It is very scary out there for the average stock investor. Roughly half of all adults in the United States own stocks. Most of those people own them through retirement plans they have set up at work. Most also do … Continued
The PNC holiday closure lists below have been updated for 2023. Need to know if your local PNC Bank branch is open on a specific holiday? All PNC branches are closed on the below dates. The exception is some in-store … Continued
The ongoing battle between independent ATM operators and the major credit card companies continues as the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in their next term, an appeal made by MasterCard Inc., VISA Inc. and several other leading banks. The … Continued
Now is an excellent time to buy a home because values are continuing to rise, which makes owning a house an excellent investment. Although slowly rising as well, mortgage rates are still near their historic lows. A small difference in … Continued
The online bank which began as ING Direct, then became Capital One 360, and is now simply Capital One, has gone through a trial by fire with this customer. As a member of the military, then married to it for many years, … Continued
During President Obama’s landmark trip to Cuba in March 2016, great fanfare was made of US businesses including AirBnB and Starwood Hotels. However, left unsaid was the progress of Stonegate Bank. The firm made a historic announcement back in November 2015, becoming … Continued
The financial crisis of 2007-2008 resulted in hundreds of bank failures. In the year after the crisis, bank closures cost the FDIC‘s Deposit Insurance Fund more than $38 billion. As the U.S. economy slowly recovered, fewer banks have been closed and sold by … Continued
How did America’s largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), and Citigroup (NYSE:C) make over $11 billion from overdraft and NSF fees in 2015? For the first time, the Consumer Financial Bureau has made it easy to understand by … Continued