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WASHINGTON—With similar arguments as another case that could upend long-standing legal precedent and redefine the limits of presidential power over independent read more

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged For Now. (Let's see if the Banks/CUs hold off too, or if more keep slashing savings rates anyway for profit). NY Times: "Fed Sees Higher read more

Some people regret their decision to claim Social Security early, well before their full retirement age (FRA). Fortunately, a "do-over" option is available. It's read more

A survey of the best interest rates on: CDs, HYSAs, Rewards checking accounts, Treasury Bills, Money market mutual funds, Ultra-short Treasury ETFs, and Series I read more

The typical retirement age in 2024 was 64 for men, 62 for women. Up from 20 years ago.  We’re working longer for several reasons:   Americans are read more

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A survey of the best interest rates on: CDs, HYSAs, Rewards checking accounts, Treasury Bills, Money market mutual funds, Ultra-short Treasury ETFs, and Series I read more

This article outlines a variety of low-risk investments and accounts (such as: CDs, money market funds, treasuries, agency bonds, bond mutual funds, and bond read more

A survey of the best interest rates on: CDs, HYSAs, Rewards checking accounts, Treasury Bills, Money market mutual funds, Ultra-short Treasury ETFs, and Series I read more

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The Fed held interest rates steady before Trump reiterated his long-held view that the central bank should be lowering borrowing costs in a social media post late read more

Apple Federal Credit Union has agreed to a $2.5 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it charged unfair overdraft fees on ATM withdrawals and read more

This is not good since using the online system is actually more inefficient in my experience, especially when chasing those timely bank bonuses. 

A survey of the best interest rates on: CDs, HYSAs, Rewards checking accounts, Treasury Bills, Money market mutual funds, Ultra-short Treasury ETFs, and Series I read more

I knew NavyFed was the largest, but wow is it lopsided. For CUs, NavyFed is like Chase, Wells and BofA all rolled into one. And PenFed (Pen Fed? Who are they read more

I saw an email that someone wanted a link but was leaving the house for an appointment. Could not find the email now. This is a link I found but have not read it. read more

The FDIC wants to roll back a policy that had increased oversight into large bank mergers. The proposal unveiled by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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U.S. banking sector profits rose 2.3% to $66.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, the FDIC reported on Tuesday, as it also announced moves to update how read more

Wilkinson said it’s possible a device was placed on an MCCU ATM, but that is just speculation at this point, Northern News Now said.“It is possible that they put it read more

"President Donald Trump on Tuesday called out the Federal Reserve, saying the central bank should lower interest rates. 'Interest Rates should be lowered, read more

 The National Credit Union Administration’s four funds again earned unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinions for 2024, according to audited financial statements read more

New administration not addressing inflation, which was supposedly the number 1 issue to be addressed on Day 1.  Cutting pennies will not fix it.  But read more

Jonathan Ping of MyMoneyBlog.com presents his survey of the best interest rates on: HYSAs, CDs, Rewards checking accounts, Treasury Bills, Money market mutual read more

Guggenheim Partners' chief investment officer forecast on Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates roughly every quarter in 2025, read more

You might not be able to access the URL without a Forbes subscription. Here is the gist: "Financial regulators on Tuesday accused Capital One of read more

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Jonathan Ping of MyMoneyBlog.com presents his survey of the best interest rates on: HYSAs, CDs, Rewards checking accounts, Treasury Bills, Money market mutual read more