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Second Chance Checking Accounts

As a result of financial institutions’ interest in your habits, it’s becoming more common for some banks to deny you the ability to open a checking a[...] read more »
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Where Can You Get a Free Checking Account?

My credit union recently announced a monthly checking account fee. If credit unions are charging for checking accounts now, is there anyplace that of[...] read more »
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Looking for Best IRA Rates

The list of assets you are allowed to hold in your IRA is a fairly long one, and it includes certificates of deposit (CDs). CDs can make desirable ad[...] read more »
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Student Checking Account: Banking that Fits a Student Lifestyle

Many financial institutions offer a student checking account, which can provide you with free checking, and possibly a bonus gift. But, as always, sh[...] read more »
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How Many Financial Accounts Should You Have?

There are so many options these days when it comes to banking. Checking and savings accounts, sub accounts, CDs, credit cards and more. Each of these[...] read more »
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Consider High-Yield Rewards Checking Accounts

We opened an account with a local bank that pays 4.41% up to $25,000. You have to meet certain requirements, but it sure beats the internet banks sav[...] read more »
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Forget Stress Tests: Consider Local Banking

Government stress tests are basically useless for regular folks. Instead, look at your local banks and evaluate how well that institution is holding [...] read more »
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The Oldest Banks in the World

Everytime you turn on the news or open the paper, it seems like another bank has folded or been merged into the embrace of another, larger concern. H[...] read more »
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Borrowing From Big Banks - A Moral Issue?

Is the decision to do business with big banks a moral issue? For me, the answer is a most certain and resounding “YES”! Of course, this won’t be the [...] read more »
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Free Cash From the Bank May Not Be Free

In order to get more deposits coming in, many banks have started offering cash bonuses. As with most things in life that are “free”, there is a catch[...] read more »
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Lessons I've Learned From Being Broke

Years of struggling to get ahead have been a blessing in disguise. Here are six principles to a fulfilling financial life no matter how little you ha[...] read more »
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8 Ways the Internet Can Make You Richer

Easy money is hard to come by, but the internet is a great tool for finding extra ways to save money and even make money. You don't have to set up a[...] read more »
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Bush: Partial Nationalization Not An Abandonment of Free Market

President Bush said this morning that the administration's "unprecedented and aggressive" plan to partly nationalize nine major banks was an "ess[...] read more »
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Carnival of Banking and Money Management #3

Read some great posts from around the finance blogosphere, including posts on choosing the right bank account, reviews of Mint.com and Betterment, an[...] read more »
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5 Oldest Banks In The World

With so much focus on the demise of banks of all sizes, its easy to imagine the worst doomsday scenarios and wonder if your own bank is next. However[...] read more »
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