Consumer Finance

Catherine New

Balance Transfer Day Is Not What It Seems

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Credit-Land.com, Mastercard, Bank Transfer, High Interest, Visa, Bank Transfer Day, Lower My Credit Card Interest, Banks, Lead Generators, Balance Transfer, Credit Cards, Consumer Finance, Balance Transfer Day, Business News

Balance Transfer Day is not what it seems. The seemingly grassroots movement, which piggybacked on the success of November's Bank Transfer Day, is ope...

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The 2011 "Noble" Prizes for Personal Finance

Pamela Yellen | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Finance Advice, Personal Finance Advice, Leaders Personal Finance, Consumer Finance, Personal Finance Leaders, Personal Finance, Finance Leaders, Business News
Pamela Yellen

Indeed, the Noble Prizes for Personal Finance are not the Nobel Prizes, but they are high honors recognizing the highest levels of achievement in the field of consumer finances.

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Creating Your Own Consumer Credit "Magic" -- Without Any Tricks

Pamela Yellen | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Dividend-Paying Whole Life Insurance, Gdp, Insurance, Consumer Finance, Creating Your Own Consumer Credit "Magic" ?€“ Without Any Tricks, Business News
Pamela Yellen

Presto chango, I can make your credit card bills disappear forever. Ditto auto dealership interest charges and -- in a performance worthy of a curtain call -- perhaps even your student and home loan.

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Can the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Enable Open Government by Design?

Alexander Howard | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Good Government, Gov 2.0, Government Innovation, Code for America, Government 2.0, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, User Experience, Open Government, Design, Innovation, Cfpb, Consumer Finance, Technology News
Alexander Howard

2011-07-21-heatmap.jpg The consumer bureau, a federal agency launching today, is open to new ideas about how help borrowers make informed decisions.

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Elizabeth Warren's Ultra Hip Rap Video Puts the Edge Into Regulating Consumer Financial Services

Sheila Tendy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Credit, Consumer Finance, Business News
Sheila Tendy

http://wonkette.com/417573/elizabeth-warren-macarena-puts-the-cool-back-in-regulating-consumer-financial-services-in-compliance-with-federal-law...

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Overdraft Protection Expires: No More Overdraft Fees Without Opting-In

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fdic, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fed, Overdraft Fees, Federal Reserve, Overdraft Protection, Credit Cards, Consumer Finance, Debit Cards, Bank Rules, Overdraft, Business News

The era of the $35 cup of coffee has come to an end, for most. Unless a consumer chooses to opt-in for overdraft protection, their ATM and debit pu...

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Bonuses 2009: Why US Banks Deserve the Taxation Prepared by Obama

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Treasury Department, Bond Markets, President Barack Obama, Residential Mortgages, Federal Reserve Board, Credit Cards, Consumer Finance, Bank Bonuses, Equity Positions, Capital Gain Taxes, Financial Stability Board, Taxpayer Money, Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity Funds, Bankers Compensation, Business News
Georges Ugeux

Instead of trying to come up with a constructive solutio, the banks failed to accept that their exceptional earnings did not come to them.

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