Banking

by Drew Blankenship

What Seniors Should Know Before Giving Someone Access to a Checking Account As people get older, managing finances can become more challenging. A trusted adult child, spouse, sibling, or caregiver... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Americans Lost $3.5 Billion to Impersonation Scams Last Year—What to Say When a Caller Claims to Be From Your Bank Scams are a huge money-suck. In fact, Americans lost $3.5 billion to impersonation scams alone last year. You pick up th... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

7 Payment-App Traps That Drain Seniors’ Bank Accounts People reported over $390 million in losses to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from payment app scams in a singl... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Medicare Part B Review: Why Your Net Deposit May Look Different on Monday’s Bank Statement Have you ever checked your bank account after receiving your Social Security payment and wondered why the deposit was sm... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

5 Red Flags in Your May Bank Statement That Show You’re Overpaying for Unused Subscriptions If you haven’t reviewed your May bank statement yet, now is the perfect time. Many Americans are unknowingly payin... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

The New Banking Problem Retirees Didn’t Plan For: Fraud Alerts, Locked Debit Cards, and Delayed Access to Cash Retirees have been told that online banking and debit cards would make managing money easier, safer, and more convenient... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Banks Are Freezing More Accounts in 2026 as Fraud-Detection Systems Flag Suspicious Transactions More Americans are discovering that modern banking can come with an unexpected risk: suddenly losing access to their own... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

Texas Banks Report More Account Freezes in 2026 as Fraud-Flagging Rules Tighten More Texans are suddenly finding themselves locked out of their own bank accounts in 2026, often without warning and som... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Ohio Seniors: Why More Local Banks Are Adding Elder Fraud Protections to Accounts in 2026 For many Ohio seniors, the biggest financial fear is no longer just inflation or rising healthcare costs. Increasingly, ... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

The Banking Rules That Quietly Delay Early Retirement for Millions of Older Americans Early retirement sounds like a dream, but if you don’t handle your finances perfectly, that dream could be stripp... read the story