Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You make the money, you spend the money, but that doesn't mean you know the best way to make your money work for you. Whether it's how much debt is too much or what bills to pay to ...

Late last year, I received an offer my credit union didn't want me to refuse. To reward me for being a good customer for about 20 years, it wanted “to give me one less thing to worry about.” ...

Automatic overdraft-privilege systems are making the tough trick of satisfying customers while increasing fee revenue easier for community banks. Users and purveyors say computerized systems that ...

— -- While President Obama and members of Congress take aim at controversial overdraft loans, government credit unions are quietly offering this product in their backyard. At the White House ...

HIGHLIGHTS Overdraft policy and fees is a "great service" Big banks vs. community banks The consumer's responsibility We don't need a consumer protection agency “Most people know that they're ...

All you wanted was a Diet Coke, but you didn’t have any cash. So you whipped out your debit card and went on your way. Little did you realize that last night’s pub crawl drained your checking account, ...

HONOLULU John M. Floyd & Associates filed suit against Kaua’i Government Employees FCU this week, claiming the credit union is using methods Floyd laid out in an overdraft privilege program contract ...