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...also good business. While traditional banks have struggled to attract the unbanked without outrageous charges, check cashers and payday loaners raked in an estimated $11 billion in fees from this $1 trillion economy. Cleveland-based KeyBank, for example, has attracted just 5,500 new customers in the past two years with its own check-cashing business, but has yet to make a profit from it. One problem is that people who have never had a bank account are distrustful of banks as a whole and feel unwelcome in institutions where they could not qualify for a checking account...
...centers currently offer money orders, bill payment and phone cards in a newly designated space painted a bright, "firefly gold" in each store. Because the counters are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, they are as quick and convenient as anything but 24-hour check cashers. The $3 check-cashing fee is far lower than the average 1% to 3% charged by regular check cashers, and the Visa MoneyCards cost $8.94 plus a $4.94 monthly maintenance fee. As with any Visa card, a PIN number or signature is required for each transaction, and the card...
...Check-cashing services have actually been available at Wal-Mart for several years. But until now customers had to wait in long customer service lines instead of having designated counters where they can make these transactions. "They are making this a priority and making it more visible to the consumer. This is something they really care about," says Jennifer Tescher, director of the Center for Financial Services Innovation, a nonprofit that does research and advocacy work for the unbanked. "It doesn't matter whether or not they have a bank charter." And as countless small retailers can tell you, when...
...analyses and rambling prose, life hacking boils down self-help to actionable nuggets on subjects that range from workplace negotiations to travel planning. Typical tips? To halve the length of meetings, have people stand, because they won't waste as much time on digressions if they're not seated. Check e-mail hourly at most to preserve your concentration. Keep your packing list taped inside your suitcase to avoid losing it or having to regularly redraft it. Jot down or text-message yourself about each day's happiest moments so you'll have a detailed record to review and savor...
...Then check out his words in the past. Bloomberg is a lame-duck Mayor, and he's pointed out several times that the national attention he gets over his Presidential prospects helps him move his agenda on guns, education, poverty, housing and global warming. It also gives him a national platform to complain about partisan gridlock and the power of special interests in Washington, as he did in TIME's current cover story. "If they speculate about the Presidency and it helps, I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage...