Wells Fargo has announced the Wells Fargo Home Rebate Card -- calling it "a special credit card product only for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage customers who want to pay down their mortgage faster, build equity quicker and potentially save thousands of dollars on mortgage interest."

Laura T. Coffey writes for MSNBC with recommendations for consumers about how to safely shop online.

M&I Bank has posted a presentation (PDF) as part of this morning's investor conference call on the spin out of Metavante.

Consumer advocate Jon Yates writes in his What's Your Problem? column for the Chicago Tribune about the difficulties one teenager experienced after buying a $1 bag of popcorn on her Visa gift card.

We have received news of the following recent management changes:

• Kyle Thomas has been named senior vice president, Processing and Product Sales, for First Data Resources. Thomas was most recently CEO of Global Chili/Chilly Co., which he founded in 2004. Prior to this entrepreneurial venture, he was with Abacus, a division of Doubleclick, where he served as executive vice president and was responsible for product management, sales and marketing. Thomas' career includes various senior management positions with HNC Software, ABN Amro Bank and Citibank, both in the United States and overseas.
• Jack Harbaugh has been named vice president of business development and Ib Mussa as vice president of client services at The 41st Parameter.

• Shift4 Offers Free Secure Driver to MICROS Customers
• Mobile Payment Forum Announces Two New Members to Its Board of Directors
• Liberty Bank Selects Digital Insight’s Internet Banking and Business Banking Solutions