Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

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OCC's FinTech Charter Plans Struck Down by Judge

Ever since the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced plans to offer FinTech startups special purpose national bank charters, the move has been marred in controversy. In addition to criticism from politicians, those plans led to lawsuits being filed by state regulators and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors alike. Now a judge has sided with those detractors, declaring that the OCC does not have the right to...
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Bitcoin IRA Announces Interest-Earning Crypto Accounts

The idea of treating cryptocurrencies as an investment is certainly not new. Unfortunately, due to the volatile nature of most digital currencies, it can be difficult for investors to play the long game. Now Bitcoin IRA is looking to incentivize long-term crypto holders by allowing them to earn interest on their crypto and cash through lending their assets. This new program will find Bitcoin IRA partnering with the digital asset...
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Survey Finds Finances More Stressful Than Politics, Work

It probably comes as no surprise that many America adults feel at least some anxiety about money. But how does financial stress compare to other anxiety-inducing categories? According to a new survey conducted by Capital One's CreditWise service, money tops the list of stresses for nearly three-quarters of consumers. With 73% of the survey's 2,202 adult respondents reporting that their finances were a source of stress for them, easily beating...
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Venmo Announces Credit Card to Launch Next Year

It looks like Venmo is getting into the credit card game. The reveal of plans for a Venmo card came as the app's parent company PayPal announced it was expanding its relationship with Synchrony. As a result, the bank will be the exclusive issuer of the upcoming card. While few details about the Venmo credit card were offered, the press release does note that it will "combine Venmo's expertise in...
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WalletHub Study Ranks States By Identity Theft Vulnerability

Throughout this Millennium so far, we've heard a lot about the threats of identity theft, online fraud, and other cybercrimes. Moreover we've all heard horror stories about how much victims have lost as a result of these attacks and about the lengths they had to go to just to restore the status quo. Given the fact that these problems only seem to be growing and not going away, WalletHub recently...
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Money at 30: 10 Essential Credit Card Rewards Dos and Don'ts

Depending on who you ask, credit cards are either the enemy of good personal finance or an exceptional tool that can help your money go further. Personally, I find myself somewhere in the middle, although I've definitely come to appreciate the good aspects of credit cards in recent years. As a result the number of cards in my wallet has steadily grown as I've learned more about how to maximize...
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Upgrade Inc. Introduces Upgrade Card Credit Card

Last year the FinTech lender Upgrade announced it was launching a new personal line of credit option for its customers. At the time the company's co-founder and CEO (and former Lending Club head) Renaud Laplanche declared, “We’re going to replace credit cards.” Now, 18 months later, Upgrade is actually introducing a credit card of their own — although the Upgrade Card bears some important distinctions from typical credit card products. The...
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American Express Partners with PayPal, Venmo for New "Split It" Feature

There's no doubt that the advent of peer to peer (P2P) payment apps has made it easier for friends and family to split dinner bills, reimburse each other for gas money, and much more. Nevertheless, as simple as services such as PayPal, Venmo, Square Cash, and others make the process, increasingly integrations have made them even more convenient. The latest example of this comes from American Express who recently rolled...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...