Month: April 2011

American Express Blue Cash rewards credit cards offer immediate cash back up to 6 percent with no limit

Private Finance – American Express Blue Cash rewards credit cards offer critical cash back up to 6 percent with no limit
&nbspAmerican Express has announced two new rewards credit cards with enhanced bonus offers. The Blue Cash Everyday and Blue Cash Ideal cards update the cash rebate process by donation rewards…
CardRatings Credit Card News – http://www.cardratings.com/american-express-blue-cash-rewards-credit-cards-offer-critical-cash-back-up-to-6-percent-with-no-limit.html

15 Web Sites for Finding Deals Online

Private Finance – 15 Web Sites for Finding Deals Online
 And three smart-phone applications that also will help you save money when you shop.
Kiplinger Private Finance – http://www.kiplinger.com/facial appearance/archives/web-sites-for-finding-deals-online.html

Retirement Savings Tips for New Grads

Private Finance – Retirement Savings Tips for New Grads
 Start saving for your future early and give physically more time to become rich.
Kiplinger Private Finance – http://www.kiplinger.com/facial appearance/archives/retirement-savings-tips-for-new-grads.html

Social Security Switching to Direct Deposit for Benefits

Private Finance – Social Wellbeing Switching to Direct Deposit for Refund
 Beneficiaries can also have money deposited to a debit card. But paper checks will be abolished.
Kiplinger Private Finance – http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/question/archive/social-wellbeing-switching-to-direct-deposit-for.html

Protect Yourself When Hackers Strike

Private Finance – Protect Physically When Hackers Strike
 Victims of the Sony PlayStation Network breach should follow these three tips.
Kiplinger Private Finance – http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/kiptips/archives/sony-playstation-users-protect-physically-when-hackers-strike.html

4 Great Financial Books for Recent Grads

Private Finance – 4 Fantastic Fiscal Books for Recent Grads
 These primers will help your family learn the basics of investing and private finance.
Kiplinger Private Finance – http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/question/archive/4-fantastic-fiscal-books-for-recent-grads.html

How do I stop splurging?

Private Finance – How do I stop splurging?
 It’s all well and excellent to set goals, make a budget and keep track of your costs. But when life gets nerve-racking, I often make excessive and accidental splurges without giving much thought to them.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/lg3QaKHGLuM/index.htm

Teaching turning into a rest stop on the MBA highway

Private Finance – Instruction turning into a rest stop on the MBA highway
 A growing number of affair and economics majors are heading into instruction, joining programs like Teach for America. Who refund?
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/pQcsA53O0W4/

Luxury hotels on a motel budget

Private Finance – Luxury hotels on a motel budget
 Reckon you can’t swing a stay at a hotel with Egyptian cotton sheets, a chocolate on the pillow, and round-the-clock doorkeeper service?
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/Tu-fkvskE3I/index.htm

Should you take an overseas job assignment?

Private Finance – Should you take an overseas job assignment?
 Hands-on global encounter can be a fantastic career booster, if you start a gig with your eyes wide open. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/kr5nRxuadF4/

SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme by Co-Founder of China Voice Holding Corp.

Banking News – SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme by Co-Founder of China Voice Holding Corp.
&nbspThe Securities and Chat Fee today announced that it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of China Voice Holding Corp., which trades in over-the-counter markets and has claimed to have a choice of telecommunications harvest and air force in both the U.S. and China.
SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases – http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-101.htm

BNC Bancorp Still Keen on M&A

Banking News – BNC Bancorp Still Keen on M&A
&nbspBNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., on Friday posted a profitable first quarter while stating that remains attracted in making bank acquisitions.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_83/bnc-bancorp-1036751-1.html

United Overcomes Bigger Provision

Banking News – United Overcomes Larger Provision
&nbspUnited Bancorp in reported another profitable quarter despite higher credit costs. The Martins Ferry, Ohio, company posted a gain of $738,000 in the 1Q, compared with $683,000 a year earlier.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_83/united-overcomes-larger-provision-1036750-1.html

North Carolina Credit Union Recapitalizes

Banking News – North Carolina Credit Union Recapitalizes
&nbspFirst Carolina Corporate Credit Union in Greensboro said Friday that it raised $60 million in new perpetual contributed capital, apt the latest corporate to fruitfully …
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_83/nc-credit-union-recapitalizes-1036749-1.html

Florida Bank Closer to Raising $148M

Banking News – Florida Bank Closer to Raising $148M
&nbspFirst Inhabitant Bank of the Gulf Coast in Naples on Friday sold the first $40 million of common stock under a plotted $148 million private position.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_83/fla-bank-closer-to-raising-148M-1036748-1.html

Tennessee Commerce Swings to 1Q Loss

Banking News – Tennessee Buying Swings to 1Q Loss
&nbspBattered by problem loans, Tennessee Buying said it lost $3.2 million in the first quarter. By evaluation, the company earned $553,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_83/tennessee-buying-1036745-1.html

Aggressive Approach to Credit Pays Off Big for State Bancorp

Banking News – Aggressive Deal with to Credit Pays Off Huge for State Bancorp
&nbspThomas O’Brien, the chief executive and head of State Bancorp, just proved the adage that small-term pain can now and again yield long-term gains.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_83/huge-payoff-for-state-bancorp-1036744-1.html

Aggressive Approach to Credit Pays Off Big for State Bancorp

Banking News – Aggressive Deal with to Credit Pays Off Huge for State Bancorp
&nbspThomas O’Brien, the chief executive and head of State Bancorp, just proved the adage that small-term pain can now and again yield long-term gains.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/aggressive-deal with-to-credit-pays-off-huge-for-state-bancorp-1036737-1.html

Advances Down, Profits Up at Home Loan Banks

Banking News – Advances Down, Profits Up at Home Loan Banks
&nbspAmid weak demand for advances from member banks, total assets at the Federal Home Loan banks slipped to $848.7 million at March 31, down 3% from three months earlier.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/fhlb-return-1036730-1.html