Finance
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Discover names new CFOSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Financial Services announced John T. Greene, a financial executive in the banking, insurance and pharmaceutical industries, has been named executiv...
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Illinois Secure Choice program takes aim at 'retirement crisis'Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - More than 24,000 private-sector workers in Illinois have collectively stashed away more than $5 million in retirement savings since January as part of a ne...
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Analysis: It was a wild August on Wall Street. Maybe next year I'll take that vacation.
Sep 08, 2019 6:12 am - If you are an investor who just lived through August, it's tough to ignore Wall Street volatility caused by an unpredictable president, a confusing bond market and a see...
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How the firm behind many store credit cards is using AI to fight fraud
Sep 08, 2019 6:09 am - All shoppers are familiar with the offer of a discount at checkout in exchange for taking out a store credit card. Their wallets may already be stuffed with plastic bear...
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Minority business owners with better credit scores face more scrutiny, study says
Sep 08, 2019 6:08 am - Black and Hispanic men seeking small business loans faced more scrutiny and worse treatment from bank officers than less qualified white men, according to a study releas...
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Banks fire up their mortgage machine for a refinancing boom
Sep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Lenders thought it was time to shrink their mortgage businesses. Now they're finding they were wrong. With rates for home loans sinking to their lowest levels since late...
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Paying for college comes down to managing expectations, for parent and child
Sep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Washington-based financial adviser Lori Atwood's latest impossible mission is schooling clients on how to send their kids to college without draining their retirement sa...
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Eight rewards card pitches that travelers should ignore
Sep 01, 2019 6:00 am - If you're like me, your inbox (and perhaps your mailbox) is overflowing with credit card offers. Maybe you already have a travel rewards credit card or one affiliated wi...
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First Midwest acquires Park Bank for $195 millionAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based First Midwest Bancorp expanded its presence in the Milwaukee area Wednesday with the acquisition of Bankmanagers Corp., the parent company of Park Bank, in...
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The spy in your wallet: Credit cards have a privacy problem
Aug 26, 2019 1:00 am - I recently used my credit card to buy a banana. Then I tried to figure out how my credit card let companies buy me. You might think my 29-cent swipe at Target would be j...