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Thanksgiving Ushers Competitive Retail Season
The holiday shopping season is in full swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big despite worries about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances.
Mexican Presidential Elections: Who Will Win the Battle?
Mexican presidential elections are scheduled for July 1, 2012, and Wells Fargo economist said never underestimate the political.
Holiday Shopping Season: A Cash-Strapped Consumer Awaits Santa
Retailers face the official beginning of holiday shopping season on Black Friday, which falls on Nov.25, a day after Thanksgiving.
DOJ Debit Card Fee Review Signals Warning for Banks
The U.S. Department of Justice said it is reviewing statements and actions by big banks and their trade associations to see if they have violated antitrust laws through coordinated action to raise consumer debit card fees. But experts say an actual investigation is fairly unlikely.
Fed to Test Six U.S. Banks on Euro Stress
The Federal Reserve plans to stress test six large U.S. banks against a hypothetical market shock, including a deterioration of the European debt crisis.
Banks' Debit Card Fee Comments Under Justice Department Review
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a review of comments and actions banks and trade associations made when rolling out new consumer debit card fees, sparking antitrust concerns.
Why America's Swipe-based Credit Cards are Outdated, Can Expose You to Fraud
America may seem to be at the forefront of innovation and technology, but when it comes to credit card payment systems, we're still a step behind.
Foreclosure Firm Steven J. Baum to Close
After being blacklisted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, troubled foreclosure firm Steven J. Baum PC announced on Monday that it would be closing.
Deficit Deadlock May Send New Chills Through Global Markets
A brutal year for global investors may get even worse next week should the U.S. Congress prove yet again it is too bitterly divided to deliver on its promise to cut the gaping federal budget deficit.
Wells Fargo Cutting Technology Jobs in Cost Drive
Wells Fargo & Co plans to cut technology and operations jobs by the end of this year as the bank tries to eliminate more than $1.5 billion of quarterly operating expenses.
Quarter of Americans Expect to Work Until 80, Past Average Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Twenty-five percent of respondents to a survey by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) said they expect to work until they are 80 in order to be able to retire comfortably. The current life expectancy in the United States is 78.1 years on average, meaning those respondents expect to work full-time two years longer than most people live.
Wells Fargo Launches REIT Finance Group
Wells Fargo & Company announced on Wednesday the formation of a commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) finance group.
Wells Fargo Targets the Super-Rich with $50 Million in Assets
Wells Fargo & Co., the fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets, is launching a boutique business to serve families with $50 million or more in assets, as more banks look toward wealth management to replace transaction-based fees.
Bank Transfer Day protest a marketing boon for some
Bank Transfer Day -- the protest movement urging Americans to take their business out of big banks on Saturday and put it into credit unions and local banks -- is being used as a marketing opportunity by some.
Jobs Numbers Show U.S. Economy is Slowly Recuperating
The U.S. Labor Department announced 80,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in October. The consensus among economic experts? We're not out of the woods yet.
BofA wanted to be transparent on debit card fee
Bank of America Corp , which earlier this week canceled plans to charge a $5 monthly fee to use a debit card after loud protests, was not sure how to implement the plan and disclosed it only in an effort to be transparent with customers, a bank executive said.
Bank of America Debit Card Decision Means Little to Some Customers
Although Bank of America will drop its $5 monthly fee on debit card use that was expected to begin next year, some people have called the move a day late and a dollar short.
Allied Home Mortgage Sued for Fraud, Latest in Federal Claims
Prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp and its executives, Jim Hodge and Jeanne Stell, claiming that the company misled the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with bad mortgages.
Four Million U.S. Foreclosures Eligible For Review: Federal Regulators
Mortgage borrowers with homes that were foreclosed on between 2009 to 2010 will have a chance for an independent review, the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on Tuesday.
Bank of America Dropping $5 Monthly Debit Fee in Response to Customer Backlash
Bank of America will drop its $5 monthly fee on debit card use that was expected to begin next year.
Bank of America Drops $5 Debit Card Fee in Major Concession
Bank of America has canceled its plans for a $5 monthly debit card fee in response to public backlash, making it the last major bank to retreat. Bank of America had proposed the fee in response to the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill.
SunTrust drops $5 monthly debit card fee
SunTrust Banks Inc said on Monday it planned to drop a $5 monthly debit card service fee, adding the Atlanta-based regional bank to the list of lenders dropping such maintenance fees amid rising public criticism of the industry.
Credit Unions Capitalize on Bank Fee Displeasure
With customers angry about new bank fees, credit unions have been trying to use the displeasure to gain more customers.
SunTrust to Drop $5 Monthly Debit Card Fee from Nov. 2
SunTrust Banks Inc said on Monday it planned to drop a $5 monthly debit card service fee, adding the Atlanta-based regional bank to the list of lenders dropping such maintenance fees amid rising public criticism of the industry.
MF Global Seeks Sale, All Options on Table: Source
MF Global Holdings Ltd was in talks on Sunday with possible buyers with the aim squarely on doing a deal, though all options were on the table, a person briefed on the matter said.
Major Banks Reconsider Debit Card Fees
Bank of America will keep the $5-a-month fee for debit card use that's scheduled to start early next year, while other banks, like J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, announced Friday that they are shying away from the fees.
Wells Fargo Drops $5 Debit Card Fee Plan
Diversified financial services firm Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) said it is cancelling its planned five-state pilot of a monthly $3 fee for users of its debit cards as a response to customer feedback the bank has received.
Bank of America May Revamp Proposed Debit-Card Fees
The Bank of America Corp., after receiving heavy public criticism for a planned $5-per-month debit-card fee, is likely to give customers more ways to avoid the fee, a person familiar with the bank's plans said Friday.
MF Global Aims to Arrange Sale Over This Weekend: Source
MF Global Holdings Ltd. is racing to sell all or part of its business this weekend, with its futures brokerage business seen as the most attractive, a source familiar with the situation said Friday.
Bank of America Scaling Back Debit Card Fees
Bank of America Corp, after receiving heavy public criticism for a planned $5 per-month debit card fee, is likely to give customers more ways to avoid the fee, a person familiar with the bank's plans said Friday.