Finance
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
What the closing form changes mean for buyersMay 25, 2015 6:42 am - Closing forms: What's changing • The three-day rule is the biggest change to mortgage closings -- borrowers need to receive their loan estimate three days after an appli...
-
Minorities and poor college students are shouldering the most student debtMay 24, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON - A day away from crossing the stage at Montclair State University's graduation, Evangelia Stone reflects on her journey from community college, the "amazing"...
-
CLC Foundation adds new board membersMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - WAUKEGAN - The College of Lake County Foundation has added four new members to its board of directors and elected new officers. The new CLC Foundation board members and...
-
Reflation trade grips S&P 500 as banks hold up amid bond sell-offMay 17, 2015 7:38 am - NEW YORK - You know the market has come full circle from the credit crisis when financial stocks are what investors are buying for protection. It's happening in the Stan...
-
Financial advisers don't care about millennials, and the feeling is mutualMay 17, 2015 7:37 am - The investment industry has an age discrimination problem, and millennials and Generation X are bearing the brunt of it. Only 30 percent of financial advisers are active...