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Re:I got control of my spending with some no-code services a... by tlarkworthy on Sunday May 05, 2019 @02:51PM (#19834310)
I prefer this, the finance is lost in the noise of other traffic and no creds to banks are shared unlike mint.
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Re:I got control of my spending with some no-code services a... by graphememes on Sunday May 05, 2019 @08:43PM (#19836034)
credentials are sent to the bank servers, and a token is stored on the mint servers, credentials are never shared _to mint_
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Re:I got control of my spending with some no-code services a... by tlarkworthy on Monday May 06, 2019 @12:58AM (#19836978)
No they store the plaintext password. Maybe more banks have oauth2 but many don't.

1st item on their FAQ https://www.mint.com/how-mint-works/security

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