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The man says six months after he bought those cookies, he got a note from a collection agency demanding the $42 plus another $32 in fees. his checking account closed and the fees kept piling on. the girl scouts say it is out of their hands. an 11-year-old girl fights to keep her cupcake business. the health department shut it down in january. she testified before an illinois house committee and they voted to approve a bill that would allow the public sale of her home-baked goods. the bill now ...

Service while also saving 68 million americans lots of money. >> what kind of banking services could the post office realistically provide? >> well, theres three recommendations in the report. an atm-type service, prepaid debit card, also maybe a checking account and small loans, like the kinds that payday lenders provide, only at drastically reduced interest rates. >> isnt there concern that theyre an institution thats been losing so much of its own money handle other peoples money? >> well, th...

Card as a result of our conversation and instead used a credit card even though you dont really want to deal with the interest rates but you want to be most safe. at this point forward, are we saying that no matter what, using our debit cards, were just so much more vulnerable, we need to lean toward our credit cards or what will this do and how will it influence how we buy things now? >> debit cards are great, budgetary control, no interest, no late fees, no due dates, theyre great right until ...

If youve known anyone where someones gotten into their checking account, it is quite an ordeal to try to restore those funds. credit cards, not as much. but you have quite a process to go through there. are we talking about credit cards or is this just debit cards? >> with pins, you mainly have to worry about debit cards and thats problematic. debit card froud aud is more difficult to resolve than credit card fraud. theyre taking money directly out of your account, you have to wait for the finan...

Sort of impetus for jpmorgan chase to limit how much its customers could withdraw from atms and how much money they can spend. this sort of -- were hearing two different stories. target saying no pin data was compromised. carol? >> the reason this is so important is because if someone has your pin number, this he can use your credit card or your debit card at will. >> that and/or the crooks could just dip into your -- lets say you have a debit card linked into your checking account, that crook c...

Careful when youre shopping online, for example. that youre only shopping at known sites that support encryption and support safe practices. so its really basic practices and basic security that individuals should be following. again, nothing that any one individual could have done to stop an attack of this magnitude. >> all right. ceo of the security firm total defense paul lipman. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> safe shopping. heres what weve been asking all of you. should banks be allowed...

Used a debit card watch your checking account. you know it can be hard because sometimes you might not know exactly whats showing up. you can ask a question. you can call the bank and make sureful something isnt clear what you bought because were shopping so much we might forget what we bought. thats the best safeguard, just being very careful. going forward, i personal liam thinking twice about using my -- certainly im not using my debit card at a gas station anymore. those are wide open so the...

It turns out it is the perfect gift for some who dont have everything they need or want. nicky tucker tweeted. lawrence, my 16-year-old daughter gave me $25 to deposit into my checking account so she could donate to the desk fund. youve spoke to her heart. >> you know we have always found that kids in need of desks, in stanltly reach the hearts of kids who are still sifting at school desks. when we tell the kids about kids in africa who have never seen desks and spend seven hours of the day sitt...

Strip. >> you should always pay with cash. if you use credit cards, just have to check your statement because if you didnt make the charge -- you have to find it. >> you have to pro-actively look for it. go through everything in your checking account, or use cash and swipe carefully. >> if you dont know something on your bill, its $5, ask them, because if they take $5 from everybody they win. we dont need that. >> were waiting for the senate to vote on a multibillion dollar bill to fund a crucia...

The amount. all sorts of things are going wrong. >> you talk about coming out of your debit account, its everyones nightmare. joining us now, a guy with a lot to debit, and that is donald trump. donald, welcome back. >> good morning. >> its got to be monday if youre with us. you heard steve describe the story. can you believe its got to this level? if you want to hit somebody in the pocketbook, go into their checking account without them knowing it. >> its amazing whats happening. its a complete...