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Saving While Reducing Debt

Saving While Reducing Debt
With a whole year ahead of us, and last year behind us, we can all look back at our past mistakes when it comes to our finances. Most of us will come to realize that we may have spent more money than we needed to, or more money than we even had, which in turn put us in deeper debt than we wanted to be ... Full story
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Weekly News Watch 21

Weekly News Watch 21
The week has once again come to an end, and we finally saw the long awaited piece of news that can bring an end to the controversy of Visa and MasterCard coming into the debit card market. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has released his voluntary code and merchants are pleased with it. The code ... Full story
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Weekly News Watch 19

Weekly News Watch 19
This past week, we have seen several interesting pieces of news come out this week. One of which was the recent figure of $300 million being the cost of processing fees if Visa Canada acquires just 20% of the debit market next year. This figure comes from the Retail Council of Canada, and ... Full story
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Weekly News Watch 18

Weekly News Watch 18
It has been a long week, and I for one am glad it is the weekend, a time where we can all just sit back and relax. We have seen some interesting events throughout the week. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney came out at the beginning of the week explaining new compensation rules ... Full story
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Visa and MasterCard Co-badging

Visa and MasterCard Co-badging
Visa Canada came out to say that there is a big misperception that its new debit product is designed to rid Canada of its existing low cost service run by Interac Association. Critics go as far as to say that Visa debit is putting non-profit Interac in a bind as they begin to ... Full story
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Visa’s Debit Tactic Marked as “Unfair”

Visa's Debit Tactic Marked as
Merchants and business owners across the country have received letters from Visa, advising them that they will be automatically enrolled in the new Visa debit program, unless they choose to opt out beforehand. Small business leaders are outraged and liken the tactic to negative optioning. The reason merchants and business owners alike are worrying ... Full story
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Banking Tips for Students

Banking Tips for Students
With the last stretch of the summer holidays around us, students leaving to university or college in September will be excited for the new year and for some just to leave home. Many students might not be satisfied with their current financial situation. Take charge of your finances and focus more on your studies through these few ... Full story
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President’s Choice Financial No Fee Bank Account

President’s Choice Financial No Fee Bank Account
After losing the Citizens Bank of Canada no fee chequing account, we are in need of a replacement for those who wish to keep their money in a chequing account and not have to worry about any fees.   For the alternative, we have the President’s Choice Financial No Fee Bank ... Full story
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Debit Card Denial Charges

Debit Card Denial Charges
A phrase that has appeared before many of us is “Insufficient Funds”. Whenever we see this phrase it makes us aware that we have expended our funds and most of us will have to wait for out next pay check to have money in our account. Across the border, we see Chase Bank is ... Full story
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Credit Card Changes Will be Costly

Credit Card Changes Will be Costly
If Ottawa permits retailers to adopt new strategies recommended by the Senate committee report on the credit and debit card industries, paying with any form of plastic could get more complicated and expensive.Consumers who want to pay with their credit card may be charged an extra fee at the register for this ... Full story
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