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Borrowing From Big Banks - A Moral Issue?

Is the decision to do business with big banks a moral issue? For me, the answer is a most certain and resounding “YES”! Of course, this won’t be the [...] read more »
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The Oldest Banks in the World

Everytime you turn on the news or open the paper, it seems like another bank has folded or been merged into the embrace of another, larger concern. H[...] read more »
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Pay Off Credit Cards - Then Close them Shred them and Forget them!

Have they ever saved you in times of calamity? Or are they nothing more than a burden… causing you stress, perverting your spending habits, and costi[...] read more »
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Bad Habits Financial Institutions are Learning from Walmart

What happened to specialization? read more »
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Will Your Bank Fail?

"So, you might be asking yourself, will your bank join this list of failed banks?"[...] read more »
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Things Your Bank Won't Tell You - as a CD Customer

Reader's Digest recently came out with a similar list, but it didn't cover many issues that CD and savings account customers face. Banks hope CD an[...] read more »
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AIG Insurance Bailout - Billions to Banks (Infographic)

Just where have all those billions gone that you've been paying the bank? This graphic shows that trying to follow the money trail is a lot like pl[...] read more »
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The Savvy Consumer: Saving can be lucrative

Jim, founder of the personal finance blog Bargaineering.com, recommended that I look at reward interest checking accounts. "They come from local com[...] read more »
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Canadian Banks Face New Insurance Rules

Starting in 2010 Canadian banks will be prohibited from selling insurance products via their primary websites. The Big 5 currently offer their custom[...] read more »
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Steps to Unlock Credit Give Stocks a Boost

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently up 106 points, or 1.1%, at 9493.78. Among its financial components, Citigroup and Bank of America each [...] read more »
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Know the Top 5 risks of using your debit card before it costs you

There's a lot of good about using debit cards -- you don't have to carry cash, you're spending money you already have instead of borrowing and it [...] read more »
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» Chase, Bank of America Overhaul Overdraft Programs

Bank of America and Chase are joining other banks in making changes ahead of the CARD Act. This time they're adjusting overdraft fees and programs t[...] read more »
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What the Banks are Doing With Our Money…

Mark Twain once said: ‘If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.’
How right he was.
When we, the taxpayers, picked up the starving banks and made them read more »
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Where has all the money gone?

Billions of pounds have been wiped off property values and share prices are massively down, while the debt-laden banks are being bailed out. But wher[...] read more »
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It's not over yet: Brown bail-out under threat as bank seeks better deal

It seems the banks, want a better a deal, for causing this mess. Lloyds is asking the goverment for a better deal for their shareholders. C'mon. read more »
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