HOUSTON - The PULSE Debit network, now a subsidiary of Discover, has been attacked by a phishing scam. On March 21, the EFT and ATM network became aware of an e-mail circulating to consumers that told consumers to visit a site that resembled a PULSE site and, once there, to...

WASHINGTON - The $10 denomination is the next note scheduled for a make-over by the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The newly designed $10 note is scheduled to be issued by the Federal Reserve in early 2006. It will feature similar enhanced security features, subtle background colors and symbols...

WASHINGTON - A report from the American Bankers Association has found that consumers' credit card delinquencies, in terms of percentage of total balances outstanding and the number of accounts more than 30 days delinquent fell to its lowest point in ten years for a fourth quarter. Based on the number...

WASHINGTON - Small business lending tends to fall by the wayside after an internal merger at a large bank. This is one of the conclusions for a just-released study from the SBA, The Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Small Business Lending at Large Banks. The study looked at the...