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While not everybody realizes this, you can have a negative balance on your credit card. It doesn't happen often, because your card balance is the sum of your unpaid transactions. That means balances ...

It's easy to accidentally overpay your credit card. You might pay twice by mistake, or have autopay on but still make a payment manually. Whatever the reason, overpayment results in a negative balance ...

When you use more funds than you have in your checking, savings, or money market bank account, you can end up with a negative balance. That can lead to your bank declining future transactions. If you ...

Erin is a personal finance expert and journalist who has been writing online for nearly a decade. Her passion for teaching others about personal finance came from her own experience of learning to ...