Imagine you need to pay money to a title company to wrap up a home purchase. Or perhaps you need to send cash to your grandmother in Mexico. In both of these cases, and many others, you need to send a ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The New York Senate passed legislation Thursday to protect people from wire fraud, that calls for banks and wire services to warn customers before transferring money. 7 On Your Side ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Imagine saving for years for a new home and then having your down payment disappear in the blink of an eye. Real estate wire fraud is now among the fastest growing scams in the U.S.

A wire transfer is a method for electronically sending money between bank accounts. You can wire money through a bank, credit union or wire transfer service. The technology dates back to the late ...

In a world of digital wallets and payment apps, initiating a wire transfer — or moving money electronically between two bank accounts — may sound cumbersome and old-fashioned. But there’s a reason ...

Consumers have lots of ways to send or receive money. You can write a check, load funds onto a prepaid card or use a peer-to-peer app, to take just three examples. If you want to transfer a large sum, ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Not all wire fraud scams involve nearly three quarters of a million dollars -- and even fewer have happy endings for the victim. Phil Tamchina's story has both. He and his family ...

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Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Wire transfers help move money electronically from one person to another, domestically or internationally, using banks or transfer providers such as Western Union or Wise. Many, or all, of the ...