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Bank Fees Continue to Rise
posted: 14 DAYS 10 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking
Stressed out over high bank fees? We provide you with the inside scoop on how to keep these costs at bay. If you want fewer bank fees in your future, consider doing the following...
Woman Loses $1 Million in Mattress
posted: 22 DAYS 6 HOURS AGO
According to a story on CNN.com, In Tel Aviv, Israel, a woman gave her elderly mother a new mattress. It was a gift, and the daughter tossed out the old bed.
Banks Boost Checking Fees to Raise Cash
posted: 35 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO
San Jose Mercury News/MCT
Banks are increasing fees on checking accounts to compensate for lost revenue as customers shift from using credit cards to debit cards. DailyFinance shows how this could cost consumers hundreds of dollars per year.
A Newsman and His Housing Crisis
posted: 37 DAYS 11 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Fraud, Loans, Mortgages, Recession, Refinancing, Retirement
Edmund Andrews wasn't just reporting on the unfolding subprime-mortgage crisis -- he was also living it. The New York Times's economics writer and the author of the forthcoming Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown talks to us about how and why he got tripped up by a deal that was too good to be true.
"I have no one to blame but myself for my woes," Andrews tells us. "But it is too easy to snarl in contempt at homeowners who got in over their heads in the housing bubble. I've seen too many people who really were duped by the system, and I've learned too much about how corrupt the system itself had become."
Read on for more of our exclusive interview.
Will Cardholder Protection Law Hurt Us?
posted: 42 DAYS 5 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Recession
Will the new credit card legislation President Obama is about to sign into law hurt more consumers than it helps? That depends on who you ask. Card issuers and banks are warning that the cardholder-protection law might sting a little; consumer advocates say no way. For the full debate, read on.
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U.S. House Easily Passes Credit-Card Bill
posted: 43 DAYS 7 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Recession
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a credit-card reform bill, a day after the Senate approved the same protections by an overwhelming 90-5 bipartisan vote. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation, which limits interest-rate hikes and other industry practices, as early as this week. Read on for more details.
What the Cardholder Law Means to You
posted: 42 DAYS 2 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Recession
David Rogowski, AOL
President Obama may sign Congress's new bills protecting credit cardholders, making them federal law, as early as this week. But what does that mean to you? Read on to learn what's in the fine print.
Senate Passes Cardholder Protection Bill
posted: 44 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Recession
The U.S. Senate today passed a bill protecting credit-cardholders from such lucrative industry strategies as hiking interest rates and shifting payment deadlines with little warning, marketing cards to minors, and issuing excessive fees. Read on for all the details.
'Times Magazine' on Credit, Foreclosure
posted: 48 DAYS 7 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Checking Account, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Fraud, Mortgages, Recession, Refinancing
AP
On Sunday, The New York Times Magazine will publish its Money Issue, featuring at least two stories virtually guaranteed to spoil your brunch: reporter Edmund L. Andrews's personal tale of his own harrowing misadventures in the subprime-mortgage crisis, and Charles Duhigg's study of what the credit-card companies are doing to track your every move (and figure out whether you've been naughty or nice). Read on.
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| 6 month CD | 1.38% | 1.39% |
| 1 yr CD | 1.72% | 1.74% |
| 5 yr CD | 2.59% | 2.62% |
| MMA | 1.26% | 1.27% |
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