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Checking Accounts That Pay Decent Interest

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.23.2012

High-yield checking accounts might be as rare as Sasquatch these days, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. An annual survey from Bankrate.com, ...

Why 'For Sale By Owners' Miss 'The Right Buyer'

Trisha Ocona Francis | Posted 04.10.2012

Trisha Ocona Francis

In this tough economic market everyone wants to save money, especially home sellers. A home seller may want to consider or even actually venture into ...

Obama's Surprising Choice To Run World Bank

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.23.2012

WASHINGTON — Passing over better-known candidates, President Barack Obama on Friday nominated global health expert and Dartmouth College Preside...

Spider-Man Robs Maryland Bank (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.08.2011

WASHINGTON -- Blond Bandit, meet Spider-Man. Patch reports that the Prince George's County Police Department is looking for an armed man they suspe...

Catherine New

How Banks Get You On Overdraft Fees [GRAPHIC]

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 11.22.2011

Under pressure from regulators and lawyers, nearly all banks have stopped the predatory practice of reordering debit-card purchases to gouge customers...

4 Signs of a Shrinking Bank

Richard Barrington | Posted 01.02.2012

Richard Barrington

According to SNL Financial, JP Morgan has just beaten out Bank of America as the largest U.S. bank in terms of assets. That means Bank of America's strategy is working out just as they planned.

OWS: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Jon Stein | Posted 12.28.2011

Jon Stein

As consumers of financial services products, start to demand that your bank, investment advisor and brokerage join this movement. If they aren't willing to publicly declare what you deserve, you deserve a better company.

Fed up With Fees? 5 Steps to Switch Your Bank

Ellen Cannon | Posted 12.03.2011

Ellen Cannon

Some banks have "switch kits" online to make moving your checking or savings account to their bank a simple process. But if you want to take your business to a bank that doesn't have a kit, the task is still not too difficult.

Europe: Lacking a Long-Term Solution

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 10.14.2011

Gemma Godfrey

Over the last few days we have seen a tremendous amount of volatility in the markets, epitomizing the lack of clarity with which many investors have struggled.

When Will Real Estate Recover?

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.04.2011

Natalie Pace

"The good news is that the market is recovering. The bad news is that the recovery is very sluggish."

He Died and Left Her a Million

Natalie Pace | Posted 09.15.2011

Natalie Pace

I received a call from a woman who had a tragic event in her life, which completely changed her income status overnight. Her husband passed away unex...

Simon Johnson: Europe's Three Forms Of Contagion

Bloomberg | Simon Johnson | Posted 09.17.2011

There are three types of contagion in a financial crisis, when the potential collapse of a firm, bank or country threatens to spiral out of control. T...

Are You Staying Together For the House?

Natalie Pace | Posted 08.29.2011

Natalie Pace

Some couples stay together for love, and others stay together for the kids. But today, with unemployment at 9.1% and real estate prices continuing to...

Are You Draining Your Nest Egg to Stay Afloat on an Underwater Mortgage?

Natalie Pace | Posted 08.27.2011

Natalie Pace

If you are one of those seriously delinquent homeowners, or one who is draining your nest egg or tapping home equity to make the mortgage payments, is there a way to hang on long enough?

New Domain Names For Brands Approved: Here Come .Facebook, .Car And More

AP | ALEX KENNEDY | Posted 08.20.2011

SINGAPORE — A quarter-century after the creation of ".com," the agency that assigns Internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffi...

Money-Hungry Termites Eat Millions Of Indian Rupees In Bank

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

LUCKNOW, India -- It was an all you can eat buffet at the bank. An army of termites munched through 10 million rupees ($222,000) in currency notes st...

"The Loan Arranger"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 06.19.2011

Jerry Zezima

Ever since my wife and I were rejected for a home refinancing loan by our bank, which actually owns the house but kindly allows us to pay the mortgag...

Banking on the Poor

Scott Baker | Posted 06.04.2011

Scott Baker

Would banking on the poor be any more risky than banking on the money-leveraging banks that have already failed and had to be bailed out -- for trillions?

Weekly Audit: Massive Protest In Wisconsin Shows Walker's Overreach

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger About 100,000 people gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to protest Gov. Scott Walker's new anti-collective...

Fed Officials: We Must 'Remain Vigilant' Against Inflation

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. CLOUD, Minnesota (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank should continue to flood the economy with cheap money to fight high unemployment, but poli...

"Open Letter"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Zezima

Jamie Dimon President and CEO JPMorgan Chase Dear Mr. Dimon: I'm Jerry Zezima. The name probably doesn't mean much to you (it doesn't mean much to ...

Less Than 24 Hours After My Warning of Extensive Legal Risk in the Banking Industry, Massachusetts Supreme Court Drops the Bomb

Reggie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Reggie Middleton

The day after I posted “As JP Morgan & Other Banks Legal Costs Spike, Many Should Ask If It Was Not Obvious Years Ago That This Industry...

Don't Rob From IRA to Pay Paul

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.25.2011

Natalie Pace

Dear Natalie, I recently divorced and without the extra income of my spouse, I'm drowning in credit card debt.

Weekly Audit: Tax Cuts for the Rich Extended

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

Weekly Audit: Tax Cuts for the Rich ExtendedBy Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium Blogger Congressional Republicans and the White House struck an ...

It's About Time

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Zezima

I was born more than three weeks past my due date and haven't been on time for anything since. In fact, I have such a reputation for tardiness that people have said I will be late to my own funeral, which is fine with me because I am in no big hurry to get there.