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General-purpose AI chatbots can explain financial concepts, but they can also generate specific investment recommendations without... Read more

Small fees on paycheck-advance apps can hide extremely high annualised costs, sometimes exceeding triple-digit annual percentage r... Read more

Digital savings apps can advertise high yields and bank-like protections while customer funds sit with a partner bank, custodian o... Read more

Fraudsters can now use short public audio clips to imitate a relative’s voice and pressure bank customers into authorising trans... Read more

Lender mortgage insurance protects the lender, not the borrower, and varied cancellation rules can keep borrowers paying after loa... Read more

Many retail savings and chequing accounts impose monthly maintenance fees when the balance falls below a stated threshold — typi... Read more

A growing number of cardholders face double ATM fees from both the ATM operator and their own bank, pushing transaction costs abov... Read more

A health policy advertising $25,000 of cover rarely pays $25,000 on a claim, internal sub-limits cap room rent, intensive care, na... Read more