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 The New York Times July 21st, 2010WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate in the United States is likely to remain well above 7 percent through the end of 2012 and the duration of President Obama’s current term, according to the Federal Reserve. Read the full story on New York Times
 bizjournals.com July 14, 2010The financial reform bill pushed by President Barack Obama now has the 60 votes it needs to pass the Senate, where a vote is expected on Thursday.... Read more: Financial reform heads to Thursday vote - Business Courier of Cincinnati
 msnbc.com June 25th 2010The financial overhaul is about more than derivatives and complex risk assessments. It will change how you interact with the financial system every day, from swiping your debit card at the store to applying for a mortgage. Full story on msnbc.com
 msnbc.com June 14, 2010The nation’s banks are still feeling the public backlash from the financial meltdown and government bailout. Sizeable numbers of people are showing their anger by moving their money to credit unions. Read the full story on msnbc.com
 msnbc.com June 8th 2010 The fight over plastic has been raging for years — a federal appeals court once called it "a clash of commercial titans." Now it's landed in the middle of a massive financial regulatory bill primarily aimed at restraining Wall Street. msnbc.com
 msnbc.com June 1, 2010Economy is improving but many people are still worried. WASHINGTON - The economy trudges ahead yet debt dogs many Americans, stressing them out even as they firm up their own financial foundations. Full story on msnbc.com
 msnbc.com May 28, 2010Flat reading for April raises concerns about whether recovery will stall. WASHINGTON - Consumers don't appear confident enough in the economy to open their wallets more freely. Read the full story on msnbc.com
 FOOL.COM May 25, 2010When new laws decrease fees, you'd think most people would end up better off. Yet the much-ballyhooed new regulation on interchange fees may end up doing ordinary consumers more harm than good. Full story...
 Wall Street Journal May 24, 2010If you think the lobbying is intense while Congress considers financial reform legislation, wait until the President signs it. That is when the real battle will begin to shape the new rules of Wall Street. Full story right here...
 New York Times May 23rd 2010Despite a substantial increase in federal support for subsidized child care, which has enabled some states to stave off cuts, others have trimmed support, and most have failed to keep pace with rising demand, according to... Read the full story...
 MSNBC.com May 20 2010The mortgage crisis is dragging on the economic recovery as more homeowners fall behind on their payments. Analysts expect improvement soon, but the number of homeowners in default or at risk of foreclosure will have... Read the full story...
 New York Times May 18th, 2010In this Jersey Shore town lurks a Wall Street giant. Here, inside the humdrum offices of a tiny trading firm called Tradeworx, workers in their 20s and 30s tend computers that buy and sell 80 million shares a day. Full story on New York Times...
 New York Times May 17th, 2010Anyone rejected for a credit card, car loan or department store charge account has most likely discovered a frustrating aspect of the government-mandated, free credit reports: Read the full story...
 Associated Press May 7, 2010NEW YORK - Credit card offers are appearing in mailboxes again after all but drying up last year. But the deals are a far cry from the zero interest rate, no fee offers common at the height of the credit bubble. Read the full story...
 Associated Press May 5th, 2010The stock market stabilized Wednesday after investors let go of some of their concerns about European countries' big debt loads. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 55 points in afternoon trading... Read the full story...
 Dealbook.blogs April 26th, 2010Seldom have Congress and the White House had the fortitude to impose on American bankers a set of regulations to prevent them from pushing us into recessions. Read the full story...
 Yahoo! News April 19th, 2010America, the worst is over. Let the spending begin. But in places like Twinsburg — where for so many the misery goes on, unabated — people aren't buying the rhetoric. If brighter days are ahead, they say, Read the full story...
 New York Times April 13th, 2010The former chief executive of Washington Mutual, the biggest American savings and loan ever to fail, defended on Tuesday the bank’s actions to reduce risks from the looming housing bust, Read The Full Story...
 latimesblogs.latimes.com April 8th, 2010. By now you've heard that Spirit Airlines, the low-fare carrier based in Florida, announced it will begin charging passengers as much as $45 for each piece of carry-on luggage. Read the full story...
 huntonprivacyblog.com March 30th, 2010Provisions of the FTC’s revised rule that regulate advertisements for free credit reports become effective April 2, 2010. Read the full story on huntonprivacyblog.com.
 money.cnn.com March 25th, 2010NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- White House officials said Monday that tax credits launched under last year's economic recovery bill have boosted the average refund by nearly 10% from the previous year. Read the full story on money.cnn.com
 Wall Street Journal March March 17th, 2010Time is almost up on the federal home-buyer tax credit, the government’s gift of up to $8,000, crafted to jump-start a stalled housing market. Just about six weeks remain for buyers to get those contracts inked. Read More...
 money.cnn.com March 11th, 2010NEW YORK (CNN) -- Recently card holders have seen interest rates increase, new and higher fees. and fewer reward programs. Card issuers are now ramping up those reward programs. Read More...
 sun-sentinel.com March 10th, 2010Bank of America lost out on a role in financing a new courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday after commissioners complained they failed to help people with troubled mortgages and unfairly jacked up credit card fees. Read More...
 washingtonpost.com March 5, 2010. Job losses were mild in February despite extreme snowstorms in much of the country, according to a government report released Friday, Read More...
 http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs February 24th, 2010Just because the new CARD Act is operational, consumers shouldn't count on the rules for protection. If anything, it's more important than ever to comb through each statement to thoroughly... Read More...
 www.americanbankingnews.com February 15th, 2010Not all foreclosure help is in the form of saving the home for the mortgage holders, and in the new pilot program offered by Citibank through its CitiMortgage are, they are offering other forms of help which...Read More...
 Wall Street Journal February 10th, 2010"The odds have never been higher for becoming a fraud victim," said James Van Dyke, Javelin president and founder. "It's an easy crime to perpetrate, a crime that's almost impossible to catch... Read More...
 nbc26.com February 4th, 2010Nearly 12,000 free tax preparation sites will be open nationwide this year as the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its partnerships with nonprofit and community organizations... Read More...
 Fox.com January 25th, 2010There’s no question that our economy faced a financial meltdown in 2009. As we begin a new decade there’s also no denying that we are still feeling the consequences of that dire situation. Read More...
 SPIN Magazine, spin.com January 20th, 2010Jay-Z, U2's Bono and the Edge, and Rihanna will take the stage at the MTV-produced Hope for Haiti benefit telethon, which airs Friday, Jan. 22, at 8 P.M. on all the major TV networks. Read the full story on spin.com
 ABC News Januray 14th, 2010Credit card defaults on store-branded accounts hit near record levels during the holiday shopping season and the trend is likely to continue this year, Fitch Ratings analysts said Thursday. Read More...
 The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au Tuesday January 12, 2010American Express has told customers they can use rewards points to pay their state and local income taxes in the US after a year in which the credit card giant's stock price jumped 115 per cent. Read More...
 Market Watch January 5, 2010Pending home sales plunged a seasonally adjusted 16% in November as a highly popular tax credit for first-time buyers was set to expire on Nov. 30, Read More...
 Los Angeles Times December 27, 2009What should you expect in 2010, and how can you put yourself in the best position to lessen the pain, or even profit from the changes? Read the story
 Bloomberg December 22, 2009The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Trade Commission announced rules giving U.S. consumers more information when they’re lent money at higher rates because of their credit report. Read More...
 Associated Press December 18, 2009The bloated APR is how First Premier Bank is skirting new regulations intended to curb abusive practices. It's a strategy other subprime card issuers could start adopting to get around the new rules. Read More...
 Reuters December 16, 2009Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that U.S. banks have been stabilized but lending remains too weak to support a healthy recovery. Read More...
 creditsmart.co.uk December 10, 2009Founder of microblogging networking site Twitter, Jack Dorsey, explained how the payment system will work at the Le Web 09 conference in Paris yesterday- Read More...
 Military.com December 7, 2009It’s all very tempting, and you may toy with using these quick-fix schemes to boost your score. And why wouldn’t you? Read More...
 Bloomberg.com December 1, 2009Credit card issuers, facing the highest level of delinquencies since April, according to Moody’s Investors Service, are reviving inactivity charges and reworking other fees... Read More...
 USA Today December 2, 2009More than one in four American households, including more than half of black households, use check cashers, payday lenders or pawnbrokers rather than a bank, according to a FDIC.. Read More...
 MSNBC News November 30th, 2009.Bank of America is sending its credit card customers a one-page letter with a simple explanation of the interest rates and fees they're being charged starting Monday. Read More...
 New York Times November 28th, 2009With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children. Read More...
 Freedom Debt Management November 19, 2009 Six things you should know to look for in loan modifications so you do not get scammed by a for-profit organization. Read More...
 New York Times November 15, 2009Japan’s economy grew at a robust annual rate of 4.8 percent in the third quarter as stimulus spending and a rebound in exports appeared to bring the country firmly out of its worst recession in the postwar era. Read More...
 Bakersfieldnow.com November 12, 2009It's sticker shock for plenty of credit card consumers when they get notices about interest rates going sky high. Bakersfield shoppers are looking for new strategies, but experts say credit as we knew it is over. Read More...
 MSN Money November 5, 2009You don't need plastic to establish credit, but you do need a good credit history even if you don't intend to borrow. Here are 7 tips -- plus 4 traps to avoid. Read More...
 http://schumer.senate.gov November 3, 2009Schumer unveils new plan to make credit reporting companies advertising 'FREE' credit reports actually give you a free credit report for free -bust up scam once and for all. Read More...
 Freedom Debt Blogspot October 26, 2009With the crumbling economy and unemployment rates soaring its no secret why a lot of consumers are falling more behind on their unsecured debts. Read More |
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