Finance
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Just how ill-prepared are Americans for retirement?
Feb 26, 2017 6:13 am - Less than one-third of Americans are saving money in their 401(k)s and other workplace retirement accounts, according to an analysis of tax records by Census Bureau rese...
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Student debt in America hits record
Feb 26, 2017 6:10 am - Total U.S. student debt hit a record $1.31 trillion last year, the 18th consecutive year Americans' education debt rose, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yor...
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Big banks declare war on Venmo with app of their own — Zelle
Feb 25, 2017 6:15 am - For years, banks have watched as their youngest customers split restaurant checks, shared utility bills, and pitched in for parties using third-party payment apps such a...
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Facebook Messenger lets you send money with TransferWise
Feb 25, 2017 6:10 am - International money transfer service TransferWise Ltd. has announced an integration with Facebook Inc.'s Messenger that will let people set up foreign exchange transacti...
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NuMark Credit Union earns 5-Star ratingFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - JOLIET — NuMark Credit Union recently received a 5-Star Superior rating from BauerFinancial, the nation's premier Bank and credit union rating firm. NuMark Credit Union ...
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Newsmakers: A 'seller's market' for business investment, acquisitionsFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - It's a seller's market in 2017 as available money for investment continues to outpace the number of business owners seeking to sell or grow their businesses, according t...
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Consumers Credit Union to host 87th Annual MeetingFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - WAUKEGAN - Consumers Credit Union will host its 87th annual meeting on March 15 at Key Lime Cove Resort in Gurnee. The meeting features the election of four members to t...
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Analysis: The argument against bringing banks back into federal student lending
Feb 19, 2017 6:16 am - Bringing private lenders back into the federal student loan program has been a staple of the Republican platform since the Obama administration kicked banks, credit unio...
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Would you share your personal tax data for a deal on a loan?
Feb 19, 2017 6:10 am - Donald Trump likes to say you learn very little from a tax return. TurboTax thinks you can learn a whole lot, and that it can earn a whole lot from it, too. This tax sea...
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AI trader? Tech vet launches hedge fund run by artificial intelligence
Feb 18, 2017 6:14 am - Babak Hodjat believes humans are too emotional for the stock market. So he's started one of the first hedge funds run completely by artificial intelligence. "Humans have...