Finance
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CCU marks Contact Center's 14th anniversaryMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - GURNEE - Consumers Credit Union is marking the 14th anniversary of the opening of its in-house Contact (call) Center. Before the center opened in 20015, customers would ...
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First Midwest opens Milwaukee banking officeMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - First Midwest Bank said it will expand its operations north by opening a commercial banking office in Milwaukee. The move follows the bank's acquisition in Jan...
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How saving and sensible investing can pay for a long, active, comfortable retirement
May 19, 2019 6:20 am - Former newspaperman Gordon Eliot White wrote me a smart email a few weeks back. White had a lot to say about how to save on a relatively small salary (his peak was $42,0...
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How much money do you need to be wealthy in America?
May 18, 2019 6:00 am - Rich is relative. Merely having a net worth of $1 million, it seems, doesn't mean you're wealthy. In Charles Schwab's annual Modern Wealth Survey, the amount people said...
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How banking consolidation can impact your businessMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - At the recent Small Business Economic Forum, one of the key take-aways from our panelists was that we all need to work together to help businesses start, stay, and succe...
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First Midwest completes Bridgeview Bank acquisitionMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - First Midwest Bancorp, the holding company of First Midwest Bank, said it had completed its acquisition of Bridgeview Bank. First Midwest said last December i...
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Administration wants to change how often debt collectors can call, text or email
May 12, 2019 6:00 am - Christopher Fultz peered at his phone during a break at his job as a paramedic and saw an unusual text displaying his name in all caps. Click on the link, said the messa...
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Glory Ltd, acquires Grupo SortekMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - LISLE - Glory Ltd. has acquired Grupo Sortek S.A. de C.V., a provider of cash sorting solutions in Mexico with an excellent reputation for service delivery, the company ...
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New members join Consumers Credit Union boardMay 06, 2019 11:00 pm - WAUKEGAN — Consumers Credit Union members recently elected four new people to its board of directors during CCU's 89th annual meeting in Gurnee. The newly-elected board ...
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You got into college. Now, how to decipher your financial aid offers.May 05, 2019 6:11 am - With college acceptances in hand, now comes the hard part: understanding your financial aid offers. These letters are notorious for being laden with jargon that differs ...