Finance
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Wintrust closes on North Bank acquisitionJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Rosemont-based Wintrust Financial Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of Chicago-based North Bank by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wintrust Bank. North Bank's two...
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Greece defaults, can't pay IMF loanJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - ATHENS - Greece lost its financial lifelines on Tuesday, as the country missed a crucial payment to the International Monetary Fund amid growing questions about whether ...
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Longer leash for subprime car buyers stokes debt concernJun 28, 2015 7:39 am - NEW YORK - Demand for automobile debt in the U.S. is enabling lenders to make longer loans to people with spotty credit, stoking concern that car shoppers are being lull...
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A quarter of Americans are one emergency away from financial ruin
Jun 28, 2015 7:12 am - With people less worried these days about losing their jobs, Americans are feeling much better about their finances. Yet after the bills are paid, many people struggle t...
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How airlines are making it harder for you to buy cheap ticketsJun 14, 2015 7:31 am - WASHINGTON - Online travel sites like Expedia and Kayak have made booking and shopping for flights cheaper and easier than ever. And airlines keep finding exciting new w...
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The scam called BitcoinJun 13, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - Sometimes it's hard to tell whether bitcoin is more like Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme. Whatever it is, though, it isn't a currency. It's a tech stock. E...
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First Midwest Bank names new head of private bankingJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - ITASCA -- First Midwest Bank announced Paul W. Hoefert has joined the bank as senior vice president and head of private banking. Hoefert will oversee an area serving th...
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Black communities say some banks still practice 'redlining'May 31, 2015 7:38 am - "Redlining" just sounds like an old-timey term, a practice that exists only in history and our re-tellings of it. The word has particular roots in the 1930s, when the go...
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Criminals want your tax returns. Here's what you can do about it.May 31, 2015 7:31 am - In the latest attack on the IRS, criminals went after something a lot more personal than money. Exploiting a weakness in the IRS' website, they obtained a mother lode of...
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Home closing forms get a big makeoverMay 25, 2015 6:42 am - Some of the key documents in the mountain of paperwork consumers sign at closing time when they purchase a home are about to get a big makeover. The changes, which take ...