s Mature Market Institute surveyed more than 2,100 Americans between the ages of 21 and 65. They took a look at how three age groups viewed financial obligations: baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964), members of Generation [...]
The Ulster Bank student credit cards are available to those students who have an account with this financial institution. The bank, based in the United Kingdom, offers lines of credit to qualified individuals. Ulster Bank is a financial institution offering personal and business banking, loans and credit cards. The company also offers portfolio management and [...]