Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | Source: The New York Times
When David Wegner went looking for a checking account in January, he was peppered with offers for low-end financial products, including a prepaid debit card with numerous fees, a short-term emergency loan with steep charges, money wire services and check-cashing options.
Friday, 2 Mar 2012 | Posted By:
| Source: CNBC.com
Some brands make such an impression on consumers that the notion of them disappearing from the marketplace is unthinkable. But disappear they do, the latest being Continental Airlines. Click ahead to see some other iconic brands that have vanished.
The U.S. Federal Reserve approved Capital One Financial’s bid to acquire ING Groep NV’s U.S. online banking unit in the biggest U.S. bank deal since the Dodd-Frank financial law of 2010 mandated stricter merger reviews.
Robin Sidel at the Wall Street Journal tells a fascinating story about Blackstone restructuring its investment in a Florida bank to avoid disclosing information about CEO Steve Schwarzman's wealth... Read More