OppenheimerFunds settles college savings plan lawsuit with state of Oregon for $20 million OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Thursday it will pay $20 million to ...
Sallie Mae posts 3Q profit on improved credit market; shares rise The student lender best known as Sallie Mae posted a third-quarter profit ...
Financial statements can seem a daunting read at first, but if you can follow a nutrition label or a sports roster, you should have no problem with this basic accounting. You can make sense of any set of financial statements without having ...
Teens say college is the top reason for saving money Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is ...
3 tips to help get started on a college savings account A new survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade says college is the top reasons teens save their money. The results were a pleasant surprise to educators who are focusing on getting ...
BIG BANKS TAKE A HINT FROM MINT.COM What's the hottest innovation amid the recession? Web sites that let users manage their spending and other financial decisions. In September, Intuit made a $170 million bid for Mint.com, the pioneering force behind the latest ...
Study finds average costs of ATMs, checking accounts nationwide A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. shows that the costs of checking account fees have risen again this year to an all-time high. Bankrate's 2009 Checking Study details the average fees associated ...
Consumer anger forcing Congress to get tough on high bank fees, charges Under pressure from Capitol Hill and consumers, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are easing up on overdaft charges and other fees. Banks make billions of dollars per year in ...
Caregivers need to consider overseeing financial monitoring, researchers say Older adults who suddenly develop problems handling their financial affairs could face a worse problem down the road. New research links poor money management skills with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. The study ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Problems with basic money management may serve as a sign that an older adult with mild memory impairment will soon progress to Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported Monday. The investigators found that among older adults with mild mental ...
TROY, New York (Reuters) - President Barack Obama criticized the largest U.S. banks on Monday for trying to thwart legislation that would overhaul federal student loan programs. He singled out in particular banks that have received bailout money from the federal government, ...
Charges produce billions in bank profits Momentum is building for a way to protect Americans from excessive checking account overdraft fees. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) has already announced that he is working on legislation. "Overdraft protection programs" let customers ...
