(Photo: Brett Neilson)Starbucks gift cards are handy. If you're not sure what to give someone for a gift, hand him a pre-paid Starbucks card. It's quick and convenient for both parties, provided that the recipient lives...

(Images: Heritage Auctions)For much of American history, banks issued paper currency that customers could redeem for gold. This is why paper money is often referred to as banknotes. Some banks issued notes with inventive...

Photo: Voices of Youth Facing no help from the...  ...ces of Youth Facing no help from the established banking system, the street kids of India created their ow...

The economy was tanking. Millions lost their jobs....  ...chief counsel to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Banking and Currency. Assigned to probe the causes of th...  ...out how Pecora unearthed the dirty secrets of the banking

It seems an odd problem to have, this "too much cash" thing. I don't know that most of us can relate. But it seems that in times of economic insecurity, those who used to invest in stocks are simply holding their money i...

Having a Swiss bank account always seemed a romant...  ...lived the well-heeled life of an insider of Swiss banking —that is, before he turned whistleblower and...  ...hidden behind the fortress of secrecy that Swiss banking promised. Subterranean bomb-proof vaults and s...  ...ty systems are the superf...

Steve Valdez of Tampa, Florida had a check written to him from his wife. He took a check to her bank to cash it. Bank of America requires a thumbprint to cash a check from anyone who does not hold an account there. The p...