Finance
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It's not easy being poor, and 'Poor 101' educates suburbsOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - You'd think being poor would come naturally, a skill you literally could pick up on the street. But just as the suburbs' nouveau riche must learn how to live among the u...
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First American Bank warns warns of 'vishing' scamOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village-based First American Bank this week e-mailed security alerts to customers warning of a scheme to try to dupe them into giving their debit card numbers,...
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Mortgage rates fall to decades-low of 4.27%Oct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to the lowest level in decades for the ninth time in 12 weeks, pushed down by traders anticipating a move by the Federal Reser...
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Ponzi scheme allegedOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Living without a bank: Fees and confusion galoreOct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The nickel-and-diming never stopped. The fees were constant: $28 to cash a paycheck. $1.50 for a money order. A dollar or more every time I swiped the prepai...
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TD Ameritrade handles fewer trades in AugustSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. handled fewer stock trades in August, prompting two analysts to trim quarterly earnings predictions. The Omah...
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SEC eyes new rules on banks' debt-level disclosureSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators voted Friday to propose new rules that could make it harder for financial firms to disguise their level of debt. The Securities and Exch...
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Average mortgage rates rise to 4.37 percentSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages climbed for the second straight week, but remain near the lowest level in decades. The average rate for 30-year fixed loans this...
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Gov't: Banks should share Fannie, Freddie costsSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest banks have an obligation to pay some of the cost for bailing out mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because they sold them bad...
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Calamos Asset Management sued over ARS buyoutSep 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Financier John P. Calamos Sr. and his Calamos Asset Management Inc. were sued by an investor over claims they needlessly spent $280 million to redeem illiquid auction-ra...