U.s.Bank

It appears that complaints from consumers and regulators about the lack of credit card transparency at banks have not fallen on deaf ears. According to CardHub.com's 2011 Credit Card Application Study, the 10 biggest issuers of plastic have significantly improved transparency this year.

Earlier today, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) released the results of two new consumer surveys -- both of which you may be interested in. (But if you aren't interested, here's a video you can click on, featuring a cat playing the piano. I aim...

The dam is breaking. Just a few days after Bank of America and Chase announced that they're revamping the way they charge for overdrafts, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank are getting in on the action. Wells Fargo, which owns Wachovia Bank, will no longer have overdraft fees for people who overdraw their...

While there's a lot to dislike about the banking system, there's a trend among banks that is positive: encouraging customers to save money. And yet -- and I hate to be negative on something that seems to scream for a positive reaction -- I sense some serious problems with these programs. Not...

The changes are subtle, but has anyone noticed? It's getting a little harder to distinguish banks from payday lending establishments.There are at least three major banks that offer cash advances to their customers, in the way that the often-criticized payday lending stores do. I just find it...

It may not be enough to get people to drop their banks and race to U.S. Bank, but it could be a useful innovation. U.S. Bank just announced that they're the first bank in America to add, as their press release says, "Visa payWave technology to an unembossed debit card that is issued instantly to an...