Payments/Credit/Debit

WASHINGTON -- A recent report from the FDIC on the frequency and impact of fees on overdrawn checking accounts laid the blame on debit and/or ATM cards for the majority of overdrawn accounts nationwide

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Police have a man in custody after a failed attempt to steal the money from a credit union ATM.

NAPLES, Fla. -- Cardtrak.com, an Internet site that tracks card trends, expects credit card spending to rise 3% between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, less than half the 10% increase card spending saw during the same period last year.

BOSTON -- A new report from the Aite Group forecasts that card issuing banks will turn away from the direct mail advertising that has characterized their card marketing efforts for the last three to five years.

TALLAHASEE, Fla. -- Credit Union 24 has announced that it would pay cash for patronage certificates issued to participating credit unions for transactions in 1998 and 1999.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Criminals in Australia have struck upon a novel method of robbing ATMs: blow them up, according to news accounts.