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When bankers come up with a new wonder product, it's rarely good news for consumers. JPMorgan Chase's new "Liquid" card is no exception. This reloadable debit card for the poor is loaded with fees.

What should you do if you owe the IRS a big bill on Tax Day, but don't have the ability to pay it right now? Don't despair -- and don't just try not sending in your return! Here are a few smarter options.

Visa said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 16 percent, as card use rose both in the U.S. and overseas. The San Francisco-based payments processor posted a notable 10 percent increase in U.S. credit card use. But debit card use rose just 6 percent. That's the slowest debit card growth rate in more than a year, and comes during the first three-month period that new rules were in place to limit the fees retailers pay to accept the cards.

Your credit score has nothing to do with your age, gender or career. Here are the five factors that matter.

Americans are expected to accumulate $54 billion in credit card debt in 2011, according to a recent study. So imagine a card that you can program to control your spending -- one that actually shuts off if you blow past your monthly budget at your favorite shoe store, or sends you an alert when you eat out more than you planned.

It's one thing to use Photoshop to make your waistline look slimmer in your snapshots. Many people also take a distorted view of their finances, fooling themselves about the health of their balance sheets. Here are some common self-deceptions.

U.S. credit card debt shrank 5% in the second quarter from a year ago, approaching 10-year lows. It's not just due to banks, which have written off uncollectible debts. Learn how consumers are taking control of their finances and how you can too.

It's summer, a season of warm days and scary air-conditioning bills. Want to pay your bills with plastic so you can get reward points? Well, the credit-card fees utilities charge could change your mind. SmartCharge offers some customers a way to avoid those fees.

Embarrassing money issues can rear their ugly heads at any time, putting any of us in situations that can be downright cringe-worthy. But unlike embarrassing money issues that women have, the red-faced financial moments that men experience can often feel more personal. After all, men frequently...

Some women are in charge of the household budget – and prefer to keep it that way – while other ladies delegate the responsibility of managing household finances to their significant other. Regardless of whether you're a single woman who's steering your own finances, or are running an...