Eight in ten Americans believe the federal debt and deficit have a powerful play on their personal finances. The new poll found that Americans are increasingly developing strong feelings about reducing the deficit and stimulus spending. The 10th quarterly Allstate-National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll … [Read more...]
Poll: Americans Eliminating Personal Debt and Expect Government To Do the Same
October 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Housing Market Showing Mixed Signals
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Summer seems to have ushered in some improvement for the housing market according to new data from S&P Indices. The statistics show that the US National Home Price Index increased by 3.6% in the second quarter of 2011. That increase was welcomed following the 4.1% drop experienced during the first … [Read more...]
Borders’ Liquidation Begins Creating One of Biggest Bankruptcies in History
July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Borders' liquidation sales are underway at hundreds of its retail stores around the country. With discounts of up to 40% on just about everything in the store, many shoppers piled in to their local Borders looking for a bargain. According to reports the sale is happening at 259 Borders superstores, 114 … [Read more...]
Banks Considering Offering Payday Loans
July 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In a somewhat surprising move, banks are considering expanding their loan offerings to include payday loans. It is surprising because companies offering this type of loan have been under scrutiny and a lot of criticism for charging exorbitant interest rates for payday and Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs). … [Read more...]