If you had to insert your debit card into the machine and it held onto the card, be sure to wait until your card is returned to you before walking away. How to use a debit card online ...

Some use skimmers to steal your account number, or stand nearby to rob customers. Now there's a new kind of ATM fraud -- and a warning to watch out if you use the "tap" function on your debit card.

Key Takeaways Common debit card fees include monthly maintenance, overdraft, ATM, and foreign transaction fees; prepaid cards may have inactivity fees.

ATM Ancestry It's easy to see why people may get confused. For starters, ATM, or automated teller machine, cards, were essentially the precursor to the modern-day debit cards.