Weakest Banks and Thrifts in the U.S.

Data Date: Second Quarter 2009 Name State Total Assets ($000) 1st Advantage Bank MO $124,705 1st American State Bank of Minnesota MN $20,559 1st Commerce Bank NV $45,075 1st Commonwealth Bank of Virginia VA $25,160 1st Equity Bank Northwest IL $57,542 1st Financial Bank KS $113,825 1st Manatee Bank FL $55,655 1st National Bank OH [...]

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Posted in Banks on Jul 21st, 2012, 11:30 PM by admin     

Largest Bank Holding Companies in the U.S

Here is a list of the 50 largest bank holding companies in the United States ranked by total domestic deposits. (dollar amounts in thousands) Bank Holding Company Name – State Headquartered – No. of Offices – Total Deposits June 30, 2007 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION North Carolina 5,733 598,206,613 JPMORGAN CHASE New York 3,127 469,691,831 [...]

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Posted in Banks on Jul 21st, 2012, 11:30 PM by admin  12 comments   

WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS – 2008

New York, 4 September 2008 — Global Finance magazine has released its annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks, which will be featured in the special October issue alongside several of the magazine’s renowned Best Bank awards. The World’s Safest Banks were selected through a comparison of the long-term credit ratings and total assets of [...]

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Posted in Banks on Jul 21st, 2012, 11:29 PM by admin     

Great Real Estate Deals That Won’t Last

Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions that a person makes. Because of the serious financial commitment involved, most buyers are interested in securing the best deal possible when purchasing a home. As the economy continues to wreak havoc on our jobs and plans for retirement, many people are wondering when will be [...]

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Posted in Banks, Finance, Housing Markets, Real Estate on Jul 21st, 2012, 11:29 PM by admin     

7 Credit Card Disasters

Inspirational Stories From Reformed Debtors Repaying big credit card balances is hard enough, but remaining debt-free can be even more of a challenge. The best advice on how to stay debt-free comes from people who have climbed their way out of debt — and stayed out. Here are the stories of seven former credit disasters [...]

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Posted in Banks, Credit Cards, Finance on Jul 21st, 2012, 11:29 PM by admin     

WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009

New York, September 16, 2009 — Global Finance magazine (website: www.gfmag.com ) will host its thirteenth annual Best Bank Awards ceremony on October 6th, 2009, in Istanbul (Turkey), at the same time as the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. More than 200 bank CEOs and senior financial officers and central bankers will [...]

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Posted in Banks on Jul 12th, 2012, 2:06 AM by admin  10 comments   

The Top Finance Searches of 2009

Over the past year, consumers focused on the nitty gritty of their own finances — from seeking jobs to clipping electronic coupons — according to an analysis released this week of the top 10 finance searches for 2009 on Yahoo! As tens of millions of people turn to the Internet to locate resources and solutions, [...]

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Posted in Banks, Off Topic, Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2012, 2:06 AM by admin     

5 Moves to Make Ahead of the New Credit Card Law

With new regulations starting in less than a month, you may need to take stock of your credit card portfolio to determine which cards’ terms are changing to your benefit and which feature changes that can hit you in the wallet. The most important thing to do, says Lauren Bowne, staff attorney at San Francisco-based [...]

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Posted in Banks, Credit Cards on Jul 12th, 2012, 2:06 AM by admin     

Credit Card Reform

NEW YORK (AP) — Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much that card really costs to use. Now, thanks to a long-awaited law that goes into effect Monday, you’ll know that if you pay the minimum on a $3,000 balance with a 14 percent interest rate, it could [...]

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Posted in Credit Cards on Jul 12th, 2012, 2:05 AM by admin     

Ignore Your Credit Card’s Minimum Payment

Ignore Your Credit Card’s Minimum PaymentDoes this article’s headline sound like heresy? Does it smack of the worst financial advice of all time? That’s exactly what credit card companies hope you think. Consumers have been conditioned to pay attention to one thing when they open their credit card bills: the minimum payment due. But that [...]

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Posted in Banks, Credit Cards on Jul 12th, 2012, 2:05 AM by admin  10 comments   

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