David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one objective in mind: Help readers figure out how to save more and stress less. He is ...

Bank customers are being warned to be vigilant of increasingly sophisticated scams circulating this Christmas.

Arielle Burton usually ignores emails from her bank. They're typically advertisements for products she doesn't need, such as a new credit card. But she noticed when she got a message about an account ...