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Reviewing Today's Four Bank Failures from a Depositor's Point of View

It was another busy Friday for the FDIC with four bank closures: one in Georgia, one in South Dakota and two banks in California. The Georgia and Sou[...] read more »
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Customers Sue Bank to Get Back CD Money Stolen by the Bank's Employee

A bank failure is not the only way you can lose money at a bank. Customers of MetaBank are having to sue to get back their money that was stolen by o[...] read more »
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How to Shop Banks to Get Better Yields

Some banks are willing to pay decent interest rates to grab new customers - you just have to play detective to find them. Making sense of it all, whe[...] read more »
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Stay-at-home mom, six-figure salary

When job openings are few and far between, some are finding the best road to employment is starting their own business. read more »
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Newspaper Ads with Very High CD Rates and the FDIC's Crack Down

If you've ever wondered about those CDs advertised in newspapers with very high rates, this FDIC press release should interest you. These ads typica[...] read more »
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More Bank Failures Today - What's Different From Previous Years?

June had been a quiet month for bank closures. Before today there had been just one closure in Illinois. It picked up today with three more failures. read more »
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A New Number for You to Sweat: Your ID Score

Though most consumers aren’t familiar with this type of rating, it’s increasingly being used by everyone from car dealers and banks to utilities and [...] read more »
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Review of Reward Checking Accounts: Rate Guarantees and Rate History

Last year 6% reward checking accounts were common. Now, there are only 3. Some have considered these high rates as teasers. Rates have fallen, but ma[...] read more »
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F.D.I.C. Is Watching as a Bank Sets Rates - NYTimes.com

Should the FDIC restrict Ally Bank (formerly GMAC Bank) from offering top deposit rates? NYT author thinks its ok for the sake of taxpayers, but he a[...] read more »
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FDIC Starts to Crack Down on Ally Bank's Deposit Rates

Based on a recent 8-K that GMAC filed with the SEC, it appears that the FDIC will limit the guaranteed debt that GMAC can issue via the Temporary Liq[...] read more »
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American Bankers Association Urges FDIC To Force GMAC/Ally Bank to Cut Deposit Rates

This was the second example this week in which deposit rates have been blamed for hurting the banking industry. Banks with some financial troubles su[...] read more »
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Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance - Does Saving Money Outweigh Privacy Concerns?

For those who don't drive much, usage based auto insurance could provide savings. One way to implement pay-as-you-drive insurance is to require the [...] read more »
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Two Illinois Banks Fail, Impact to CD Customers and the FDIC Special Assessment

The most worrisome issue this year for bank closures hasn't been lost money, but the loss of CD rate locks. read more »
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Warehouse Club Face-Off: The Overall Savings

While the most obvious disparity is the annual membership fee, in-store prices and policies play an even bigger role when it comes to your bottom lin[...] read more »
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Stress test shows the need to bust up giant banks

The recent bank stress test has raised a lot of questions about how much more money American taxpayers will have to pour into the giant monster mega-[...] read more »
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