Between electronic banking and tax filing, those without financial institution accounts are having trouble with tax returns. The solution, says the Treasury Department, are tax return debit cards. Those without financial institution accounts, also called "unbanked" or "underbanked," don't get any help when it comes to the Internal Revenue Service transferring funds electronically for tax ...

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Some economists search for sunshine and rainbows, others watch for signs of the coming Apocalypse. Recent data from the economy indicates a double dip recession, where the economy starts to improve after a fall, then plunges again before settling, is more probable than previously thought. Many think the fallout can be just as global as ...

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Mango Financial, aka Mango Money, is a financial service that helps those who are underbanked and unbanked. Mango Financial provides its Mango Money with prepaid debit cards online, plus a full menu of bank-like services not typically accessible for unbanked and underbanked consumers. Mango Financial wants new locations but is only located in Austin, Texas ...

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A new site called Credit Karma offers free credit scores to consumers. Learning your credit score is easier now, thanks to the financial reform bill signed into law this month. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act makes it so lenders have to show you your whole credit report they use. If you ...

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Tuesday the US House and Senate plan to start refining mortgage legislation. The legislation would apply the largest overhaul to mortgage lending rules in decades. The mortgage legislation, which is really part of the financial reform bill, is intended to end the risky lending practices blamed for causing the financial crisis. Mortgage industry lobbyists are ...

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