Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Get Free Checking Anymore – and What to Do About It

Date: Nov 16 2013
Filed under: Banking, Savings Experiment, Checking Accounts, Interest Rates, How to Save MoneyAlamy 2013 is turning out to be a banner year for bank customers -- in a bad way. According to a recent survey by personal finance website Bankrate.com (RATE), this ...Read More »

Lifestyle Inflation: How to Earn More, Spend More, and Get Nowhere

Date: Nov 16 2013
Filed under: Personal Finance, Financial EducationGetty Images/Blend Images After the graduation caps are tossed in the air and the realities of impending student-loan bills sink in, millennials (we hope) scurry off to the rat race. Many fresh-faced college grads are receiving ...Read More »

Fuel Savings Drive Up ROI on New Truck Purchases

Date: Nov 15 2013
1888PressRelease - The AmeriQuest blog takes a look at how fuel savings can offset the cost of a new truck purchase. CHERRY HILL, NJ - A recent AmeriQuest blog post attempts to balance the higher cost of new trucks with the ...Read More »

JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Pay $4.5 Billion Over Bad Mortgage-Backed Securities

Date: Nov 15 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Banks, Investment Fraud, SecuritiesAlamy By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) said on Friday it agreed to pay $4.5 billion to settle claims by investors who lost money on mortgage-backed securities before the ...Read More »

Post Office Says It Lost $5 Billion in the Last Year

Date: Nov 15 2013
Filed under: U.S. GovernmentAndrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Sam Hananel The U.S. Postal Service says it lost $5 billion over the past 12 months. It's the seventh straight year the agency has reported a net loss. Postal officials say the loss increases the ...Read More »

Obama to meet with insurance CEOs

Date: Nov 15 2013
President Obama meets Friday with health insurance industry CEOs. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/bWy0KHy8GtQ/ Read More »

Wholesalers boost stockpiles for 3rd month

Date: Nov 15 2013
The Labor Department says wholesale stockpiles rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4%. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/eXf_K4prqX4/ Read More »

Record run continues: Stocks up in early trading

Date: Nov 15 2013
Following two straight days of record-high finishes in the USA, global markets are rising. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/GUeUPjxEN-Y/ Read More »

Comcast’s Great New Secret Cable Plan: Get Just What You Want (Mostly)

Date: Nov 15 2013
Filed under: Company News, Media, Entertainment Industry, Mobile Technology, InvestingAlamy Sit down, fasten your seat belts, and prepare to be astounded. Comcast (CMCSA) Cable may be about to give customers what they want: A cheap, flexible way to watch the television ...Read More »

Money Minute: McDonald’s Fast Menu Changes Are Slowing It Down

Date: Nov 15 2013
Filed under: McDonald's, Market News, Restaurants, Investing McDonald's is moving too fast and too slow at the same time. That and more of the top money stories you need to know today. McDonald's (MCD) says it has rolled out new menu items ...Read More »