Posts Tagged with 'banking news'
May 2013
- 22nd - Bernanke to Congress: No Premature Tightening of Monetary Policy
- 20th - Frozen Accounts Due To Account Inactivity
- 17th - Barclays Online Savings Account Rate Falls After More Than a Year at 1.00%
- 15th - Rare Tuesday Bank Failure in Arizona
- 10th - Two Small Banks Closed By Regulators in North Carolina and Georgia
- 9th - The Future of Bank Branches? How Often Do You Visit a Branch?
- 8th - Complications at Wells Fargo When a Bank Account Lacks a Beneficiary
- 7th - Future of Free Checking and Reward Checking Accounts
- 6th - Liquidation of a Virginia Credit Union Shows Risks of Small Credit Unions
- 1st - FOMC Statement: Fiscal Policy Is Restraining Economic Growth
- 1st - Treasury Announces New Series I Savings Bond Rate of 1.18%
April 2013
- 29th - First Anniversary of Barclays Online Savings Accounts and CDs
- 26th - Two Banks Closed By Regulators in North Carolina and Georgia
- 25th - How Much of Your Deposits are Held at Credit Unions?
- 22nd - How Often Do You Quit an Online Account Application?
- 19th - Three Banks Closed By Regulators in Florida and Kentucky
- 19th - Capital One 360 Announces Changes Including Bigger Refer-a-Friend Bonus
- 17th - How Much of Your Bank Deposits Are Held At Internet Banks?
- 16th - April Series I Savings Bonds - A Little Better Deal Than 1-Year CDs
- 11th - New Monthly Fee on Incredible Bank’s Checking Account
- 8th - Can Internet Banks and Financial Services Replace the Megabanks?
- 5th - Fifth Bank Failure of the Year: Gold Canyon Bank in Arizona
- 4th - Useful or Dangerous? No-Login Balance Access to Your Bank Account
March 2013
- 22nd - Fewer Banks Overusing Social Security Numbers
- 21st - Online Bank Applications Issues: Why Do Signature Cards Still Exist?
- 20th - Only Small Changes in FOMC Statement and Economic Projections
- 19th - Chase Customers Shocked By Zero Checking Account Balances
- 15th - FDIC's Consumer News: Deposit Insurance, Stopping Payments and Safe Mobile Banking
- 8th - Fourth Bank Failure of the Year: Frontier Bank, LaGrange, Georgia
- 8th - Ally Financial Scores Poorly on Fed's Stress Test - Effect on Ally Bank?
- 5th - Rep. Campbell Talks With DepositAccounts.com on the Risks of the Fed's Monetary Policy
- 3rd - Account-to-Account Transfers: Improved, But a Work in Progress
February 2013
- 28th - FDIC and NCUA Fourth Quarter Reports & Institution Health Ratings
- 27th - Bernanke: Stock Market Gains Have Benefited Some Savers
- 20th - Discover Bank Will Increase CD Early Withdrawal Penalties
- 15th - Third Bank Failure of the Year: Covenant Bank, Chicago, IL
- 15th - Early Withdrawal Bonus? New CDs Will Give Savers More Options
- 11th - Should the Megabanks Be Broken Up?
- 1st - ING DIRECT Is Now Capital One 360
January 2013
- 30th - Fed Stays the Course, Cites a Pause in Growth
- 28th - Can Debit Card Purchases be Hit by the New Credit Card Checkout Fees?
- 18th - Second Bank Failure of the Year: 1st Regents Bank in Minnesota
- 15th - MetLife Bank is Now GE Capital Retail Bank
- 11th - One Bank and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 9th - Drop in Debit Card Interchange Revenue and Effect on Reward Checking
- 8th - Deposit Account Rate Trends of 2012
December 2012
- 31st - Review of the 2012 Bank Failures and Their Effects on Depositors
- 21st - Credit Unions Paying Out 2012 Bonus Dividends
- 20th - How Do You Define a Community Bank?
- 14th - One Bank and Two Credit Unions Closed by Regulators
- 12th - FOMC Statement: More Bond Buying & New Unemployment Threshold
- 5th - FDIC and NCUA Third Quarter Reports & Institution Health Ratings
November 2012
- 26th - Insights into Deposit Growth and Low Rates from Wells Fargo's CEO
- 21st - Reward Checking Account Allows Credit Card Instead of Debit Card Purchases
- 20th - Insights into ACH Fraud - Punishment of First Bank of Delaware
- 19th - Ally Bank Releases New Version of Mobile Banking with eCheck Deposit
- 16th - Hometown Community Bank in Georgia is 50th Bank to Fail This Year
- 14th - Fed's Yellen Suggests Zero Interest Rates Into 2016
- 7th - ING DIRECT's New Name Will Be Capital One 360
- 7th - Future of the Fed and Interest Rates in President Obama's Second Term
- 6th - Bank Offers Higher Rates For "No Early Withdrawal" CDs - Worthwhile Benefit?
- 5th - More Changes Announced for ING DIRECT Customers
- 2nd - 2 Banks in Florida and Illinois and a Texas Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 1st - Treasury Announces New Series I Savings Bond Rate of 1.76%
October 2012
- 28th - Big Banks Continue to Sign On to Pew's Answer to the Transparency Problem
- 26th - NOVA Bank in Pennsylvania Fails Without a Buyer
- 26th - ING DIRECT Surprises Some Customers with Account Closures
- 24th - FOMC Meeting: Fed Stays the Course
- 19th - 3 Small Banks in Florida and Missouri Closed by Regulators
- 19th - Ally is Latest Bank to Be Hit by Mideast Cyberattack
- 19th - Out-of-State Customers Being Kicked Out by Morrill and Janes Bank
- 16th - Inflation and Future Series I Savings Bond Rates
- 14th - Report Finds Some Big Banks Fall Short In Helping Distressed Homeowners
- 5th - Using Twitter to Enhance Customer Service from Banks
September 2012
- 28th - 43rd Bank Failure of the Year: First United Bank in Illinois
- 28th - Middle East Hackers Attack Websites of Wells Fargo, Chase and Other Large Banks
- 25th - ING DIRECT's Merger into Capital One Will Cause FDIC Coverage Changes
- 24th - Why Savers May See Some Better Deposit Rates in 2013
- 14th - 42nd Bank Failure of the Year: Truman Bank of Missouri
- 13th - FOMC Statement: QE3 Launched, Low-Rate Guidance Pushed Out to Mid-2015
- 7th - One Small Minnesota Bank Closed by Regulators
August 2012
- 31st - Ally Bank Increases Its Savings & Money Market Account Rate
- 31st - Another Money Market Rate Increase at Sallie Mae Bank
- 30th - Free Checking That May Not Be Free For You
- 28th - FDIC's Second Quarter Report & Bank Health Ratings
- 16th - FDIC's Consumer News: Tips on Debit Cards, Deposit Insurance & Account Co-owners
- 3rd - One Illinois Bank & One Wisconsin Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 1st - FOMC Statement: No Policy Changes, Door Open for More Action
July 2012
- 27th - One Small Georgia Bank Closed by Regulators
- 23rd - TIAA Direct Stops Accepting New Customers
- 20th - 5 Banks in Georgia, Florida, Illinois & Kansas Closed by Regulators
- 19th - CFPB's Action Against Capital One and a Look at CFPB's Complaint Database
- 17th - Senator Questions Bernanke about Gauging the Costs of QE3
- 16th - 5 Important Things for Consumers to Know About the Credit Card Fee Settlement
- 13th - One Small Missouri Bank is Closed by Regulators
- 6th - One Small Georgia Bank is Closed by Regulators
June 2012
- 29th - TCF Bank Brings Back Free Checking
- 22nd - Checking Account Disclosure at Some Banks Require Customers To Pay All Costs in Legal Disputes
- 19th - Will We See More Accommodation from the Fed?
- 19th - SmartyPig Savings Account Yield Increases to 1.00%
- 15th - 3 Banks Closed by Regulators in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
- 12th - Federal Reserve Study Shows Big Declines in Retirees' Income
- 8th - 4 Banks Closed by Regulators in Oklahoma, Illinois and in the Carolinas
- 8th - Capital One Direct Points New Customers to ING DIRECT
- 1st - Two Credit Unions in Illinois & California Liquidated by Regulators
May 2012
- 24th - FDIC's First Quarter Report & Bank Health Ratings
- 24th - Concerns about FDIC Restricting Reward Checking Accounts
- 18th - An Alabama Bank and a Wisconsin Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 15th - Ally Financial Mortgage Unit's Bankruptcy and Its Impact to Ally Bank
- 7th - Barclays Officially Launches Its New Internet Bank
- 4th - Security Bank, N.A. in Florida is 23rd Bank Failure This Year
- 3rd - Deciding Between Short-Term and Long-Term CDs
- 1st - Ally Bank Launches Mobile Banking & Reports on Deposit Growth
April 2012
- 27th - 5 Banks in Maryland, Minnesota, South Carolina & California Closed by Regulators
- 25th - FOMC Statement Remains the Same, Rate Forecasts Slightly More Hawkish
- 24th - Woman Has Success in Closing Zombie Bank Account Thanks to CFPB
- 23rd - Capital One Moving Customers Out of Free Checking Accounts
- 20th - One Small New Jersey Bank Closed by the OCC
- 13th - Another Good Deal for I Bonds As Compared to CDs
- 5th - NCUA's Interest Rate Concerns and Possible Impact to Savers
- 4th - Deposit Rate Survey and Commentary for April 2012
- 2nd - Petition for Fair Interest Rates on Our Savings
March 2012
- 30th - One Michigan Bank & One North Carolina Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 23rd - Two Banks and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 20th - Another Case of Customers Kicked Out of Their Reward Checking Accounts
- 15th - Impact of Ally's Stress Test Failure on Ally Bank?
- 14th - Fed Holds Steady, No Change to Late-2014 Zero Rate Pledge
- 9th - One Chicago Bank Closed by Regulators, FDIC Unable to Find Buyer
- 6th - Deposit Rate Survey and Commentary for March 2012
- 5th - CFPB Expanding to Include Checking & Savings Account Complaints
- 2nd - One Small Georgia Bank Closed by Regulators
- 2nd - Bernanke Suggests 90% of Savers Benefit from Low Rates
- 2nd - Bank of America's Checking Account Fees in the News Again
February 2012
- 29th - FDIC Forces Another Bank To Slash Its Reward Checking Rate
- 28th - FDIC's Fourth Quarter Report & Our Health Ratings
- 24th - Two Banks Closed by Regulators, FDIC Unable to Find Buyer for One
- 24th - FDIC's Consumer News: Tips for Small Businesses & Consumers Denied Checking Accounts
- 22nd - ING Direct Reveals More News on Its Acquisition by Capital One
- 21st - Ally Bank Offers Free Anti-Malware Software
- 15th - Fed Approves Capital One's Acquisition Of ING Direct
- 14th - More Publicity on CEFCU's CD Early Withdrawal Penalty Change
- 10th - Two Banks in Illinois & Indiana Closed by Regulators
- 8th - Senator Asks Bernanke About Savers Being Punished
- 6th - Two Credit Unions Switch to Private Deposit Insurance
- 2nd - Bernanke Tries to Justify Zero Interest Rate to House Committee
- 2nd - Beware of CD Alternatives Being Pushed By Banks
- 1st - Republic Bank Slashes Rates on Tennessee Commerce Bank CDs
January 2012
- 31st - When Do CD Rates No Longer Matter?
- 27th - Four Banks in Florida, Tennessee & Minnesota Closed by Regulators
- 27th - Raising Awareness of the Effects of the Fed's Policies
- 26th - Fed's Late-2014 Interest Rate Pledge: What Can Savers Do?
- 25th - FOMC Statement: Exceptionally Low Rates At Least Through Late 2014
- 24th - Update on ING Direct Merger into Capital One
- 20th - First Bank Failures of the Year in Florida, Georgia & Pennsylvania
- 20th - Another Credit Union Increases Early Withdrawal Penalty on Existing CDs
- 10th - Bank of the West Ends its Free Checking Account
- 4th - Treasury Direct Doubles Online Savings Bond Purchase Limits
- 4th - Fed's New Interest Rate Forecasts May Be Bad News For Savers
- 2nd - Review of the 2011 Bank Failures and Their Effects on Depositors
December 2011
- 30th - 10 Top Deposit Account News Stories of 2011
- 21st - Little Known Service at Your Local Bank: Medallion Stamp
- 16th - Two Banks in Florida and Arizona Closed by Regulators
- 16th - New Simple Checking Account Disclosure Form - How About CDs?
- 13th - No FOMC Policy Changes, Fed Cites Some Economic Improvements
- 9th - Credit Unions Paying Out 2011 Bonus Dividends
- 7th - Social Security Numbers Overused by Banks
November 2011
- 25th - FDIC's 3rd Quarter Report & Our Updated Health Ratings
- 18th - Two Banks in Iowa and Louisiana Closed by Regulators
- 18th - Resolution on My Wells Fargo CD Beneficiary Problem
- 14th - My Problems with a Mega Bank Part 2 - Bank of America
- 10th - One Small Georgia Bank Closed by Regulators
- 10th - Bank Websites Hit by Power Outage at Intuit Financial Services
- 9th - Bank Transfer Day Participation Numbers
- 9th - Bank of America IRA CD Early Withdrawal Issues
- 7th - How Massive are the Largest Banks as Compared to Credit Unions?
- 4th - Two Small Banks in Nebraska & Utah Closed by Regulators
- 4th - Credit Unions Report Big Influx of New Members - Tips for Bank Transfer Day
- 3rd - Bank Transfer Day Promotions at Credit Unions
- 2nd - No FOMC Policy Changes, Bernanke Tells Savers Low Rates Are for a "Greater Good"
- 1st - Bank of America is Latest Big Bank to Back Down on Debit Card Fees
October 2011
- 28th - One Bank Failure and One Credit Union Placed Into Conservatorship
- 26th - Is Bank Transfer Day Good For Savers?
- 21st - Another 4 Banks Closed by Regulars - Yearly Total at 84
- 19th - Next I Bond Inflation Component Makes I Bonds Better than CDs
- 18th - Has Online Banking Kept You at Your Bank?
- 14th - 4 Small Banks in 4 States Closed by Regulators
- 11th - Leaving Your Big Bank and Choosing an Internet Checking Account
- 7th - Two Small Banks in Minnesota & Missouri Closed by Regulators
- 6th - Best Response to Bank of America's New Debit Card Fee?
September 2011
- 30th - One Small Texas Bank is Closed by Regulators
- 30th - Bank of America Adding Debit Card Fees - Future for Debit Cards?
- 26th - Beware of Certificate of Deposit Gotchas
- 23rd - Two Banks Fail in Virginia and California
- 21st - FOMC Meeting: Fed Begins Operation Twist
- 16th - August Inflation Numbers and Impact to Series I Savings Bonds
- 14th - FDIC's Summer 2011 Consumer News: P2P Payments & Old Bank Accounts
- 9th - Only One Friday Bank Failure: The First National Bank of Florida
- 9th - Higher Wire Transfer Fees at Wells Fargo and Citizens Bank - Wire Alternatives
- 7th - Higher ATM Fees & Paper Statement Fees at PNC, US Bank & Citizens Bank
- 5th - BBVA Compass Increases Fees and Cuts Features on its Checking Accounts
- 2nd - Two More Georgia Banks Fail
August 2011
- 31st - Banks Planning New Account Fees
- 24th - FDIC's 2nd Quarter Report & Our Updated Health Ratings
- 19th - Virtual Bank and Three Other Banks Closed by Regulators
- 18th - Large Banks Adding New Fees for Debit Card Usage
- 17th - Save Our Savers - Asking Government for a Fair Deal For Savers
- 12th - One Kansas Bank and One ASI-Only California Credit Union Fail
- 12th - It's Official: ING Direct Now Offers Paper Checks
- 9th - FOMC Statement: Exceptionally Low Rates To At Least Mid-2013
- 5th - Two Banks in Illinois and Washington State Closed by Regulators
- 2nd - Customers Being Kicked Out of Their Reward Checking Accounts
July 2011
- 22nd - Regulators Close 3 Banks in Florida & Colorado
- 21st - Business Checking Accounts Can Now Pay Interest
- 19th - BillGuard Review - Free Service to Monitor Credit & Debit Card Transactions
- 15th - Regulators Close Four Banks & One Questionable Credit Union
- 14th - Credit Unions Don't Always Have Fewer Fees Than Banks
- 13th - Paper Savings Bonds Will No Longer Be Sold by Banks
- 8th - Regulators Close Three Banks & One Credit Union
- 8th - USAA Bank Announces the End of Its Debit Card Reward Program
- 6th - How Banks Profit From Their Cash Back Rewards Programs
- 2nd - Regulations That Suppress Deposit Rates
June 2011
- 29th - Final Rules for Debit Card Fees Released - Effects on Checking Accounts?
- 26th - PayPal Closing Its Money Market Fund
- 24th - One Bank Failure, One Credit Union Liquidation and Two Credit Union Conservatorships
- 24th - Ally Bank's New Debit Card Cash Back Program: Ally Perks
- 23rd - Ally Bank's Popmoney - New Service for Person-to-Person Transfers
- 22nd - FOMC Statement & Press Conference: Fed is on Hold
- 19th - Ally Bank Launches Several New Accounts and Services
- 17th - Two Banks in Georgia and Florida Fail - Total for Year at 47
- 17th - Capital One to Acquire ING Direct - Effect on Savers?
- 13th - Most Annoying Bank Fees for Savers
- 9th - Senate Fails to Delay Debit Card Interchange Fee Caps
- 3rd - 45th Bank Failure and 9th Credit Union Liquidation of the Year
- 2nd - US Bank Hits IRA Customers with Higher Fees
- 1st - Bank Health Ratings Updated from First Quarter FDIC & NCUA Data
May 2011
- 27th - 44th Bank Failure of the Year: First Heritage Bank in Washington State
- 27th - Google Wallet to Replace Credit Cards, Coupons, Loyalty Cards & Gift Cards
- 26th - New Person-to-Person Payment Venture Launched by Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo
- 24th - FDIC's First Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 888
- 20th - Two Georgia Banks and One Washington State Bank Fail
- 17th - Disturbing Problems at Two Credit Unions And Lessons For Your Deposits
- 13th - Fundamental Issues With Debit Cards And Their Impact to Savers
- 6th - One Florida Bank Fails and Two Credit Unions Placed into Conservatorship
- 2nd - Treasury Announces New Series I Savings Bond Rate of 4.60%
April 2011
- 29th - Five Banks and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators - Update
- 27th - FOMC Statement & Fed News Conference Point to the Same Old Monetary Policy
- 15th - Six Banks Closed and Two Credit Unions Placed into Conservatorship
- 15th - New I Bond Rates Will Surpass Short-Term CD Rates
- 14th - Ally Bank Starts Roll Out of eCheck Deposit for Scanning Checks at Home
- 13th - Banks Not Meeting Truth in Savings Act Requirements
- 8th - Two Banks and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 6th - BB&T Is Ending Its Free Checking Account
- 5th - Credit Union President Asks Members to Save Their Reward Checking
March 2011
- 31st - Credit Union Increases Early Withdrawal Penalty on Existing CDs
- 25th - 26th Bank Failure of 2011: The Bank of Commerce in Illinois
- 17th - New ATM Fees at Chase and PNC - How It May Affect Your Interest Rates
- 15th - No Policy Changes But More Inflation Recognition at the FOMC
- 12th - Regulators Close Two Small Banks in Oklahoma and Wisconsin
- 4th - March Madness CDs and Other Bank Promotions - Good Idea or Unwanted Gimmick?
February 2011
- 25th - Regulators Close One Bank and One Credit Union
- 25th - FDIC's Winter 2011 Consumer News: Unlimited FDIC Insurance, Financial Records, College Savings
- 23rd - FDIC's Fourth Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 884
- 19th - New ATM Fees for TD Bank Checking Accounts - Tips to Avoid ATM Fees
- 18th - Regulators Close Four Banks and One Credit Union
- 11th - Regulators Closed Four Banks in Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin and California
- 11th - What Makes You Love Your Bank?
- 4th - Regulators Close Three Banks and One Credit Union
January 2011
- 28th - Four Banks Closed by Regulators with No Buyer for a Colorado Bank
- 26th - Fed Stays the Course with Unanimous Vote
- 24th - Bank President Paints Grim Picture of Reward Checking's Future
- 21st - Four Banks Fail Including United Western Bank in Colorado
- 14th - Just One Bank Failure Today
- 11th - Malware on Laptop Caused Security Breach at PenFed
- 10th - Credit Unions That Paid Out Special End-of-Year Dividends
- 7th - A Florida Bank and an Arizona Bank Closed by Regulators
- 7th - FDIC Rate Restrictions - Past and Future Impact?
- 6th - BBVA Compass Adds Monthly Fees to Build-to-Order Checking
December 2010
- 31st - Review of the 2010 Bank Failures and Their Effects on Depositors
- 30th - Bank Breaks CD Terms by Closing CDs Before Maturity
- 17th - Six Banks Closed by Regulators in Four States
- 16th - Fed Proposes Large Cut in Debit Card Interchange Fees
- 16th - FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Changes in 2011 - No Effects for Most of Us
- 14th - Federal Reserve Continues with Same Policies
- 14th - Lessons from Recent High-Profile Security Breaches for Protecting Your Bank Accounts
- 10th - Two Banks from Michigan and Pennsylvania Closed by Regulators
- 5th - 60 Minutes' Ben Bernanke Interview - Update
- 3rd - Another Friday Without Bank Failures - Updated 2010 Stats
- 1st - FDIC's Fall 2010 Consumer News: Avoiding Scams, FDIC Coverage Changes, Estate Planning
November 2010
- 24th - Free Checking Accounts Requiring More Work at the Mega Banks
- 23rd - FDIC's Third Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 860
- 22nd - Uninsured Deposits at Failed Banks - How the FDIC Has Changed
- 19th - Three Banks Closed by Regulators in Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
- 18th - Ameris Bank Slashes Rate on Darby Bank's Step-Up CD
- 12th - Three Banks Closed by Regulators Including Darby Bank & Trust Co.
- 10th - Texas Ratio List for Banks and Credit Unions
- 5th - Four Banks Closed by Regulators, 143 So Far This Year
- 3rd - The Fed Launches QE2 to Further Drive Down Interest Rates
- 1st - Wilmington Trust to Merge with M&T Bank Corporation - Effect on WTDirect?
October 2010
- 29th - No Bank Failures But One Credit Union Liquidation - Update
- 22nd - Seven Banks and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 19th - Bank of America's Third Quarter Earnings Report from a Depositor Point of View
- 15th - Two Banks in Missouri and One in Kansas Closed by Regulators
- 8th - Another Bank-Failure Free Friday - Updated 2010 Stats
- 1st - Two Bank Failures in Florida and Washington State
September 2010
- 25th - Two-Year Anniversary of WaMu's Closure - A Look Back from a Depositor's Point of View
- 24th - Two Banks and Three Corporate Credit Unions Seized by Regulators
- 23rd - USA Fed Members Soon To Become Navy Federal Members: Opportunity to Join Navy Federal?
- 21st - Fed Statement: Low Rates to Continue, Fed Prepared to Ease Further
- 17th - Six Banks and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 16th - Banks Rejecting Applicants for Having Too Many Accounts
- 10th - Only One Bank Failure Today: Horizon Bank in Florida
- 6th - Time for Savers to Speak Up
- 3rd - Another Friday with No Bank Failures
August 2010
- 31st - FDIC's Second Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 829
- 27th - Bank Failure-Free Friday - Stats for 2010
- 26th - FDIC's Summer 2010 Consumer News: Rules on Free Checking, Bank Failures and Mergers
- 20th - Eight Banks Including ShoreBank Were Closed by Regulators
- 13th - One Illinois Bank Fails and Is Acquired by First Midwest Bank
- 10th - Fed Statement: Economic Slowdown, Low Rates to Continue
- 6th - One Bank and Two Credit Union Failures
July 2010
- 30th - Five Banks and One Credit Union Closed by Regulators
- 23rd - Regulators Close Seven Banks in Seven States
- 21st - It's Official: Basic FDIC Insurance Coverage Permanently Increased to $250,000
- 20th - Banks Make Hard Sell for Overdraft Coverage
- 16th - Regulators Close Six Banks: Three in Florida, Two in South Carolina and One in Michigan
- 15th - Senate Passes the Financial Reform Bill - $250K Deposit Insurance Limit Will Be Permanent
- 9th - Four Bank Failures in MD, NY and OK - Total for Year at 90
- 2nd - Rare Friday Without a Bank Failure - Update of States with No Recent Bank Failures
June 2010
- 25th - Three Banks Failed in FL, GA & NM - Total for Year at 86
- 23rd - "Exceptionally Low Rates for Extended Period" Continues - Best Options for Savers?
- 18th - 83rd Bank Failure of 2010: Nevada Security Bank
- 17th - $250K Deposit Insurance Limit May Become Permanent - Part 2
- 11th - 82nd Bank Failure and 9th Credit Union Liquidation
- 7th - SmartyPig's Deposits Will Be Held by BBVA Compass
- 4th - Three Banks Failed Today Including TierOne Bank in Nebraska
- 4th - Bank Failure #81 for 2010 in Nebraska
- 4th - Bank Failure #79 and #80 in Mississippi and Illinois
- 4th - EverBank Provides Details for Bank of Florida Customers
- 4th - Fed Official: US Almost Strong Enough for Rate Hike
- 3rd - Insights into Bank Strategies on Deposit Rates, Credit Card Cash Back & Airline Miles
- 3rd - When Will the Fed Will Start Hiking Rates?
- 3rd - Details of the Government's CPI
- 3rd - Pros and Cons of Using Global Banks
- 3rd - Weird Stuff That Hurts Your Credit Score
- 2nd - Best Place for Your Emergency Funds
- 2nd - Betting on Rates: Predictions of Higher Treasury Yields Have Been Wrong
- 1st - Bank of Canada is First G-7 Central Bank to Raise Interest Rates
- 1st - Stronger Dollar Here to Stay [Kiplinger]
- 1st - Interesting Bank Failure Trivia
- 1st - How Unemployment Expectations Will Affect Interest Rates
May 2010
- 31st - Giving Thanks this Memorial Day and Looking Back at May 1940
- 31st - Privacy Concerns of Mint.com and Other Start-Ups
- 31st - NYT Op-Ed on Bank Reform by Michael Lewis
- 30th - A Credit Union That Played With Fire [WSJ]
- 30th - TIAA-CREF's Competition for Ideas to Raise National Savings Rate
- 30th - Unofficial Problem Bank List Increases to 762 Institutions [CR]
- 29th - Insights into MasterCard and Its Soon-To-Be CEO
- 29th - Safe Online Banking for Consumer and Business Accounts
- 28th - Five Bank Failures: 3 in FL, 1 in NV & 1 in CA
- 28th - Bank Failures #74 to #76 of 2010: 3 Banks under the Bank of Florida Corporation
- 28th - FDIC Makes Public April Enforcement Actions
- 28th - Extending the $250K Deposit Insurance Cap Back in Time to Cover IndyMac's Failure
- 28th - Four Failed Banks Were TARP Recipients
- 28th - Mortgage Rates Near Record Low
- 27th - Permanent Increase in Deposit Insurance Limit Didn't Make It Into Financial Reform Bill
- 27th - The Case of the Missing Online Bill Payment to Bank of America
- 27th - Can One Retire without Investing in Stocks?
- 26th - Auction of 5-year Treasury Notes Comes at Lowest Yield in 13 Months
- 26th - Regulators Seek Global Capital Rule
- 25th - FDIC's Spring 2010 Consumer News: Using Agents or Brokers to Place Bank Deposits
- 25th - 161 Banks Troubled According to TheStreet.com
- 25th - Federal Reserve Launches Credit Card Database
- 24th - Case Against Breaking Up the Mega-Banks
- 24th - Economists See Solid U.S. Growth, Low Inflation and Low Interest Rates
- 23rd - 100% Principal Protected Notes That Weren't Protected
- 23rd - Kentucky Supreme Court FOM Ruling Hailed as 'Banking Defeat'
- 22nd - Unofficial Problem Bank list hits 737 [CR]
- 22nd - Insights into the FDIC's 1st Quarter Banking Report
- 22nd - FDIC Agrees on Settlement with WaMu
- 21st - Only One Bank Failure this Friday
- 21st - Bank Failure #73: Pinehurst Bank, St. Paul, Minnesota
- 21st - How the Finance Bill Affects Consumers
- 21st - How an Average Consumer Chooses a Bank
- 20th - Financial Reform Passes in the Senate
- 20th - Mortgage delinquency at record high, but borrowers falling behind at slower rate
- 20th - FDIC's First Quarter 2010 Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 775
- 20th - Texas Ratios of Failed Banks
- 19th - Planning for When the Bond Vigilantes Wake Up
- 19th - Consumer Price Index Unexpectedly Falls in April
- 19th - Amendment to Cap ATM Fees Blocked in Senate
- 18th - Effectiveness of LifeLock to Prevent Identity Theft?
- 18th - ShoreBank Raising Sufficient Capital to Avoid FDIC Takeover
- 18th - Can ATM Emergency PIN Systems Improve Safety?
- 17th - Wall Street reform finale expected this week [CNN]
- 17th - Toxic CDOs Beset FDIC as Banks Fail [WSJ]
- 17th - Interest-Rate Strategy Heads Admit They Were Wrong
- 17th - Tiny New York City Credit Union is Liquidated
- 16th - $250K Deposit Insurance Limit May Become Permanent
- 16th - Credit Scores Aren't Free (But They May Soon Be)
- 16th - Aftermath of a Failed Bank - Barnes Bank in Utah
- 16th - Increase in FDIC Coverage May Soon Be Permanent
- 16th - Update in the Unofficial Problem Bank List [CR]
- 15th - ATM That Lets You Withdraw Gold
- 15th - A TARP-free revamp for $30 billion lending plan [CNN]
- 15th - Schapiro, Bair, Warren: Female Sheriffs of Wall Street [TIME]
- 14th - Four Banks Fail Including Midwest Bank and Trust Company in Illinois
- 14th - Bank Failures #71 & #72 in Missouri and Illinois
- 14th - Bank Failures #69 & #70 in Georgia and Michigan
- 14th - Concerns about a Virgin Islands Credit Union
- 14th - Amendment on Debit Card Interchange Fees and Its Impact to Reward Checking
- 14th - Is Rate Chasing Worthwhile?
- 14th - Fed officials say low rate vow depends on outlook [Reuters]
- 12th - ING Named as One of 7 European Banks Most at Risk in the Greek Debt Crisis
- 12th - Proposed Legislation Would Impact Credit Card Interchange Fees
- 11th - Warnings about Waiting Too Long to Raise Interest Rates
- 11th - Savings and CD Rate Trends and Graphs
- 11th - New Overdraft Rules Will Soon Go Into Effect
- 11th - Canada's Tax Free Savings Accounts - U.S. Needs This!
- 10th - ATM Fee Limit May Be Added to Financial Reform Bill
- 10th - GMAC Has Been Renamed to Ally Financial
- 10th - Euro uncertainty will delay Fed rate hikes, analysts say
- 9th - 60 Minutes: A Million Have Walked Away; Trend Could Undermine the Fragile Economic Recovery
- 9th - Wells Fargo Uses Right of Setoff to Drain Couple's Bank Account
- 9th - 2 at Faith-Based Bank Are Indicted Over Bribes [NYT]
- 9th - Review of Friday's Bank Closures - Update
- 8th - Consumer borrowing sees surprising increase [Bloomberg]
- 8th - Bernanke Offers a Lesson on Happiness [WSJ]
- 8th - Senate Votes to Increase Deposit Insurance Premiums for Big Banks
- 8th - North American Savings Bank Enters into Supervisory Agreement with OTS
- 8th - Gift-Tax Exclusion
- 8th - April Employment Report
- 8th - Unofficial Problem Bank List Update [CR]
- 7th - Bank Failure #67 & #68 in Arizona & California
- 7th - Bank Failures #65 & #66 in Florida & Minnesota
- 6th - Senate Strikes Deal on Failing Financial Firms [WSJ]
- 5th - Possibility of a Very Extended Period of Low Rates?
- 5th - Credit Card Interchange Fee Legislation
- 5th - Treasury Shuts Down Some of Its Sites after Infection
- 4th - GMAC Posts Quarterly Profit, Plans to Change Name to Ally
- 4th - 7th Credit Union Liquidation of 2010
- 3rd - FDIC-Insured CDs and Savings Accounts in 529 Plans
- 3rd - PNC - the Most Positive Recommendations of the Big Banks
- 3rd - Treasury Announces New Savings Bond Rates - Series I Fixed Rate Falls to 0.20%
- 3rd - Fissures at the Fed [Kiplinger]
- 2nd - Texas Ratios of Recently Failed Banks
- 2nd - Puerto Rico Governor, FDIC's Bair Call Bank Closure a Milestone [WSJ]
- 1st - Bankrate Finally Updates Ratings with December FDIC Data
- 1st - Unofficial Problem Bank List Hits 722 [CR]
April 2010
- 30th - Seven Banks Failed Including Frontier Bank in Washington State
- 30th - Three More Bank Failures: One in Michigan & Two in Missouri
- 30th - Three Bank Failures in Puerto Rico
- 30th - Economist React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy [WSJ]
- 30th - Prepaid Cards Have Different Rules than Gift Cards
- 30th - How Much Money Banks Make from Customers
- 29th - Settlement Reached in Case Against Schwab and its YieldPlus Fund
- 29th - Problem Banks in Puerto Rico
- 28th - How long is an "Extended Period"? [CR]
- 28th - Same Statement from the FOMC: Exceptionally Low Rates for Extended Period
- 28th - NCUA Liquidates Tracy Federal Credit Union in California
- 27th - Home Tax Credit Called Successful, but Costly [NYT]
- 26th - Did the bank stress tests work? [CNN]
- 26th - Forecasters optimistic about economy, job creation [AP]
- 24th - SEC Shown to be Very Slow in Shutting Down Stanford
- 23rd - 7 Illinois Banks Fail Including Amcore & Broadway Bank
- 23rd - Bank Failures #51 to #54 for 2010: Four Illinois Banks
- 23rd - USAA Could Be Hurt by Financial Reform Legislation
- 23rd - Banks May Not Be Lending, But They Are Buying Treasurys [CNBC]
- 23rd - Texas Ratios of Over 7,500 Banks
- 22nd - Capital One Reports Strong Profits for Q1
- 22nd - Bank of America Cutting Off Countrywide HELOCs
- 22nd - Peer-to-Peer Lending Sites Receive New Funding
- 21st - Banks trade their way to profit; loan losses ease [AP]
- 21st - Clark's take on bank bailout reform
- 21st - SEC Charges Prominent Miami Beach Businessman in $900 Million Ponzi Scheme
- 21st - Deflation? Inflation? Protect against both [CNN]
- 21st - The New Temporary Assistance for Unemployed Borrowers Program
- 20th - Air Force Federal Credit Union Cited for Improper Membership
- 20th - TARP watchdog: Main Street still not out of the woods [CNN]
- 20th - Mint.com to Include More Banks
- 19th - Moving into a Long Period of Rising Interest Rates?
- 19th - Why Citigroup Earnings Exceeded Earnings from Bank of America and Chase
- 18th - Hoenig's New York Times Op-ed "Keep the Fed on Main Street"
- 18th - Review of WaMu's Failure
- 18th - Review of Friday's Bank Closures
- 17th - Credit Unions Making Their Names More Bank-Like
- 17th - 8 Friday Bank Failures Including Butler Bank, City Bank and Riverside National Bank
- 16th - Bank Failure #50 of 2010 and #8 for Today: City Bank, Lynnwood, Washington
- 16th - Bank Failures #48 & #49 of 2010: Innovative Bank & Tamalpais Bank of CA
- 16th - Bank Failures #43-#47 of 2010
- 16th - Low Rates Good for Banks, but Pity the Saver [NYT]
- 16th - Bank of America beats estimates [CNNMoney]
- 16th - SEC charges Goldman Sachs with fraud [Fortune]
- 16th - Spreading Around the WaMu Blame [WSJ]
- 16th - A Third Top Fed Official Calls for Breakup of Megabanks
- 15th - Economists Split Over Inflation [WSJ]
- 15th - Easier Credit and More Business Loans
- 14th - Series I Savings Bond Inflation Component for May
- 14th - Georgia's Largest Banks - Financial Health and Share Prices
- 14th - CPI Data for March Released - Indicates Low Inflation
- 14th - JPMorgan Chase reports $3.3 billion profit [CNN]
- 13th - FDIC Seeks to Charge Big, Risky Banks Higher Fees [WSJ]
- 13th - Ex-WaMu execs defend bank's actions before failure [Reuters]
- 13th - FDIC Board of Directors Approves Extension of Transaction Account Guarantee Program
- 13th - Don't Forget the Making Work Pay Tax Credit
- 12th - FDIC Expected to Extend Deposit-Insurance Program [WSJ]
- 12th - ATM attacks growing in sophistication
- 10th - When a Bank Changes the Terms of an Existing CD
- 10th - Unofficial Problem Bank List at 682 [CR]
- 10th - NCUA Chairman Explains the Corporate Credit Union Bailout
- 9th - One Bank and One Credit Union Fail This Week
- 9th - Bank Failure #42 for 2010: Beach First National Bank in SC
- 9th - 5th Credit Union Failure of 2010
- 9th - Region Bank Bans Customer Who Fought a Bank Fee
- 9th - Fed Policy Makers Hint at Low Rates Possibly Into 2011
- 9th - Bernanke's Speech: Economic Policy: Lessons in History
- 9th - Big Banks Mask Risk Levels [WSJ]
- 8th - OTS's Profile of the 2009 Thrift Industry
- 7th - FOMC Minutes from March - No Signs of Rate Hikes
- 6th - Investment Risks at Prosper? SEC Filing Provides Insights
- 6th - Reducing Risk in Your Retirement Savings
- 5th - How Health Reform Will Impact Health Savings Accounts
- 5th - Businesses are Sitting on More Cash Than Ever
- 5th - A Deeper Look at the Fed’s Inflation Debate [WSJ]
- 5th - Interest rates rise on further signs of growth [AP]
- 5th - CD Rate Trends - Spread Between 1-Year and 5-Year CD Yields Grows
- 5th - Taxes and Salaries for Each County in the US
- 5th - Personal bankruptcies spike in March [CUNA]
- 4th - History of Coulee Bank
- 3rd - Unofficial Problem Bank List at 683 [CR]
- 2nd - States without Recent Bank Failures
- 2nd - Biggest job gain in 3 yrs pushes up interest rates [AP]
- 2nd - March Unemployment Report
- 1st - New Round of Funding for Prosper and Its February Statistics
- 1st - Future Rates Insights from Dennis Lockhart, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- 1st - Commentary: Don't count on a doomsday for the dollar [MarketWatch]
March 2010
- 31st - Darby Direct: Add-On Feature Will Remain on Existing 36-Month Step-Up CDs
- 31st - Update on the Conversions of Wachovia Branches to Wells Fargo
- 31st - The Coming Inflation Wave?
- 30th - History of HSBC Bank in the U.S.
- 30th - Man Takes Advantage of Bank of America's Mistake and is Arrested
- 30th - Credit Unions, Commercial Banks at Odds Over Lending Turf [WSJ]
- 30th - Critic Group Urges Fed to Act to Control Inflation [WSJ]
- 29th - Why Credit Cards Are Safer Than Debit Cards
- 29th - JP Morgan payoff in WaMu case faces FDIC hurdle: report [Reuters]
- 28th - CD Rate Cuts After a Bank Fails
- 28th - Competition in St. Louis Spurs More Checking Account Perks
- 28th - Look at the Financial Health of Washington State Banks
- 28th - U.S. set to make $8 billion from bailing out Citi [WaPo]
- 28th - Growth of Problem Banks (Unofficial) [CR]
- 27th - ING Direct Apologizes After Mistakenly Shutting Down a Blogger's Site
- 27th - Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 684 [CR]
- 26th - Four Banks Failed Today: 2 in GA, 1 in FL & 1 in AZ
- 26th - Bank Failure #4 for Today, #41 for the Year: Desert Hills Bank, Phoenix, AZ
- 26th - Three Bank Failures So Far Today: 2 in Georgia, 1 in Florida
- 26th - FDIC Makes Public February Enforcement Actions
- 26th - Fed Official Backs Asset Sales Before Rate Rises [WSJ]
- 26th - Rising Treasury Yields and What This May Mean?
- 26th - Why Does Food Cost So Much?
- 26th - Keeping Your Online Banking Safe
- 25th - Switching Checking Accounts, Branches and Remote Deposits
- 25th - Average Household Spending and Reward Checking Accounts
- 25th - Are retirees' health costs as steep as some say?
- 24th - ING Direct Mistakenly Shuts Down a Popular Personal Finance Blog
- 24th - NCUA files suit against former New London FCU auditors [CUNA]
- 24th - Yellen: Record low rates needed to rev up recovery [AP]
- 23rd - New Federal Regulations for Gift Cards
- 23rd - State Tax Rate Maps - Income Tax, Sales Tax & Property Tax by State
- 22nd - Review of the Health Reform's 3.8% Tax on Investment Income
- 22nd - Fewer bank stickups despite recession [CNNMoney]
- 22nd - Insights into High-Yield Reward Checking Accounts
- 22nd - Credit Unions Adding More Fees?
- 22nd - Foreign banks ready for U.S. invasion [CNNMoney]
- 22nd - Venture Capital Concerns at the Peer-to-Peer Lender Prosper
- 21st - Robbery, Tax or Monetary Policy?
- 21st - Have You Saved Enough to Retire?
- 21st - Update to Unofficial Problem Bank List & Bank Failure Stats
- 20th - Federal Reserve Must Disclose Bank Bailout Records
- 20th - PNC Bank Customers Say Accounts Were Hacked
- 20th - Greenspan & Bernanke still don't get it [The Buzz]
- 19th - Advanta Bank Corp. and 6 Other Banks Failed Today
- 19th - Four More Bank Failures: Two in GA, One in AL and One in MN
- 19th - Two More Bank Failures: Century Security Bank in GA & Advanta Bank Corp. in UT
- 19th - 31st Bank Failure of 2010: American National Bank in Ohio
- 19th - Interactive Map of the Most Financially Troubled Banks
- 19th - National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Report
- 18th - CPI Numbers for February - Low Inflation Continues
- 18th - Market Share of Big and Small Banks - NYT Infographic
- 18th - The NCUA Report for March
- 17th - Future of Ally Bank as GMAC Tries to Repay Its TARP Debt?
- 17th - Who Wins and Who Loses If Inflation Shoots Up
- 17th - Corporate Debt Coming Due May Squeeze Credit [NYT]
- 17th - Report: FDIC Seeking Buyers for Puerto Rican Banks [CR]
- 16th - Fed Still Saying Exceptionally Low Rates for Extended Period - Update 3
- 16th - Roth IRA Conversion Issues
- 15th - Former President of Park Avenue Bank Charged with TARP Fraud
- 15th - FDIC's Winter 2010 Consumer News - Safe Online Banking, Overdrafts, Business Accounts
- 15th - Oregon Credit Union Discourages Members from Making Deposits
- 15th - Fed may hint at how long rates will stay at lows [AP]
- 14th - Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy [AP]
- 14th - History of NetSpend
- 14th - Unofficial Problem Bank List at 640 [CR]
- 14th - Dodd Bill to Toughen Stance Against Banks [WSJ]
- 13th - Commercial Real Estate Risk Remains Key Concern for US Banking Sector
- 13th - Report: Over 2000 Bank Enforcement Actions in 2009 [CR]
- 13th - IRA Withdrawals and Required Minimum Distributions
- 13th - Savings Account and CD Rate Trends at BestCashCow
- 13th - WaMu reaches settlement with JPMorgan, FDIC [AP]
- 13th - FDIC Reported to be Seeking Bids for Several Chicago Banks
- 13th - UBS says IRS has 20 Swiss banks in its sights [AP]
- 13th - Credit Card Information Possibly Compromised at Internet Retailer Monoprice - How to Protect Yourself Against Fraud
- 12th - Four Banks Failures This Week - Total for Year Reaches 30
- 12th - Two More Bank Failures: One in Florida & One in Louisiana
- 12th - Another New York City Bank Failure: Park Avenue Bank
- 12th - Year-End 2009 Summary of Credit Union Operating Results
- 12th - Bank of America under Pressure to Shrink
- 11th - Rare Thursday Bank Closure: LibertyPointe Bank in NYC
- 11th - Effects of FDIC's Rate Caps on Healthy Banks?
- 11th - U.S. Banks Closing Branches [BestCashCow]
- 11th - Will Anything Change at Next Week's Fed Meeting?
- 11th - British banking upstarts challenge giant monster mega-banks
- 11th - Can Short-Term Safe Investments Keep Pace with Inflation?
- 11th - Why the U.S. can't inflate its way out of debt [CNNMoney]
- 11th - Bill fashioned after 'Volcker rule' introduced in Senate [MarketWatch]
- 11th - What credit-card payoff? Consumers are dumping debt [MarketWatch]
- 11th - Hackers target small business online-banking accounts
- 10th - List of banks under stress keeps growing [msnbc]
- 10th - Bank of America to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases
- 10th - Financial reform tips toward bankers [msnbc]
- 9th - How to cope with new fees, rule changes on credit cards [USA Today]
- 9th - Ponzi scheme by CUSO broker inside a credit union office
- 8th - UFB Direct and AARP Financial Savings Center Appear to be Shutting Down after Waterfield's Closure
- 8th - CUNA sets record straight on CU tax treatment
- 8th - Economists see Fed rate hike in 6 months [Reuters]
- 8th - Why the Fed's Zero Interest Rate Policy May Be Dangerous [DailyFinance]
- 8th - Inflation: Why There Won't Be Any [BestCashCow]
- 8th - Spread Between Savings Rates and CD Rates Hits Record High [BestCashCow]
- 7th - The Great American Bank Robbery
- 7th - Newswire Survey: Dealers See Fed Rate Increases A Ways Away [WSJ]
- 7th - Feds work to insure Centennial customers [Salt Lake Tribune]
- 7th - San Diego’s credit unions ba$king in big banks’ financial failures [San Diego Metro]
- 6th - Should You Consider Offshore Banking? [MintLife]
- 6th - Bank Rating Update and Why You Should Care
- 6th - Credit Union Pays Members to Withdraw Their Money
- 6th - Trouble mounts in 2009 for credit unions [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- 5th - Four Banks and One Credit Union Fail - Includes UFB Direct and CBDirect
- 5th - Centennial Bank, Ogden, Utah was Closed by Regulators - No Buyer Found
- 5th - Three Banks and One Credit Union are Closed by Regulators So Far Today
- 5th - Bank Failure Friday Preview [CR]
- 5th - Unemployment Numbers Better Than Expected
- 5th - Beware of Zero Balance When Withdrawing from Internet Savings Accounts
- 4th - Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs
- 4th - Presidential Reunion Sketch for Financial Reform
- 4th - Fed proposes limits on credit card penalty fees [WaPo]
- 4th - Spring Thaw for Hiring [Kiplinger]
- 4th - Status of PNC's National City Conversions
- 3rd - Insights into Why Banks Fail - Mutual Bank's Material Loss Review
- 2nd - Hoenig Says Fed Should Raise Rates Even With Unemployment High [Bloomberg]
- 2nd - Are Credit and Debit Card Reward Programs Unfair to the Poor?
- 1st - Banks: We'll give you money to save money [CNNMoney.com]
February 2010
- 28th - Proposed Legislation Includes Provision to End Tax Deferral of Savings Bonds
- 28th - Ohio's SaveNOW Program Update
- 28th - Rainier Pacific Bank brought down by a big investment gone bad [Seattle Times]
- 28th - Consumer's quest for refund shines a light on ID theft [Baltimore Sun]
- 28th - Citi Notice Shines Light on Little-Known Fed Rule [Fox Business]
- 27th - Unofficial Problem Bank List increases Significantly [CR]
- 27th - Fed's Evans: rates low for extended period [Reuters]
- 26th - Two Banks and One Credit Union Were Closed Today
- 26th - FDIC's January Enforcement Actions
- 26th - Third Credit Union Liquidation of 2010
- 26th - Credit-Card Laws' Unintended Consequences [TheStreet]
- 26th - Citi Apologizes for Envelope Gaffe [Fox Business]
- 25th - Second Credit Union Liquidation of 2010
- 25th - Banking by Text Message [NYT]
- 25th - GMAC Is Unlikely to Seek More Government Aid [WSJ]
- 25th - Could Interest Rates Stay Low Despite Growing US Debt - Look at Japan [BestCashCow]
- 25th - Big banks try and make nice with you [CNNMoney.com]
- 25th - Could Your Bank Be the Next to Fail?
- 24th - Bernanke: Record-low rates still needed [Reuters]
- 24th - Banks Apply Pressure to Keep Fees Rolling In [NYT]
- 24th - Bankrate's CD Early Withdrawal Penalty Survey
- 24th - Update on ETrade Bank and the Transfer of Customers' Savings Accounts
- 24th - Facing pressure, Bernanke to address lawmakers [Reuters]
- 24th - Bracing for Higher Interest Rates [WSJ]
- 24th - How well is the SEC protecting you? [CNNMoney]
- 23rd - New Disclosure Rules for ‘Free’ Credit Reports [NYT]
- 23rd - FDIC's Fourth Quarter 2009 Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 702
- 22nd - Reasons for the La Coste National Bank Closure
- 22nd - Reviews of the Credit C.A.R.D Act
- 22nd - Economists: Recovery is firmly on track [CNNMoney.com]
- 21st - OneWest bank profit: $1.6 billion [LA Times]
- 21st - Rate hike furor shows delicate task ahead for Fed [Reuters]
- 21st - Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 617 [CR]
- 21st - How to Start an IRA for a Teenager
- 20th - High Yields Aren't Always a Good Thing [WSJ]
- 20th - Bank Failure History and 2010 Bank Failure Predictions
- 20th - Credit-Card Fees: the New Traps [WSJ]
- 20th - January's CPI Numbers and Future Interest Rates
- 20th - Private insurer gives $22 million bailout to Silver State Schools Credit Union [lvrj.com]
- 20th - Darby Direct Ending the Add-On Deposit Feature of Its Existing 36-Month Step-Up CDs
- 19th - Four Bank Fail Including La Jolla Bank, FSB in California
- 19th - Bank Failure #20 for 2010: La Jolla Bank, FSB, California
- 19th - Bank Failure #19 for 2010: George Washington Savings Bank, Illinois
- 19th - Bank Failure #18 of 2010: The La Coste National Bank, Texas
- 19th - Don't 'discount' Fed's rate hike [CNNMoney.com]
- 19th - Goodbye Reflation We hardly Knew Ya; Core CPI Drops First Time Since 1982 [GEA]
- 19th - Bank Failure #17 of 2010: Marco Community Bank, Florida
- 19th - Core inflation drops on falling housing costs [MarketWatch]
- 19th - Risky CRE Lending Deadly for Banks [Costar.com]
- 18th - Fed Raises Discount Rate - Impact to Deposit Rates?
- 18th - FOMC Minutes, Unemployment and Future Interest Rates
- 18th - Muni Threat: Cities Weigh Chapter 9 [WSJ]
- 17th - Advanta Bank Wins Rare Court Fight Against FDIC
- 17th - The Fed’s Newest Voice on the Economy and Banks [WSJ]
- 17th - ING Posts Narrower Fourth-Quarter Loss [TheStreet.com]
- 17th - Missing a Bank 1099? Here's a Possible Reason
- 16th - Economy prompts fresh look at North Dakota's socialist bank [AP]
- 16th - Analysts Expect Fed to Hike Key Interest Rate Soon [Fox Business]
- 16th - Review of Canada's Tax-Free Savings Account Program After Its First Year
- 15th - Countdown to credit card changes [CNN]
- 15th - Decades of Low Interest Rates?
- 14th - Education Savings Accounts at Risk in 2011
- 14th - Congress May Restore IRA Provision [WSJ]
- 13th - No Bank Failures for Friday February 12th!
- 13th - FOMC Motives and forecasting inflation [FT]
- 13th - Uncle Sam Brings Home the Bacon [WSJ]
- 13th - FDIC Policy Could Harm Florida's Economy
- 13th - Save Our Savers Group Advocates for Change in United Kingdom
- 12th - Are chip and PIN credit cards coming? [Bankrate.com]
- 12th - A wave of commercial real estate loan failures could threaten financial system
- 12th - Why Banks Are Offering You Cash [NYT]
- 12th - Reports of New Citi Credit Card Annual Fees
- 12th - Big Problem for Small Banks: Trust-Preferreds [WSJ]
- 11th - EverBank Completes Acquisition of Tygris
- 11th - Tax Policies to Encourage Saving and Help Even Out the Unfairness of Our Existing Government Policies?
- 11th - What to Look For in an Online Broker [NYT]
- 10th - Velocity Credit Union in Texas Decides to Stay with NCUA Deposit Insurance
- 10th - Fed's Exit Strategy - Signs of Rate Hikes?
- 10th - How to earn rewards beyond credit cards [Bankrate.com]
- 10th - Identity fraud nightmare: One man's story [MarketWatch]
- 9th - Income "verification" under Credit CARD Act [FW]
- 9th - ETrade Complete Savings Accounts to Become Discover Bank Online Savings Accounts
- 8th - ETrade Super Bowl Commercials - What Happened to ETrade Bank?
- 8th - Little credit unions are a viable alternative to big banks [LA Times]
- 8th - Wells Fargo, BBVA Compass and Chase Conversions in Northern California
- 8th - Health Savings Accounts: Fundamental to Health Care Reform?
- 7th - Wanted: US tax policies that encourage more saving and discourage debt [Boston.com]
- 7th - 5 tips for the new credit card era [Bankrate.com]
- 7th - Review of the Financial Health of California's Inland Empire Credit Unions
- 6th - For savers, low rates are matter of high interest [Boston.com]
- 6th - Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 605 [CR]
- 5th - Just One Small Bank Failure Today in Minnesota
- 5th - Bank Closure #16 for 2010: 1st American State Bank of Minnesota
- 4th - Ally Bank's Parent, GMAC Financial, Posts Quarterly Loss
- 4th - Lending Club Update – December/January Performance [FiveCentNickel]
- 4th - For Better Yields, It's Bank -- Not Brokerage [SmartMoney.com]
- 4th - PopMoney Gives PayPal Competition [BankFox]
- 3rd - The Least-Trusted Banks in America [NYT]
- 2nd - HSBC Direct Changes Name to HSBC Advance
- 2nd - Low Interest Rates Might Hurt More Than Help [TheStreet]
- 2nd - When 'free checking' isn't free [CNNMoney]
- 2nd - History of Top 10 Banks of the US
- 1st - Why Loans Are Down?
- 1st - Wells Fargo's New ATMs That Allow Cash and Check Deposits without Envelopes
- 1st - St. Louis Fed: US Deflation No Longer A Risk [GEA]
- 1st - Problem credit unions continue to be an NCUA focus [CUNA]
- 1st - Fixed-income investors use TIPS to fight inflation [Stltoday.com]
January 2010
- 31st - Why Is ACH Slower At Some Places Than Others? [The Finance Buff]
- 31st - Trouble Accessing Bank of America's Website?
- 31st - The Places They Go When Banks Say No [NYT]
- 31st - TARP overseer says bank bailout program has mixed results [MarketWatch]
- 30th - Bank of America, Citigroup and Other Big Banks Still Profiting from Government Money
- 30th - Benevolent hackers poke holes in e-banking [NewScientist]
- 30th - Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 599 [CR]
- 30th - US banks face risks, could spark downgrades -S&P [Reuters]
- 29th - Six Banks Failed Today - Yearly Total Is Now 15
- 29th - Five Bank Failures So Far Today
- 29th - NCUA's Share Insurance Fund Report - Increase in Problem Credit Unions
- 29th - Wachovia's TX and KS Branches Will Be Converted to Wells Fargo in July
- 29th - Is the Economy Really on the Mend? [SmartMoney.com]
- 28th - Fed chief Bernanke wins 2nd term in closest vote [AP]
- 28th - America's Best and Worst Banks for 2010 [Billshrink]
- 28th - Can You Name the 10 Largest Banks?
- 28th - 10 things your bank won't tell you [SmartMoney]
- 28th - Losses continue at Hanmi Bank [LA Times]
- 28th - Still use checks? Join the dinosaurs [MSN Money]
- 28th - Another Top Nationwide Reward Checking Account Restricts Availability
- 28th - ING appeals against E.U. state aid ruling [MarketWatch]
- 27th - E-Trade reports quarterly net loss of $67 million [MarketWatch]
- 27th - Fed Still Saying Exceptionally Low Rates for Extended Period - Update 2
- 27th - FDIC Office of Inspector General's Material Loss Reviews
- 26th - Turning your tax refund into an I Bond may be a smooth move [USAToday]
- 26th - FDIC Friday Lotto: Another Reason Why Banks Are Not Lending [GEA]
- 26th - Navigating the buying and selling of death future contracts [Clark Howard]
- 26th - Index CD may boost returns but add risk [Bankrate.com]
- 26th - FOM, mergers focus of CUNA 'working groups' [CUNA]
- 26th - Managing a high-income Roth conversion [CNNMoney]
- 25th - Fed bashers: Washington's odd couple [CNN]
- 25th - Should you ditch your bank? [MSN Money]
- 25th - Who's afraid of rising interest rates? Banks! [CNNMoney]
- 25th - Munis’ Worthy Rivals [Kiplinger.com]
- 25th - Should You Manage Your Money Online or on Your Computer? [about.com]
- 24th - Forecast: Many banks will be loath to lend in 2010 [The Columbian]
- 24th - Congress Gives Relief for Alternative Minimum Tax [WSJ]
- 24th - Bernanke's Confirmation for a Second Term?
- 23rd - Unofficial Problem Bank Lists Increases to 584 [CR]
- 23rd - Bank Supervisors in U.S. Impose Tougher Rules Without Overhaul [Bloomberg]
- 23rd - Some Birmingham grocery operators want banks to end the fee charged by banks for debit and credit card transactions [al.com]
- 23rd - Five Bank Failures Including Charter Bank in New Mexico
- 22nd - Bank Failure #8 & #9 of 2010: Evergreen Bank, Seattle, WA & Columbia River Bank, The Dalles, OR - Update
- 22nd - Bank Failure #7 of 2010: Charter Bank, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 22nd - Bank Failure #6 for 2010: Bank of Leeton, Leeton, Missouri [FDIC]
- 22nd - Bank Failure #5 for 2010: Premier American Bank in Miami, Florida
- 22nd - How the New Rules on Overdraft Fees will Change Checking Accounts
- 22nd - Bankrate.com Finally Updates its Ratings with Sep 2009 FDIC Data
- 22nd - Consolidations of Korean-American Banks [TheStreet.com]
- 22nd - FDIC Opens a Temporary Midwest Satellite Office [FDIC]
- 22nd - Home foreclosures continue to rise [USAToday]
- 21st - Review of the President's Proposal for New Limits on the Largest Banks
- 21st - Cautious about the economy, big banks report slow lending [WaPo]
- 21st - Will free checking disappear? [Bankrate.com]
- 21st - Proposal Set to Curb Bank Giants [WSJ]
- 21st - Savings Accounts Being Added to Some Reward Checking Accounts
- 20th - Banking Tips to Protect Small Businesses [Clark Howard]
- 20th - FDIC geared up for busy year of bank failures [Reuters]
- 20th - Buffett predicts slow, uncertain economic recovery [AP]
- 20th - Silver State Talks Roll On [CU Times]
- 19th - SF Fed economists find strong jobs-inflation link [Reuters]
- 19th - Citigroup Loses $7.6 Billion on Costs to Repay Bailout Funds [Bloomberg]
- 19th - DepositAccount.com Article: What is ChexSystems?
- 19th - Should you bank online? [Bankrate.com]
- 18th - Editorial - How Retirees Saved the Banks [NYTimes]
- 18th - What's Plan B if Senate dawdles on Bernanke? [CNNMoney]
- 18th - Card Rewards You Can Invest [WSJ]
- 18th - Fed up with the Fed? [CNNMoney]
- 18th - Economic View - Bernanke and the Beast [NYT]
- 17th - That Other Inflation [Forbes]
- 16th - Analysis - Watch the politics if you're worried on inflation [Reuters]
- 16th - Next Wave of Distressed Home Sales?
- 16th - Unofficial Problem Bank List Increases to 582 [Calculated Risk]
- 15th - Three Bank Failures So Far Today [FDIC]
- 15th - Build a ladder of CDs, bonds to reach for higher yields [USA Today]
- 15th - Consumer Prices in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast [Bloomberg]
- 15th - Obama's big-bank tax: Which firms would pay it - and could they just pass it on? [LA Times]
- 15th - It's Time to Cash In Old U.S. Bonds [WSJ]
- 15th - The Highest Global Inflation Rates [Billshrink]
- 15th - Economists React: Tax On Banks 'Not All Political' [WSJ]
- 14th - BankDeals Transition to DepositAccounts.com Is Fast Approaching
- 14th - Banks face big losses and bonus backlash [CNN]
- 14th - AP source: Obama seeking tax on biggest banks [AP]
- 13th - Why the Best Deposit Rates Are Decreasing [NYT Bucks Blog]
- 13th - Plosser: Fed must raise rates as economy improves [Reuters]
- 13th - Fed adopts new rules to protect credit card users [AP]
- 13th - How to get a free credit score [Bankrate.com]
- 12th - FDIC floats plan to tie bank pay to fee levels [Reuters]
- 12th - Banks Brace for Bailout Fee [WSJ]
- 12th - The Way We Live Now - Walk Away From Your Mortgage! [NYT]
- 12th - America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels [Telegraph]
- 11th - California Woman Moves Her Money After Being Blocked From Her Own Account [Huffington Post]
- 11th - Nevada Economic Woes Stoke a New ASI vs. NCUA Insurance Debate [CU Times]
- 11th - U.S., in Nod to Creditors, Is Adding TIPS Issues [WSJ]
- 11th - Municipal Bonds: After 7 Fat Years, Are 7 Lean Years on the Way? [Seeking Alpha]
- 11th - The Hidden Costs of Reward Cards
- 10th - Ordinary Americans lack the power to hurt the big banks [WaPo]
- 10th - Horizon Bank closed by regulators [Seattle Times]
- 10th - Kern Central Credit Union liquidated; operations continue under new name [Bakerfields.com]
- 9th - Banks Warned to Guard Against Rate-Rise Risks
- 8th - Review of the First Bank Failure of 2010 - Horizon Bank in Washington State
- 8th - First Bank Failure of 2010 - Horizon Bank in Washington State
- 8th - Friday Bank Closures? Couple of FDIC Press Releases
- 8th - OneWest On Track but Faces Long Haul [TheStreet.com]
- 8th - Answers About Roth IRA Conversions: Part 1 [NYT]
- 7th - Fed's Hoenig says mustn't wait too long to tighten [Reuters]
- 7th - Small Banks Say a Cure Hurts [WSJ]
- 7th - FDIC eyes linking levies to bank pay [FT]
- 7th - Insights into Banks' Checking Account Bonuses
- 6th - Velocity CU Members Approve Conversion to Private Insurance - Future of ASI?
- 5th - How Visa and the Banks Have Profited from Signature-Based Debit Cards
- 3rd - Review of the 2009 Bank Failures and What Depositors Experienced
- 3rd - Recent News on Banks Under Regulatory Scrutiny
December 2009
- 31st - New Year's Eve Credit Union Liquidation
- 31st - Update on ASI, Velocity Credit Union and Private Deposit Insurance
- 31st - Beware of Wrong Reports of FDIC Guarantee Changes
- 30th - UmbrellaBank and Imperial Capital CD Holders Take a Beating
- 29th - How the Proposed Fed CDs Will Affect Savers?
- 26th - NYTimes Article: At Tiny Rates, Saving Money Costs Investors
- 24th - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
- 23rd - Useful Reward Checking Account Tips
- 18th - 7 Banks Fail Including UmbrellaBank's Parent and Imperial Capital
- 18th - Important Gotcha for Those with Reward Checking Accounts
- 17th - Flagstar Internet Money Market Rate Plummets and Is No Longer Competitive
- 16th - Fed Still Saying Exceptionally Low Rates for Extended Period - Update
- 13th - IndyMac Depositors Are Still Out of Luck - Review of Deposit Insurance Changes Since IndyMac's Closure
- 11th - Three Banks Closed by Regulators in FL, AZ and KS
- 11th - The Last Remaining 6% Reward Checking Account
- 10th - Ally Bank News - Fee Changes and CD Renewal Bonus
- 8th - More Information on the Transition to DepositAccounts.com
- 4th - AmTrust Bank and Five Other Banks Are Shut Down by Regulators
- 3rd - Velocity Credit Union in Texas Begins Voting Process for Switch to Private Insurance
- 2nd - AmTrust Financial Files for Bankruptcy - Future of AmTrust Bank?
- 1st - Credit Union News - ASI Review and a Credit Union Liquidation
- 1st - The Future Home For Bank Deals: DepositAccounts.com
November 2009
- 27th - FDIC Releases October Enforcement Actions
- 25th - Big Improvements Coming to Bank Deals
- 24th - FDIC's Third Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 552
- 23rd - Fees for PIN-Based Debit Card Purchases
- 20th - One Small Florida Bank Closed - 124th Bank Failure of 2009
- 19th - Bank Deals Blog is Back in Operation!
- 17th - FDIC is Now Forcing Rate Cuts to Reward Checking Accounts
- 17th - FDIC's Fall 2009 Consumer News - FDIC Coverage, Safe Deposit Box, Debit Card Protections
- 17th - Link Verification When Opening a New Account at Ally Bank
- 13th - Two Florida Banks and One California Bank Closed by Regulators
- 13th - Another Fed Action That May Cost Savers - New Rules on Overdrafts
- 6th - Five Banks Fail including United Commercial Bank
- 4th - Fed Still Saying Exceptionally Low Rates for Extended Period
- 3rd - Charter Bank Slashes the Rate on its Nationwide Reward Checking Account
- 2nd - Treasury Announces New I Bond Rate of 3.36% - Fixed Rate of 0.30%
- 2nd - History of the Government's Intervention into GMAC and Ally Bank
- 1st - More Reviews of Risks with Privately Insured Credit Unions
October 2009
- 31st - Uninsured IndyMac Depositors Ask FDIC Chairman for Help - Lessons To Be Learned
- 30th - Nine Banks of FBOP Corporation Closed - All Deposits Assumed by U.S. Bank
- 30th - Ally Bank Cuts Rates - Linked to the GMAC Bailout?
- 30th - FAB&T Announces Major Cuts in Its Reward Checking Account - Future of Reward Checking?
- 28th - Another Case of a Bank Discouraging Small Debit Card Purchases in its Reward Checking Account
- 27th - GMAC Reported To Have Agreed to Deposit Rate Limitations
- 26th - ING Plans to Divest ING Direct - What It Might Mean for ING Direct Customers?
- 25th - Credit Union Liquidation without the NCUA
- 23rd - 106 Bank Failures for 2009
- 23rd - Barron's Front Page: It's Time to Raise Rates, Ben
- 21st - WaPo Article Sums Up the Plight of the Savers
- 19th - Potential Issues When You're Opening Reward Checking Accounts
- 16th - 99th Bank Failure of 2009 - San Joaquin Bank in California
- 16th - Update on Series I Savings Bonds: Next Inflation Component Will Be 3.07%
- 12th - Credit Card Fee Legislation May Impact Reward Checking Accounts
- 9th - A Rare Friday That's Free of Bank Failures
- 9th - KeyDirect Is No Longer Accepting New Customers
- 2nd - Three Banks and Two Credit Unions Failed This Week
September 2009
- 30th - Depositors Suffer from the Bank Failures of Corus and Irwin Union Bank
- 29th - FDIC Releases Plan for Banks to Bolster FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund
- 28th - Credit Union News - Closures and Premium Assessments
- 25th - 95th Bank Failure of 2009 and Other FDIC and NCUA News
- 23rd - Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged: When Will the Fed Start Hiking?
- 21st - Non-Illinois Corus Bank Depositors Report Harsh Treatment by MB Financial
- 18th - Irwin Union Banks Closed by Regulators, First Financial Bank Assumes All Deposits
- 14th - MB Financial's Plans for Corus Bank Deposits
- 14th - Follow-Up on Credit Unions Converting from Federal to Private Insurance
- 11th - Corus Bank is Closed by Regulators, MB Financial Bank Assumes All Deposits
- 10th - Credit Union Members Beware: Your Credit Union May Drop Federal Deposit Insurance
- 9th - Proposed Overdraft Fees Legislation and Impact to Reward Checking
- 6th - Federal Reserve Changes Reg D To Allow 6 Checks Per Month in Money Market Accounts
- 4th - Five Banks Fail, FDIC Couldn't Find a Buyer for One
August 2009
- 28th - Review of Today's 3 Bank Closures and Update on Community Bank of Nevada's Closure
- 27th - FDIC's Second Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increase to 416
- 26th - FDIC Eases Requirements for Buyers of Failed Banks
- 21st - Guaranty Bank in Texas, ebank in Georgia and 2 Other Banks are Closed by Regulators
- 21st - Causes of Guaranty Bank's Problems and an Unofficial Bank Problem List
- 14th - Colonial Bank Closed by Regulators - Largest Bank Failure in 2009 and 6th Largest in US History
- 13th - Flooded by Deposits, Banks Restricting Applications - FAB&T and SFGI Direct
- 12th - FOMC Meeting - Rates Stay Near Zero
- 12th - Downsizing of Mutual Bank CD Rates
- 7th - More Friday Bank Closures - What Depositors Might Lose
July 2009
- 31st - Five Banks Close Including Mutual Bank - 69 Bank Failures So Far This Year
- 30th - Review of Market-Indexed CDs
- 28th - Update on Rate Guarantees and Availability of Reward Checking Accounts
- 27th - Those 5% WaMu CDs Are Nearing Maturity - Issues to Consider
- 25th - Internet Banks and Rate Chasing - Is It Worth It?
- 24th - One New York Bank and Six Georgia Banks Are Closed by Regulators
- 22nd - Credit Card Interchange Fees and Reward Checking Accounts
- 22nd - Bernanke's Testimony - No Signs of Higher Interest Rates
- 19th - Sneaky Bank Fees - 10 Examples from MarketWatch and a Few from Bank Deals Readers
- 18th - Make Sure You Don't Get Ripped Off When Your CD Matures
- 17th - Four Banks Fail Including Vineyard Bank and Temucula Valley Bank in California
- 17th - FDIC getting tough and its impact to the $250K insurance limit
- 14th - Customers Sue Bank to Get Back CD Money Stolen by the Bank's Employee
- 10th - 53rd Bank Failure of 2009 - A Small Wyoming Bank
- 8th - How the Big Banks and the Credit Unions Are Handling California's IOUs
- 5th - Reward Checking Updates - New Nationwide Account & Application Issues
- 4th - Brokered Deposits and Hot Money - Factors in Bank Failures?
- 2nd - Summary of Today's Seven Bank Failures
June 2009
- 26th - Five Banks Closed Today - Two in GA, Two in CA and One in MN
- 25th - FOMC Meeting - Fed's Policy Remains Unchanged
- 24th - How Careless Customers Help the Careful Customers Save More on Checking Accounts
- 20th - Newspaper Ads with Very High CD Rates and the FDIC's Crack Down
- 19th - 38th, 39th and 40th Bank Closures for 2009
- 14th - Reward Checking Accounts with Rate Guarantees - One With 6% Until 2010
- 12th - More Reward Checking Rate Cuts and Restrictions
- 11th - FDIC Starts to Crack Down on Ally Bank's Deposit Rates
- 6th - Did ebank cut rates to comply with the FDIC's rate caps?
- 5th - 37th Bank Failure of 2009
- 1st - GMAC Financial Services' CEO Responds to the ABA
May 2009
- 31st - Behind the Scenes with the FDIC and the History of Sheila Bair
- 31st - The FDIC's Weekly National Rates and Rate Caps
- 29th - American Bankers Association Urges FDIC To Force GMAC/Ally Bank to Cut Deposit Rates
- 28th - NCUA's Press Release on the $250K Share Insurance Extension
- 27th - FDIC Chairwoman Bair's Interview on Jim Cramer's Mad Money
- 27th - CD Shopping Tips from the FDIC - Warning about Newspaper Ads with 5% CDs
- 27th - FDIC's First Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increase to 305
- 22nd - Two Illinois Banks Fail, Impact to CD Customers and the FDIC Special Assessment
- 21st - Rare Thursday Bank Closure - BankUnited, FSB
- 21st - It's Official: Basic Deposit Insurance Limit is $250K Through 2013
- 20th - Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights, Effects on Rewards and Some Remaining Cash Reward Cards
- 20th - Extension of FDIC's $250,000 Deposit Insurance Limit Is Almost Law
- 19th - Future of Credit Card Rewards?
- 18th - What Savers Should Expect as Banks Recover
- 16th - No Bank Failures But One Credit Union Liquidation
- 13th - Kasasa - The New Name of Reward Checking and Savings Accounts
- 10th - Ohio's SaveNOW Bonus Program Provides a Little Help to Savers
- 8th - 33rd Bank Failure of 2009: Westsound Bank in Washington State
- 7th - Bank Stress Test Results - Impacts to Depositors?
- 7th - Extension of FDIC's $250,000 Deposit Insurance Limit Gets Closer - May Not Become Permanent
- 1st - Three Banks Fail Today - 30th, 31st & 32nd Failures for 2009
- 1st - New I Bond Rates - Government Gives No Incentives to Buy
- 1st - Popularity of Shorter Term CDs
April 2009
- 29th - FOMC Meeting - Still No Inflation Worries
- 27th - Uninsured Deposits from a Failed Bank
- 25th - Eastern Financial Credit Union Placed into NCUA Conservatorship
- 24th - Four Bank Failures Today - 26th to 29th Failures for 2009
- 24th - Permanent Increase of FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage May Soon Become Law
- 20th - Switching from a giant monster mega-bank to a credit union is easier than you think
- 17th - 24th & 25th Bank Failure of 2009 - In MO & NV
- 15th - Update on Series I Savings Bonds: Six Months of 0% for All Existing I Bonds
- 14th - Banking News: GMAC, CDARS and CDs at Failed Banks
- 10th - 22nd and 23rd Bank Failure of 2009
- 10th - Bank Closures and Other FDIC News
- 8th - Redneck Bank Stops Accepting New Applications
March 2009
- 27th - 21st Bank Failure of 2009: Omni National Bank in Georgia
- 27th - Media and Consumer Advocates Report on the Value of Reward Checking Accounts
- 26th - SEC Halts CD Ponzi Scheme Involving Caribbean-Based Millennium Bank
- 23rd - Series I Savings Bonds Considerations for the Short Term and Long Term
- 22nd - Lessons from the Stanford Financial Mess and Foreign CD Options
- 20th - 18th, 19th & 20th Bank Failures of 2009, Plus Two Credit Unions Placed into Conservatorship
- 20th - FDIC Finally Closes Sale of IndyMac, It's Now OneWest Bank (2.65% 9-Month CD)
- 18th - FOMC Meeting - Fed to Buy Over $1 Trillion in Securities
- 18th - Updates to My Nationwide Reward Checking Accounts List - Update
- 15th - 60 Minutes' Ben Bernanke Interview
- 14th - Negotiating Higher CD Rates
- 13th - Michigan Orders Fake Credit Union Website to Shut Down - How to Verify Bank and Credit Union Websites
- 12th - News and Updates for Redneck Bank and Its Two Sister Banks
- 11th - E-LOAN and DCU Temporarily Waiving CD Early Withdrawal Penalties
- 8th - 60 Minutes Goes Behind the Scenes of a Bank Failure
- 6th - 17th Bank Failure of 2009: Freedom Bank of Georgia
- 6th - FDIC News and Status of Making the $250K Coverage Limit Permanent
February 2009
- 27th - 15th and 16th Bank Failures of 2009
- 26th - FDIC's Fourth Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 252
- 21st - 14th Bank Failure of 2009: Silver Falls Bank in Oregon
- 18th - SEC Files Charges Against Stanford International Bank
- 13th - Four Banks Fail Today, 13 Bank Failures for 2009
- 13th - Clear Sky Stops Accepting New Customers and Deposits from Existing Customers
- 13th - Stanford International Bank and Other Foreign Banks That Offer High CD Rates
- 6th - 9th Bank Failure of 2009: County Bank in California
- 6th - 8th Bank Failure of 2009: Alliance Bank in California
- 6th - 7th Bank Failure of 2009: FirstBank Financial Services in Georgia
- 4th - High-Yield Reward Checking News - Growing Popularity
January 2009
- 30th - 6th Bank Failure of 2009: Ocala National Bank, Florida
- 30th - 5th Bank Failure of 2009: Suburban Federal Savings Bank in Maryland
- 30th - 4th Bank Failure of 2009: MagnetBank in Utah
- 29th - FOMC Meeting - Rate Stays Near Zero with No Changes on the Horizon
- 27th - FDIC Proposes Interest Rate Restrictions on Weak Banks
- 26th - Debit Cards, Credit Cards and Reward Checking Accounts
- 23rd - 3rd Bank Failure of 2009: 1st Centennial Bank in California
- 23rd - DollarSavingsDirect Savings Account Yield Falls to 3.50% - Alternatives?
- 18th - How is 5% Checking Possible? The Math Behind Reward Checking Accounts
- 16th - 2nd Bank Failure of 2009: Bank of Clark County in Washington State
- 16th - First Bank Failure of 2009: National Bank of Commerce in Illinois
- 15th - Sign that Rates are Falling Fast
- 12th - House Bill Seeks to Make Permanent the $250K Deposit Insurance Limit
- 9th - OneUnited Highlighted in CNN Article on US Bailouts of Unsafe Banks
- 1st - Review of the 2008 Credit Union Liquidations
December 2008
- 31st - Rate Cuts and Other Banking News
- 29th - GMAC and IndyMac News
- 28th - 10 Lessons from the 2008 Bank Failures
- 26th - Banking News of the Day
- 18th - Rate Cuts - ING Direct, WaMu, E*Trade, UFB Direct & Others
- 16th - FDIC Prepares for More Bank Failures
- 16th - Fed Cuts Key Rate to Near Zero
- 15th - Which Banks Have and Haven't Applied for the $700 Billion Bailout Funds
- 15th - New FDIC Rules Making it Tougher on Bank Start-Ups
- 13th - GMAC's Problems and its Effect on GMAC Bank - What Can be Learned from Lehman Brothers
- 12th - 25th Bank Failure of 2008: Sanderson State Bank in Texas
- 12th - 24th Bank Failure of 2008: Haven Trust Bank in Duluth, Georgia
- 12th - WaMu's $100 Checking Account Bonus and WaMu News
- 10th - 0% T-Bills, FDIC Trust, GMAC Problems and other Banking News of the Day
- 6th - 23rd Bank Failure of the Year: First Georgia Community Bank
- 5th - New FDIC and NCUA Documentation with Latest Deposit Insurance Coverage Changes
November 2008
- 29th - FDIC Cites OneUnited Bank for Violations
- 27th - IndyMac's Future and FDIC's Expansion of Bidders for Failed Banks
- 26th - Troubles at AmTrust Bank
- 25th - FDIC's Third Quarter Report - Number of Problem Banks Increased to 171
- 24th - Unlimited FDIC Coverage for Citibank Checking Accounts
- 23rd - Citigroup Crisis and Other Banking News
- 21st - 21st & 22nd Bank Failures of 2008 - Downey Savings and PFF Bank & Trust
- 21st - 20th Bank Failure of 2008 - The Community Bank, Georgia
- 20th - Will the Fed Cut the Funds Rate to 0%?
- 20th - Savings Account Rates Decline, More Hints of Rate Cuts by the Fed
- 20th - GMAC Applies to Become Bank Holding Company and Seeks Bailout Funds
- 17th - Another News Article Covering the Fight for US Deposits
- 16th - The End of an Era on Wall Street
- 14th - WSJ Article: Banks Wage Rate War For Deposits
- 13th - Wrath of the Bank Regulators
- 11th - AmEx to be a Bank Holding Company & AmEx's Little Known Savings Account
- 7th - Bank Failure - Security Pacific Bank in California
- 7th - Bank Failure - Franklin Bank in Texas
- 6th - The 3 Superbanks and the Effects on Depositors
- 6th - GMAC Bank's Parent Posted Record Losses
- 3rd - Treasury Announces New I Bond Rate of 5.64%
October 2008
- 31st - Bank Failure - Freedom Bank of Florida
- 30th - Series I Savings Bond Inflation Rate is High, But Still Not a Good Deal
- 29th - Fed Cuts Rates to 1% - Future Savings Account and CD Rates?
- 29th - Checking Account Study - What's the Best Option?
- 26th - Inside Look at ACH Transfer Speeds at Online Banks
- 24th - Bank Failure - Alpha Bank & Trust in Georgia
- 24th - PNC to Buy National City
- 22nd - Rate Cuts at HSBC Direct, FNBO Direct - Future Rates?
- 21st - Major Regional Banks: Their Latest Losses and CD Deals
- 20th - More Details About the Treasury's Money Market Fund Guarantee Program
- 20th - ING Group Gets Bailed Out by the Netherlands
- 19th - Things Your Bank Won't Tell You
- 14th - New Program Announced to Stabilize Banks - More Changes to FDIC Coverage
- 11th - Two Friday Bank Closures
- 8th - Fed Funds Rate Slashed by 50 Basis Points in Emergency Meeting
- 7th - Fed Rate Cuts Appear Likely
- 5th - Summary of the FDIC and NCUA Deposit Insurance Coverage Changes
- 3rd - Bailout Bill Signed into Law - Effects to Deposit Insurance?
- 2nd - Reward Checking Account Rates Fall
- 1st - Proposed FDIC Coverage Increase May Only Be Temporary
September 2008
- 30th - Higher FDIC Insurance Limits Being Proposed by Presidential Candidates
- 29th - Citigroup to Acquire Wachovia's Banking Operations with Help from the Feds
- 26th - FDIC Simplifies Coverage Rules for Revocable Trust Accounts
- 26th - WaMu Fails and is Acquired by JPMorgan Chase
- 25th - FDIC Responds to Bloomberg Article Regarding Potential $150 Billion Bailout
- 22nd - Treasury Clarifies Its Money Market Fund Guaranty Program
- 19th - Bank Closure: Ameribank of West Virginia
- 19th - Treasury Announces Program to Insure Money Market Funds
- 19th - Latest News on WaMu
- 18th - FDIC News, Resources and History
- 16th - Money Market Fund Loses Money Due to Lehman Brothers
- 16th - Fed Continues to Keep Rates Unchanged
- 12th - Article on Bank Failures and My FDIC Resources
- 10th - Company Insuring Deposits Above FDIC Limits Is Ending Coverage
- 10th - Why We Invest in Insured CDs and Savings Accounts
- 7th - Yields Increase to Over 6% on Two Nationally Available Reward Checking Accounts
- 7th - Fannie, Freddie Takeover's Effect to Banks
- 6th - Bank Closure: Silver State Bank of Nevada
- 4th - Valley Credit Union Placed into NCUA Conservatorship - Impact to Members?
- 1st - New Reward Checking Account Stats: Profitable for Banks?
August 2008
- 29th - Integrity Bank Fails, Regions Bank Acquires Deposits
- 28th - Update on POD Accounts and FDIC Coverage
- 27th - More Evidence We'll See Higher Deposit Rates
- 26th - New FDIC Data: 117 Banks on Problem List
- 26th - WSJ Banking Articles of Interest - Fed Regulators and CDARS
- 22nd - Feds Close a Kansas Bank - Ninth Closure of the Year
- 21st - News and Resources on Bank Failures and the FDIC
- 18th - Future Deposit Rates? Clues from a Financial Times Article
- 15th - Friday Bank Closures and a FDIC NY Times Article
- 13th - Fewer Uninsured Deposits at IndyMac and the Future Sale of IndyMac
- 11th - Safety of Credit Unions?
- 8th - Update on Vineyard Bank
- 5th - Fed Continues to Keep Rates Unchanged - Future of CD and Savings Account Rates?
- 3rd - Should FDIC Insurance Limits Be Changed?
- 1st - FDIC: Small Florida Bank is Closed
- 1st - Some Recent and Odd Credit Union Failures
July 2008
- 28th - More News on IndyMac and Its Current CDs
- 26th - Feds Close Two Banks
- 24th - SFGate Article: Why wasn't IndyMac on the FDIC problem list?
- 22nd - Look Inside Wachovia's Deposit and CD Growth
- 21st - How Safe is the FDIC? Article Reviews the Issue
- 18th - FDIC's Website to Assist Indymac Depositors on Insurance Coverage
- 18th - Higher CD Rates at GMAC Bank Plus News on the FDIC Waiver
- 16th - Lists of America's Most Troubled Banks
- 14th - Review of the Latest News on Indymac's Closure
- 13th - Feds Try to Calm Worries with Sunday Announcements
- 11th - Useful Credit Card Rules and Laws - What About Debit Cards?
- 9th - Indymac Bank's High CD Rates and Questionable Future
- 9th - FDIC Insurance of Complex Trust Agreements
- 7th - Indymac Responds to Regulators' Actions - Impact to Depositors?
- 1st - Bank of America Completes Acquisition of Countrywide
June 2008
- 30th - Indymac Bank's CD Rate Increase and Latest News
- 26th - Worries About Small Banks and Builders' Interest-Reserve Loans
- 25th - Fed Holds Rate Unchanged, Effects on Savings Account and CD Rates?
- 24th - Florida Banks Facing Tough Times - How Bad Will It Get?
- 23rd - CD Deal Reminders - 5% 100-Day at The Golden 1, 5.25% 5-Year at US Bank
- 12th - More Reward Checking Account Reviews and Opinions
- 11th - Annuity Advice from The Mole and High Rate CDs Advertised in Newspapers
- 10th - Increasing Odds for an August Fed Funds Rate Hike
- 10th - Brokered CDs and Bank Failures
- 9th - New CD and Savings Account Auction Service at MoneyAisle
- 8th - Latest Banking News: Online Savings Accounts, Bank of America, Countrywide and National City
- 5th - FDIC in Action - Behind the Scenes at Last Week's Bank Closure
- 3rd - Survey of Cash Back Credit Cards
- 2nd - Reward Checking News and Resources
May 2008
- 30th - Fourth Bank Failure of 2008 - Small Minnesota Bank, First Integrity
- 28th - ING Direct's New Security Software
- 27th - Brokered CD Depositors of Failed ANB Financial Having to Wait
- 27th - Fee Refunds and Hold Times at Bank of America
- 23rd - Bank Failure Predictions and the Texas Ratio
- 23rd - Banks Reducing Nationwide Availability of Reward Checking Accounts and Discouraging Small Debit Card Purchases
- 23rd - Patelco Credit Union Absorbs Cal State 9
- 23rd - Problems Grow at GMAC's Mortgage Unit, ResCap
- 14th - $400,000 of Deposits at a Failed Bank, First-Hand Experience at ANB Financial
- 9th - Bank Failure at ANB Financial - FDIC Press Release
- 5th - More Concerns of Bank of America's Buy-Out of Countrywide
- 1st - I Bond Fixed Rate Plummets from 1.20% to 0%
April 2008
- 30th - Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points - The Last Rate Cut?
- 30th - WSJ Article - CD Rates Starting to Rise
- 16th - Next I Bond Inflation Component Will Be 4.83%
- 10th - Potential GMAC Bank Problem Reported in Today's WSJ
- 6th - High Yield Reward Checking Account Statistics
- 2nd - More Rate Cuts - Savings, Checking and Reward Checking Accounts
March 2008
- 21st - Savings and Checking Account Rates Slashed - WaMu, HSBC, Emigrant, E-LOAN, and More
- 19th - Online Banks Quick to Cut Rates after Yesterday's Fed Rate Cut
- 18th - Fed Cuts Rates by 75 Basis Points - Best Savings Strategies in this Environment?
- 17th - The Fed Makes a Surprise Move to Ease Credit Crisis
- 7th - Hume Bank, a Small Missouri Bank, Becomes Second Bank to Fail This Year
February 2008
- 28th - Preparing for Bank Failures
- 26th - Superior Savings is Becoming Capital One Bank
- 26th - FDIC Report on Fourth Quarter Performance of the Banking Industry
- 22nd - More Falling Savings Account Rates - Big Drop at OneUnited
- 14th - More Savings Account Rate Cuts - Update
- 10th - High Yield Reward Checking Gets More Publicity - Wall Street Journal Article
- 8th - Online Savings Account and CD Rates Continue to Fall
- 6th - More Savings Account Rate Cuts
- 1st - More Falling Savings Account Rates
- 1st - Rate Cuts Hit the Nation's Best Reward Checking Account
January 2008
- 30th - Fed Cuts Rate by 50 Basis Points - Prepare for Another Round of Savings Account and CD Rate Cuts
- 29th - More Falling Savings Account and CD Rates
- 29th - First US Bank Failure of 2008
- 25th - The Plummeting Savings Accounts and CD Rates
- 22nd - A Surprise Fed Rate Cut of 75 Basis Points
- 21st - History of the High Yield Reward Checking Account
- 21st - Ads for High Rate CDs - What's the Catch?
- 16th - News Coverage on the Savings Programs from Wachovia, WaMu and Bank of America
- 16th - Rate Cuts Continue at Online Banks - UmbrellaBank, UFB Direct, ING Direct
- 11th - It's Official. Bank of America is Buying Countrywide
- 8th - More Concerns about Countrywide
- 8th - High Deposit Rates and Banks' Narrowing Margins
December 2007
- 31st - The Ten Best Bank Deals for Savers in 2007
- 14th - 5.04% 18-Month CD at a Michigan CU and Update on a Failed CU (Detroit Edison).
- 13th - New Savings Account Rate Cuts
- 11th - Another Fed Rate Cut - Doesn't Look Good for Savers
- 9th - Treasury Slashes Annual Purchase Limits for Savings Bonds
November 2007
- 26th - Patelco Credit Union is Scheduled to be Federally Insured Starting January 1st
- 20th - ING Direct Acquires ShareBuilder
- 12th - Worries about E*Trade
- 7th - Another Round of Falling Rates: CitiBank, Cap One, WaMu, iGoBanking, ...
- 6th - High Yield Reward Checking Account News and Reviews - Future of High Yield Accounts?
- 4th - Cal State 9 Credit Union Placed into NCUA Conservatorship
- 2nd - More Falling Rates: GMAC, Countrywide, Presidential, Bank of America
- 1st - Falling Savings Account Rates: ING Direct, EverBank, Zions Bank
October 2007
- 31st - Fed Cuts Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points - Review of Best Savings Accounts and Reward Checking Accounts in Falling Rate Environment
- 28th - Follow-Up on NetBank's Closure
- 26th - Countrywide CD Rate Update - New 5.65% 6-Month CD
- 18th - More Falling Yields at Online Savings Accounts: Capital One, AmTrustDirect, Zions
- 5th - Another Bank Failure - a Small Ohio Bank
- 4th - More Drops in Savings Account Rates. E-LOAN, AmTrustDirect and Others
- 2nd - Patelco Credit Union Applies for Federal Insurance
September 2007
- 30th - Interesting Facts about NetBank's Closure
- 28th - NetBank Closed - FDIC Named Receiver, NetBank Depositors Now Under ING Direct
- 28th - Online Savings Account Rates Continue to Fall, Emigrant, iGobanking
- 25th - Future Rates at FNBO Direct? and What's Next?
- 21st - Falling Saving Account Rates: GMAC, AmTrustDirect, Apple, BofA DoW Money Market
- 18th - Fed Cuts Rates by 50 Basis Points - End of the 5%+ Savings Accounts?
- 17th - EverBank Cancels NetBank Acquisition
August 2007
- 27th - Troubled Banks and Credit Unions in the News
- 23rd - Mortgage Lenders Raising Yields on Savings Accounts and CDs
- 21st - Large Drops in Short-Term Treasury Bill Yields
- 20th - Countrywide Tries to Soothe Fears with National Ads and High Rates
- 17th - Fed Cuts Discount Rate - Effects to Savings Account Rates?
- 17th - 5.50% Savings Account and 5.65% 12-Month CD at Countrywide - Desperate for Deposits?
- 16th - Safety of Money Market Funds?
- 8th - A Bank Customer's $321K Loss from a Bank Failure
- 7th - Fed Holds Steady Again - Effects to Your Savings Account and CD Strategies?
July 2007
- 16th - New Government Website for Banking Questions and Complaints
- 12th - Is This How Banks Will Make Money from the Reward Checking Accounts?
- 1st - Watch Your Bank Account - the ACH Penny-Deposit Scam
June 2007
- 28th - Fed Holds Steady - Decisions about Savings Accounts vs. CDs?
- 12th - Yields on Long Term Treasuries Surge Again - Effect on CDs?
- 1st - MSN Money's article on when banks turn evil
May 2007
- 21st - NetBank Being Acquired by EverBank
- 15th - Banking News Highlights
- 3rd - New Ways Emigrant Direct is Trying to Grow
April 2007
March 2007
- 18th - Update on Federal Savings
- 7th - ING Direct's Electric Orange Checking Account is Now Publicly Available
- 5th - 5.55% 5-Month CD at a South Carolina Bank (First Federal)
February 2007
- 21st - How to Negotiate Higher CD Rates
- 21st - Case Study of a Recent Bank Failure
- 20th - Online Savings Account Study - Promos and Strong Brands Help
- 20th - Huron River Area Credit Union Placed into NCUA Conservatorship - What Does This Mean?
- 14th - Wells Fargo's Free Online Trades
- 13th - How Banks are Being Squeezed by Interest Rates
- 9th - Problems at HSBC's US Operations
- 7th - 6% Savings Account Promos Like Yesterday's Toasters
- 5th - Researching Federal Savings