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The manner in which 2018 started, many countries have had to let go of their outdated economic policies and actually sit up and take care of the manners in which read more

The CFTC did not disclose which company or companies were implicated by the whistleblower’s revelations, but news reports identified the informant as a read more

F&M Bank again made it into the American Banker's Top 200 list.

Bond markets are caught between a Federal Reserve determined to push short rates higher while demand stays strong for longer dated safe assets. The result is a read more

From paying down debt to creating an emergency fund and saving for retirement, we’ll walk you through personal finance 101 from the perspective of millennials, read more

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IndyMac, a California bank that had grown into one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, failed 10 years ago Wednesday. Even though most money in the bank was read more

Alliant customer for last 4 years. Yesterday received letter from Alliant saying they are closing all branches except 2 in Chicago.

I could have spent this article banging on about how cutting back on fuel usage or shopping at places like Aldi could help to ensure you meet any savings goals, but read more

Renting a car for a weekend getaway or perhaps while you wait for your car to be shipped to you can be a fun experience. Rental insurance is often not considered read more

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that it rejected the capital plan of the U.S. arm of Deutsche Bank for the third time in four years as it also limited the read more

Retirement investors, you’re back on your own.

Found this interesting from the article:The bonuses also typically have the benefit of not weighing on key deposit metrics, such as net interest margin, that bank read more

.Wells Fargo is once again being accused of misconduct, this time because it allegedly used complex financial investments to take advantage of mom-and-pop read more

The way a lot of bank structured notes work is that you give the bank $100, and in a few years, if the S&P 500 index or whatever is up, the bank gives you read more

Despite what some say, the central bank has the ammunition to cushion the economy from negative shocks if needed.

A final rule amending the agency’s regulations governing its chartering and field-of-membership rules with respect to applicants for a community charter approval, read more

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently signed the state's budget bill into law. This bill carries an amendment stating that credit unions "shall not include the name read more

Did you know your IRA could be escheated to the state as abandoned property? Not many IRA owners are aware of this possibility, but more and more are facing it.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday terminated all members of the organization's consumer advisory board and two others and told read more

A 3% increase would boost the average Social Security benefit of $1,404 per month in 2018 by $42 per month next year and increase the maximum benefit of $2,788 per read more

This follows a report released earlier this year by Oxfam, which said that just eight billionaires have as much wealth as 3.6 billion people — the poorest half of read more

The Governor recently signed 2018 Wisconsin Act 332, which affects a method to transfer real property without going through a probate proceeding known as a transfer read more

Beginning balance   Annual return    Fees    Balance in 35years $25,000.                 read more

From CNBC Legislation that eases banking regulations - and modifies rules governing credit reports and some consumer loans - has cleared Congress and is headed to read more

From American Banker: As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks read more

For a brief time after a crisis, public attention and concern about preventing the next crisis creates a push for increased regulation. But as the crisis fades into read more

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“What is a mutual fund?” Sam Rogers asked his financial literacy class.

Sometimes, the stuff that people say about early retirement (and early retirees) is terrible. It is assumed that early retirement is the end of productive life and read more