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Credit Unions Offer a Smart Banking Option
These nonprofit, member-run financial institutions are more accessible than ever before â and they can be a much better place to stash your cash than traditional banks.
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Finding Big Yields in Small Banks
Little banks are back, flaunting some of best interest rates in the country and winning back some of the customers they lost.
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Should You Tap Credit Unions for College Loans?
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May 23, 2013Fed Study Rebuts Banks on Swipe Fees
WSJ.comA Federal Reserve study on debit-card transactions undercuts complaints from the banking industry that a government cap on the fees large lenders charge merchants would result in a drop in the payments for all banks.
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April 24, 2013Suddenly, Banks Are Victims; In their S&P lawsuit, the feds discover a new crisis narrative.
WSJ.comStandard & Poor's on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a $5 billion fraud lawsuit filed by the Justice Department. The judge ought to grant S&P's motion for many reasons, not least because otherwise no one will be able to ...
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April 9, 2013
Banks branch into beer, yoga
MarketWatchForget free toasters—think beer and yoga.Those extras are among the draws being used by banks to lure customers to branches in an age when checks can be deposited with a smartphone picture and mortgage applications filled out online.
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April 9, 2013
7 unlikely bank-branch services; These branches seem more like bars or theaters than banks
MarketWatchUmpqua BankOut with the loan officers, in with the yoga instructors. Oregon-based Umpqua Bank, like many banks, is experimenting with wide-ranging initiatives to draw customers to its branches (or “stores,” as the financial institution ...
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April 2, 2013Bank of America Settles With Regulator on Mortgage Losses
WSJ.comWASHINGTON—Bank of America Corp. has reached a $165 million agreement with a federal credit-union regulator, settling allegations that the bank played down the risks of poor-quality mortgages packaged into securities.
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March 6, 2013
Apps: The New Corporate Cost-Cutting Tool
WSJ.comTRUMBULL, Conn.—The biggest mall in town stopped staffing its customer-service desk in January. But perched on that same desk recently was a plastic cutout of a hand holding a smartphone. "Download the free app," it said.
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February 15, 2013Shifting Blame Muddles S&P Suit
WSJ.comLike many other collateralized debt obligations, Delphinus CDO 2007-1 got a triple-A rating and then defaulted within months, causing painful losses to investors.
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February 7, 2013State Lawsuits Could Add to S&P Exposure
WSJ.comStandard & Poor's Ratings Services could face a much higher legal bill than the $5 billion sought by the federal government as more and more states join the battle against the credit-ratings firm.
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January 25, 2013Home-Equity Loans Heat Up
WSJ.comAfter years of declines, home-equity lending is starting to make a comeback.That is presenting new opportunities for homeowners seeking to finance a major purchase, consolidate debt or refinance a mortgage with a small balance.
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January 5, 2013
They Said What? Beyond the Fiscal Cliff
Barrons.comFollow-Up | Dow Indicator | PreviewA deal was made to avoid the fiscal cliff that didn't address the nation's big debt.What must Congress do to put the financial house of the U.S. in order?
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December 22, 2012
Big Bets Out of Texas
Barrons.comThe son of an electrician from the ranching community of Amarillo, Texas, Eric Marshall started buying stocks when he was a freshman majoring in finance at West Texas A&M University. "I was always fascinated with the idea that anyone ...
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December 3, 2012
The Giving Generation
Barrons.comUnlike in days of yore, when folks waited until retirement before turning into tea-and-biscuits philanthropists, many newly wealthy Americans today are rolling up their sleeves and starting small- to medium-size charitable foundations when ...
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November 13, 2012Visa Enlists More Banks in E-Commerce Battle
WSJ.comMore than 50 banks and credit unions plan to make a new "digital wallet" service from Visa Inc. available to customers, giving a boost to the world's largest payments network as it fights for a bigger piece of the e-commerce business.
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October 26, 2012Nice Payday for 'Toxic' Work; Outside Law Firms for U.S. Regulator to Net Quarter of Credit-Union Settlement
WSJ.comTwo plaintiff's law firms are set to collect big paychecks for representing a U.S. regulator under an arrangement that is banned for most of the federal government.
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October 16, 2012
Bank accounts for preschoolers; Why banks and money-management sites are vying for kids’ cash
MarketWatchStashing allowance money and birthday cash in a porcelain pig as a kid is like hiding money under the mattress as an adult, if new money-management websites for youngsters are to be believed.
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October 13, 2012
How to Cut Bank Fees
Barrons.comGet ready to see banking costs and balance requirements go up while free checking is put on the endangered-species list. That's the expensive state of banking, according to BankRate.com's 15th annual checking survey, which concludes that ...
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Finding a 'Free' Checking Account; So-called free checking is getting more expensive at many banks. How to get a better deal.
SmartMoney.comSo much for "free" checking. Faced with new regulations and a slow economy, many large banks are jacking up fees on these accounts -- or are introducing new ones -- to boost revenue. But analysts say some little banks and online firms are ...
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September 16, 2012
U.S. Credit Unions Need Relief Too
WSJ.comGeorge Shultz and Madeleine Albright's "A Nobel Prize Winner Under Siege" (op-ed, Sept. 6) expressing concern for excessive government intervention into the banking system is refreshing. Unfortunately, their commentary is limited to ...
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September 12, 2012
N.Y. Republican: Fannie needs to be ‘dialed back’; Grimm says Texan would be a ‘great choice’ for banking panel chief
MarketWatchWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Government-seized housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to be dialed back, a new consumer financial protection bureau should be made into a five-person commission and Jeb Hensarling would ba “a great ...
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July 25, 2012
AIG is now TARP’s biggest holding
MarketWatchWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Taxpayers are still on the hook for over $30 billion worth of American International Group’s bailout, the watchdog for the nation’s financial bailout program said Wednesday.
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When to Consider a Credit Union
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