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Banking
Playing the high interest checking account shuffle
Mar 31, 2011
Question: I have about $7000 that is currently at the end of its 15 month Certificate of Deposit life. It was earning what I thought was a paltry 2...
Swiss freeze potential Mubarak assets
Feb 11, 2011
A spokesman from the Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the ministry has frozen assets that may belong to now-former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...
Good riddance to bank
Nov 10, 2010
Question: My wife and I recently moved back to the city after several years in farm country. This was primarily a financial decision, she took a...
On the Air: Horse Sense
Oct 28, 2010
Kathy Johnson is a small business person in New Hampshire I got to meet covering my story about the trend toward putting financial services onlin...
On the Air: Why a New Jersey cabinetmaker cares about international banking rules
Sep 29, 2010
We are starting off Economy 4.0 with a Marketplace Morning Report story about an effort to reengineer bank rules around the world. There is kind ...
FDIC insurance coverage
Jul 16, 2010
Question: I am hoping you can help me understand the FDIC coverage for savings account. Currently my wife and I are joint account holders of 1...
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High-yield checking accounts
Jun 14, 2010
Question: I notice at checkingfinder.com there are a number of high interest checking accounts available on line at FDIC insured banks. They...
Big bank vs. small bank
May 13, 2010
Question: What are the pros and cons of transferring from a troubled megabank to a small bank? Charles. Winterville, N.C....
How safe is online banking
May 7, 2010
Question: How do I evaluate the relative safety of any particular online bank? How can I make sure my account would be FDIC insured? Paul, Brooklyn...