Discover rolls out freeze feature on credit cards
Discover credit-card customers who can't quite put their finger on their plastic now may use a new "Freeze It" feature that acts like an on-off switch to stop new purchases...
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Identity thefts grow, complicating tax filings, delaying refunds
The number of identity theft incidents involving the nation's taxpayers continues to soar, according to government statistics released this month. About 2.9 million incidents of tax-related identity theft occurred in...
Identity thefts grow, complicating tax filings, delaying refunds
The number of identity theft incidents involving the nation's taxpayers continues to soar, according to government statistics released this month. About 2.9 million incidents of tax-related identity theft occurred in...
Chase to reissue debit cards with microchips
Chase, Chicago's biggest bank, said it plans to reissue all its debit cards in Illinois starting this month to include embedded microchips aimed at helping to reduce fraud. Such technology...
Allstate CEO’s compensation fell to $15.6 million last year
Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Tom Wilson's total compensation fell by 16 percent last year, to $15.6 million, despite an increase in salary. In 2014, the board of the Northbrook-based home...
BMO Harris Bank debuts ‘smart branch’ in Chicago
"Welcome to BMO Harris," says the bank teller who literally pops up on a screen inside this new bank branch in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. "How can I help you?"...
U.S. agency wants brokers held to higher standards
In September 2008, as the financial crisis emerged, a retirement account of Al and Karin Betz slumped in value to $130,000 from about $160,000. "I got a cold call saying,...
Distracted drivers admit making out, fixing hair, relieving themselves
And you thought distracted driving was limited to sending text messages, reading email and talking to fellow passengers. From having romantic entanglements to untangling one's hair, motorists admitted to engaging...
Car insurance cheaper for female, married drivers, study finds
Being female, married and older will likely mean cheaper rates for car insurance, according to a report released Thursday. A 20-year-old man pays 22 percent more than a 20-year-old woman...
Lollapalooza ticket buyers have smoother day with Chase cards
A day after dozens of Chase credit card holders took to Twitter to complain about their inability to buy three-day Lollapalooza packages, sales of one-day passes seemed to be going...