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Sacramento man indicted for bank fraud, identity theft
April 19, 2012

Financial adviser Suze Orman offers prepaid debit card
January 10, 2012

Personal Finance: Beware of phony debt collectors
February 26, 2012

Viewpoints: Credit craze could be coming back to bite us
December 08, 2011

Personal Finance: 610,000 ditched banks in 'fee-asco'
February 05, 2012

Surviving Black Friday: Heed these tips for shopping's big day
November 23, 2011

Debit Cards Videos

Beware: Electronic pickpocket
May 16, 2012 | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M

VeriFone `Sail' Targets Small Merchants, Miles Says
May 10, 2012 | Bloomberg

MasterCard Reports Higher Profits and Transaction Volume
May 02, 2012 | Financial News Network

Debit Cards Wikipedia Information

A debit card is a plastic card which provides an alternative payment method to cash when making purchases. Physically the card is an ISO 7810 card like a credit card; however, its functionality is more similar to writing a check as the funds are withdrawn directly from either the cardholders bank account (often referred to as a check card), or from the remaining balance on a gift...

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LA region lags behind in prosecution of IRS cases
April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012 - The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles is less likely to prosecute criminal cases referred by the Internal Revenue Service than its...

Debit cards to replace unemployment checks for 1.2 million Californians
July 07, 2011
SACRAMENTO July 7, 2011 – For Californians receiving unemployment benefits, the days of waiting for a check to arrive in the mail are coming to an end. New state...

No More Checks! Californians to Get Unemployment on Debit Cards
July 07, 2011
Debit cards are replacing unemployment checks for the 1.2 million Californians currently receiving benefits.

The Mountain Messenger | Debit cards, a hole in your wallet?
October 14, 2011
October 14, 2011 - Bank of America's move to charge its customers $5 a month to use a debit card to spend their own money is not playing well. Just days after...

New federal agency wants your credit card complaint
July 28, 2011
July 28, 2011 - Ever had a complaint about your credit card company but felt no one was listening? Now someone is: The new federal agency geared toward...

California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.7 percent
June 17, 2011
SACRAMENTO June 17, 2011 – California's unemployment rate decreased to 11.7 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll jobs decreased by 29,200 during the month,...

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Mary Hunt: 4 ways to beat the urge to splurge
December 23, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
Debit cards and credit cards make... ...

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Crime Report - - Clive & Waukee
May 17, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
A cellphone, keys, credit and debit cards, and checkbooks were missing. 8834 Swanson Blvd., May 13 -- A purse was taken from a car at Miss Kitty's after a window was broken...

IAmA 24yo electrical engineer with magnets implanted in my fingertips. AMA.
May 13, 2012 | reddit.com: what's new online
I ca not erase debit cards. I do not hurt my laptop. LCD screens are not really affected by magnets. As far as things I might be working with in my profession: really the only...

Indianapolis- area gas prices cross $ 4 threshold
May 04, 2012 | indystar.com
Retailers pay about 2 to 3 percent of their earnings on gasoline purchased with credit or debit cards to financial institutions, Imus said. Those sales are not as profitable for...

Indianapolis gas prices soar to $ 4 mark
May 03, 2012 | indystar.com
Retailers pay about 2 to 3 percent of their earnings on gasoline purchased with credit or debit cards to financial institutions, Imus said. Those sales are not as profitable for...

Walmart Adds'' Pay With Cash'' For Online Shoppers At Walmart. com
April 26, 2012 | TechCrunch
Walmart.com is launching a new way to checkout, targeting customers who do not have credit or debit cards...or money in the bank for that matter. The company is now allowing...

PayNearMe Takes Cash Payments System Mobile
April 25, 2012 | TechCrunch
PayNearMe allows people who do not have or do not want to use credit or debit cards to purchase products, pay for bills and more with cash at thousands of 7-Eleven stores in the...

Debit Cards on twitter

	some people just don't understand they finances. if you KNOW you ain't got no money STOP swiping your debit cards and/or withdrawing money! Twitter: @MissWilliamz89
	Im quite sure he will give me one bc he only takes cash. My mom gets mad everytime she goes bc they dont take debit cards/ credit cards,😏 Twitter: @chrystalelachel
	Heinekin Groceries is giving away $1,000 gift or debit cards to twenty people! http://t.co/4siuSxJL Twitter: @InfiniteSweeps
	Consumer protections considered for prepaid debit cards - Prepaid debit cards may soon face federal regulations requ... http://t.co/BOl5vJYB Twitter: @MoneyTalkNews
	RT @adrienneribbins: It pisses me off so much when people don't know how to use their debit cards.... Like r u fucking kidding me Twitter: @ashleeeyalice
	that's how they fine missing people they check to see if they used there credit or debit cards Twitter: @littlejohn2411