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- Bailout Banks Increase Fees
- Bailout banks have received billions from taxpayers, but are they returning the favor? Sharyl Attkisson reports that higher fees and other costs are making banking more expensive.
- Videos 2009-04-13
- The Best Credit Cards Now
- Financial expert Ray Martin answers your questions: how many you need, which cards are best, and what to look for.
- Videos 2009-10-29
- Consumers in the Crosshairs
- Americans are being nickel and dimed with a barrage of special fees and charges. Here?s why ? and what you can do about it.The fees are insidious, in part because they?re so small. A buck here, $3 there; it barely seems worth breaking a sweat over. But these additional charges...
- Articles 2009-10-08
- Fees Gone Wild: Why You're Paying More for Everything
- Sneaky fees and hidden costs are popping up everywhere. But angry consumers may only have themselves to blame. Here's the truth about those hidden costs. With consumers demanding lower prices, businesses are seeking new ways to raise revenue, and have started charging separately for services...
- Articles 2009-10-08
- 29 Fees We Hate Most
- An increasing number of businesses, from hotels to cell phone providers, are advertising bargain prices and then tacking on hidden fees and charges to boost the final cost. Here's how you can fight back. “The...
- Articles 2009-10-08
- Big Banks' Sneaky New Tricks
- With direct access to your cash, financial institutions have developed a range of clever ploys to whittle down your account. A few banks are starting to change gears — but for many consumers, that news is too little, too late. A few weeks ago, Bank of America hit the...
- Articles 2009-09-25
- Big Banks Raising Fees
- Financial institutions are boosting fees on a wide range of consumer transactions, trying to offset losses on bad consumer loans. Anthony Mason reports.
- Videos 2009-07-20
- Credit Card Bill Of Rights Explained
- Maggie Rodriguez speaks to Jill Schlessinger about customer entitlement.
- Videos 2009-05-20
- Jacked Up Interest Rates
- The banking industry collects more than $15 billion a year in credit card penalty fees, a tenth of its revenue. President Obama wants new legislation to protect consumers. Anthony Mason reports.
- Videos 2009-04-23
- Credit Industry Losses Hit Consumers
- Banks are facing huge losses on consumer's credit card debt, up nearly in 2008. As Anthony Mason reports, they're increasing credit card fees and rates to stop the hemorrhaging.
- Videos 2009-04-20
- Do You Know How Risky Your 401k Is?
- Few Americans do, says MoneyWatch.com's Jill Schlesinger. And here's what they should do about it.
- Videos 2009-04-20
- Mutual Fund Fee Battle
- Are mutual fund fees too high? Our editors explain how a current Supreme Court case affects you and your money.
- Videos 2009-11-04
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- Mutual Fund Fees Jump 5 Percent
- While you wait for your portfolio to climb out of the basement, fund companies are siphoning off a bigger share of your cash. An exclusive analysis for MoneyWatch.com by investment...
- Articles 2009-08-17
- NAB to Scrap Fees on Everyday Accounts
- National Australia Bank NAB will abolish monthly account service fees on two of its everyday banking accounts from January 2010 and scrap its $25 over-limit fee on all credit cards. NAB said it will abolish the current $4 and $5 monthly account service fees on its Classic and e-Banking personal...
- News items 2009-10-15
- Richard Posner: Scourge of Excessive Mutual-Fund Fees
- Mutual fund investors may have a new hero. His name is Judge Richard Posner, and largely because of him, the Supreme Court will examine how mutual funds set their fees. This past summer, Posner wrote a strong dissent in the Jones v. Harris Associates case, roundly criticizing...
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Passengers Avoiding Airline Baggage Fees
- It's been going on for a while - or as long as there have been baggage check fees - as anyone who's been on a flight can attest. Instead of paying $25 to check a bag, many passengers are taking an oversize carry-on onboard in hopes of a gatecheck for free. Chances...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Excessive Mutual Fund Fees Case
- « Value Line Settles SEC Charges of Bogus Brokerage Commissions | Main The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in Jones v. Harris Associates, a case that could impact the amount of managerial fees that millions of mutual fund investors pay fund advisers. The Court must decide what standard...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Landmark case begins on fees to mutual funds
- The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a landmark case on fees for the $10,000bn mutual fund industry. At issue is the legal standard for when management fees are excessive and what constitutes a breach of fiduciary duty for the fund's adviser. A ruling is expected in...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Fighting Fees for Canceling a Cell Phone Contract
- Been a loyal cell phone customer for years and years? Watch out: you could still get socked with termination fees if you want to cancel your service. Just ask Matt Brenner. After nine years with Sprint, last summer he decided to switch to an iPhone and Sprint hit him with...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- European Union Drops Fine Threat After Mastercard Drops Fees
- Trader Mark submits:Darn socialists who try to look out for their people - they keep messing with these capitalistic exploitation plays. Don't they realize government is for the large corporation and by the large corporation? (plain as day in the Constitution section 42.1-A "He who pays for political campaigns shall...
- External links 2009-04-02
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