Arizona State University is drawing some criticism for a campus debit-card deal that will mean millions of dollars going into the school’s coffers over the next decade.

The Senate has voted to let the Federal Reserve limit the fees that stores pay banks each time a shopper swipes a debit card.

U.S. Bank. J.P. Morgan Chase. Wells Fargo. Big banks are axing their debit card rewards, blaming regulatory changes that make the programs too expensive to offer.

State officials are trying to crack down on “skimmers’’ that steal information off of consumers’ credit and debit cards.

Now that the holiday shopping season is over, it’s a good time for consumers to scrutinize their bank accounts and statements for any evidence of debit card fraud.

CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey has famously given members of her audience new cars, paid off their debts and fulfilled their wildest dreams. Now she's given them what she calls the "gift of giving back."

WASHINGTON - The federal government's relief agency said Friday it will discontinue its program to distribute debit cards worth up to $2,000 to hurricane victims, two days after hastily announcing the novel plan to provide quick relief.

WASHINGTON - The federal government plans to begin doling out debit cards worth $2,000 each to adult victims of Hurricane Katrina, The Associated Press has learned.

Surveys show 90 percent of American parents don’t keep track of how much spending money they give to their children each month. And a typical college student will emerge after graduation with thousands of dollars in credit card debt.

Plans by major banks to largely eliminate free checking accounts could push millions of American households outside of the traditional banking system, bankers and experts warn.

It's now common for shoppers to slap down their credit or debit card for something as small as a cup of coffee or a pack of gum. But some are returning to the old way: They're paying cash.

When Jill Kelley pulls out her plastic to buy clothes, movie tickets or gas, mom and dad are watching. Jill, 16, uses an Allow Card, a prepaid debit card featuring technology that lets her parents monitor and restrict how and where she spends her monthly allowance.

When Jill Kelley pulls out her plastic to buy clothes, movie tickets or gas, mom and dad are watching. Jill, 16, uses an Allow Card, a prepaid debit card featuring technology that lets her parents monitor and restrict how and where she spends her monthly allowance.

Sometimes big gifts really do come in small packages. Tear open your Hanukkah or Christmas presents, and chances are you’re going to find a gift card. Seventy-five percent of Americans will buy at least one gift card this holiday season, and more than half would like to receive one, according to the National Retail Federation.

Attorney General Terry Goddard issued a news release Friday warning consumers about credit and debit card “skimming” that’s occurring more frequently at gas pumps and bank ATMs. Thieves use an electronic device they install on pumps and ATMs that record credit and debit card numbers off the card’s magnetic strip.

Parents of college-bound students have a decision to make as offers stream in for their soon-to-depart teenagers.

7-Eleven collected 16,582 customer signatures this summer across Arizona to help it fight what it calls unfair credit card transaction fees.

Financial services giant American Express is piloting a wave-and-go, key card product in the Valley, and a growing number of merchants are accepting it.

NEW YORK - You may not be able to keep hackers or dishonest employees out of your credit card processors' office, but you can keep thieves from filching your credit card information from the garbage.

In some Mesa schools, the fun break during recess is being spoiled by a thief targeting teachers' purses.