There are several ways that you can save money without turning yourself into a miser. In fact, you won’t have to change your behavior at all. You may be surprised how a few simple changes can really add up.
We used to empty our pockets at the end of the day, toss the change into a [...]
A buck or two here and there may not seem like a big deal. But if you’re frequenting ATMs outside your bank’s network, the fees can add up quickly. Put that money back in your pocket by using ATMs in a surcharge-free network.
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In the wake of the continued economic downturn, financial institutions have increasingly imposed new fees and charges to balance their books. You as a consumer would be wise to keep your guard up.
The proposed new consumer financial-products protections that the Obama administration is asking Congress to enact have caused banks and card companies to go [...]
With mortgage foreclosures at an all time high, major banks across the nation have begun offering loan modification programs for people who are in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. While eligibility for loan modification programs differs from one bank to the next, the common goal of these programs is to restructure existing mortgage loans [...]
Banks have been on the edge of failing only to be propped up by the government or some government-sponsored sale to a stronger financial institution. Trillions of dollars are being thrown at these banks that made poor decisions, mistakes, and blunders. The U.S. government seems intent on saving those that should not be saved, and at [...]
Suddenly you’ve gone from evaluating your next major purchase to worrying about the price of bread. National retail institutions are collapsing daily but the price of gas is going down. Banks aren’t lending. What happened during the last few years and what’s still happening?
How did we get here?
American banks issued sub-prime mortgages for many years, [...]
Today the Dow Jones experienced its first drop below 7,000 in more than 11 years. Just what kind of indicator is the stock market on the state of the economy? The following article published today by The Wall Street Journal explains:
During the 1990s, the U.S. stock market’s ability to predict the economy was believed to [...]
President Barac Obama is visiting Fort Myers, Florida, where the foreclosure rate is the highest in the nation as Treasury Secretary Geithner announces devoting $50 billion of stimulus to home foreclosures.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Treasury on Tuesday unveiled a revamped financial rescue plan to cleanse $500 billion in spoiled assets from banks’ books and support [...]
As Barack Obama takes the oath of office as the country’s 44th president, the state of the world’s economy seems insurmountable.
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barack Obama prepared to take office on Tuesday with bank shares tumbling, Japanese consumer sentiment slumping and the car sector teetering, and the new U.S. president has vowed to act quickly [...]
LONDON – Britain announced a second rescue plan for the country’s ailing banks on Monday, hoping to thaw frozen lending by offering to insure banks against large-scale losses on bad assets they already hold.
London’s stock market, however, was spooked by fears that the latest government move was a step toward full nationalization of one or more banks. [...]
