Your Credit Cards Guide

Many Trustmark customers recently saw fraudulent activities on their accounts, and now, Hinds County police are charging two people with stealing credit card information through a skimming device. The two individuals in custody are Dominique Mays and Samuel Craft.

Craft is being held on possession of stolen cards as well as possession of a counterfeit device. Mays is being charged with possession of the cards too as well as possession of marijuana.

Unfortunately, police are unsure how many people may have had their financial information at risk. Mays worked for a fast food restaurant, and when customers would hand over a credit card, he would use a skimmer to capture the data, then use it on the restaurant’s system. It would have been impossible for a customer to tell what he was doing.

From there, Craft moved the information to unactivated cards and produced brand new cards they could use wherever they wanted. Customers only realized there was a problem once they reviewed their statements.

Learning the skill of managing your earnings can be rewarding to some, but what if you could achieve that and gain interest in the process? With a checking account from Missouri Electric Cooperatives Employee Credit Union (MECECU), you can start doing just that with the 0.75% APY checking account rate they are presently offering.

Checking Account Rate Terms and Conditions

In order to take advantage of this checking account rate, you must be a member of the MECECU. Qualification for membership involves being an employee of the Missouri Electric Cooperative, an immediate family member of an existing employee or an employee of an MECECU partner organization. Upon submitting your application, a minimum $25.00 deposit is required which will be deposited into your savings account.

Upon membership approval, the checking account requires no minimum balance to maintain, no service fees are applied and MECECU provides the added benefit of free overdraft protection.

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Travelex Global Business Payments and Bean Services, an “award winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Accounts Payable Automation solution, today announced a partnership intended to provide companies with streamlined end-to-end payables processing.”

Did you know that you are not alone in having a tax debt to the Internal Revenue Service? If you are not aware of this then it’s time you need to know what’s going on around you. However, because of the recession, it will be difficult to find money to pay the IRS authorities and many individuals end up having their wages or their bank accounts being levied. The help of tax debt relief specialists is necessary for resolving tax debts and avoiding garnishment. So if you think you have a tax debt outstanding to the Internal Revenue Service, it is preferable that you should know about the tax relief so you can stop the capture and direct debit in paying your tax liability as quickly as you can.

If you are not familiar with the tax debt relief, you can get a specialist to take care of your tax debt as they can negotiate and offer you affordable solutions. Having your account being put into bank levy by the IRS because of neglect, it will be difficult for your lawyer to get it out. W Read more…

July 21^st was a big day in the financial regulation world: the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act turned 1 year old, and a number of its provisions kicked in. Hailed as the most sweeping financial reform since the Great Depression, Dodd-Frank is nonetheless a highly contentious bit of legislation. Two provisions, the Durbin Amendment and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, drew most of the flak, though the law contained 16 provisions in all that required regulators to institute 243 rules, conduct 67 studies and make 22 reports.

The bill was written as a response to the financial crisis that began in 2007 to prevent another “too big to fail” scenario, increase transparency and accountability, and better protect and inform consumers. The bill did not include the Volcker Rule, a provision dear to President Obama. The

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Baggage fees are one of the many nuisances of modern day travel. But as it turns out, theyre avoidable if you use the right credit card.

Weve put together an infographic with information on how you can use your credit card to avoid the $25+ charges levied on checked bags, along with some information on which credit cards can help you gain that most of elusive of airline perks Elite status.

With Elite status, not only do you avoid paying to put your bags in the cargo hold, but you can also enjoy things like discounted or free upgrades, 50% mileage bonuses on future flights, and free food, drinks, and wifi in luxury airline lounges.