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HDFC Bank has tweaked the complimentary airport lounge access norms for its debit card holders. From January 10, lounge access will move from a physical card-based system to a voucher-based process, ...

The Taylor Housing Commission is opening up the waitlist for its housing choice voucher program for 12 days this month. Starting Dec. 20, the commission will accept pre-applications for a potential ...

Several Louisville-area restaurants are offering bonus gift cards with purchases this holiday season. Most bonus cards are redeemable for a limited time in the first few months of the new year. Offers ...

Are gift cards on your holiday shopping list? Beware, there’s a new scam where the balance on cards you buy may disappear before it can be used. It’s called gift card draining. According to a news ...

She’s the Grinch of Christmas mail. A Long Island worker snatched over 20 gift cards from her Long Island post office that were meant to be shipped out over the holiday season — and used them to treat ...

Gift cards are popular around Christmas. While some shoppers might be reluctant to buy and hand them out, research shows people enjoy receiving gift cards as presents. A Bank of America study from ...

For holiday shoppers, gift buying is getting close to crunch time. For many, that means defaulting to gift cards. "Probably Starbucks, Chipotle, gas gift cards," said shopper Leah Crone. Emma Gohlke ...

Gift cards can be like cash. But the money is accessed using a PIN assigned to the card, so that code should be securely concealed from view when you buy it. If you’re shopping for a gift card off a ...

The measure comes after a stinging report detailing how millions of dollars went unaccounted for last year. State Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, presents legislation to overhaul Florida's education ...

Gift cards are popular around Christmas. While some shoppers might be reluctant to buy and hand them out, research shows people enjoy receiving gift cards as presents. A Bank of America study from ...