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Survey: Customers are increasingly happy with online banking

Banks have been disappointing customers many ways lately — tightening mortgage lending standards, paring back home-equity and credit-card lines and lowering savings interest rates — but they're receiving higher marks for at least one thing: their Web sites.

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FBI Indicts Dozens for Online Bank Fraud in 'Operation Phish Phry'
Source: The New York Times

In what it is calling Operation 'Phish Phry', the F.B.I. began arresting 53 people on Wednesday on charges of conducting a vast financial fraud based on phishing — the act of tricking Internet users into revealing their passwords and other information.

New Malware Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud
Source: Wired News

New malware being used by cybercrooks does more than let hackers loot a bank account; it hides evidence of a victim's dwindling balance by rewriting online bank statements on the fly, according to a new report.

Women more affected by ID fraud, study finds
Source: CNET.com

Women are more affected by identity fraud then men are, according to a new survey that also found that it takes women longer to restore their identities but they also tend to change their behavior afterward.

Man's 'pants' online banking password is changed
Source: BBC News

A man who chose "Lloyds is pants" as his telephone banking password said he found it had been changed by a member of staff to "no it's not".

PNC'S Virtual WalletSM Takes Online Banking to the Next Level
Source: PRWeb

Introducing PNC Virtual WalletSM, an online banking solution that provides on-demand access for online money management, online bill payment, spending and savings management, and more in real time.

Mint - It's Fresh, Good, and might save you some money

I'm not talking about the herb but rather a new entrant into the personal money management realm of software - except this has it's own little twist - it's all online via a website and automatically keeps you up to date on all of your bank and credit card accounts.

People prefer the human touch
Source: Telegraph

Let's suppose you are one of those people who likes to keep up with the technological revolution.

Review: Mint's A Personal Finance After-Banking Treat
Source: GigaOM

If you're like me — tired of old-school personal finance software à la Quicken, you're in for a treat. Mint, one of the best online personal finance startups I've seen, launched yesterday at the TechCrunch40 event.

Your 5-minute guide to preventing Identity Theft
Source: MSN

Here are 16 steps to protect yourself and six ways to clean up things if you are a victim of identity theft.

KeyBank: Loans and Lines of Credit
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KeyBank offers auto loans, boat loans, home equity loans and lines, mortgages & more.

Online banking fraud is rampant because it's easy. Here's a fix that will mean money in the bank.
Source: foreignpolicy.com

Computer security is a complex issue, and there is no simple cure-all. But one thing that continues to baffle me is the way we bank online. Think about the Web address of your bank.

Huge Security Hole in Citibank's Online Account Center
Source: everyday observations of regular people

I discovered a huge security hole in Citibank's online Account center that lets coComment publish any messages you send to Citibank.

The Disruptive Shift to Pay-As-You-Go Payments And Lifestyles
Source: Digital Transactions

Although the payments business has historically evolved at a glacial pace, the massive shift in consumer payments from physical to electronic forms is moving at light speed by comparison, making debit accounts the preferred means of funding transactions in every conceivable chann …

Banks push high-interest online savings
Source: CNET

Ever wonder if those online banks with the high interest rates are making a profit?

Phishing attacks adapting
Source: EW.com

The RSA Cyota Anti-Fraud Command Center, a division of RSA Security Inc, is warning that phishing attacks are evolving.

Keylogging Trojans Cost French 1 Million
Source: The Register

Russian hackers stole more than 1 Million Euros from French end-users with by means of a trojan virus circulated through e-mails. Once infected, the criminals used a keylogger to gather internet banking information.

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