August 31, 2016
August 31, 2016
Baby boomers started turning 65 in 2011, marking the unofficial beginning of their retirement years. The timing could not have been better for older boomers, who […]
August 30, 2016
Chip-and-PIN cards are here to stay in the U.S. – despite some pushback from banks and retailers alike. While the switch means better protection for consumers […]
August 26, 2016
Wall Street is urging governments to invest in big-ticket infrastructure projects. Voters and public officials have a different message: not so fast. Plunging global interest rates […]
August 25, 2016
August 25, 2016
The delinquency rate for mortgages on residential properties during the second quarter dropped to the lowest level since the second quarter of 2006, the Mortgage Bankers […]
August 24, 2016
August 24, 2016
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Opinions differed between current and prospective homeowners. For current homeowners, 33% favored Donald Trump, while 31% picked Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, 35% of prospective homeowners prefer Clinton, […]
August 23, 2016
August 23, 2016
Deepening income inequality across the U.S. is dividing the housing market into winners and losers among renters and owners, the middle class and wealthy, and racial groups. An annual […]
August 22, 2016
August 22, 2016
Most people have some debt – payments to make, loans to pay back. But for some Americans, debt has gotten to an extreme and dire level: […]
August 19, 2016
Criminals have made off with as much as $3 billion dollars worldwide using devices that skim information from your cards. The use of skimmers at ATMs […]
August 18, 2016
Big banks are revving up efforts to combat cybercriminals targeting the financial-services industry. Eight of the largest U.S. banks are forming a group that seeks to […]