Amid worries of Asia’s rising debt, an HSBC study notes that, based on ratios of bank credit to GDP for the region, …
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The Rise of the Alterna-Banks: 4 Options Beyond Traditional Banking
Is it time to part ways your bank? There are more options than ever for people looking for a different kind of banking experience — many of them without the onerous fees and requirements of traditional bank accounts.
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Money Talking: Is Too-Big-to-Fail Over?
Does Vikram Pandit’s departure from Citi mean that the era of the too big to fail bank is coming to an end? Is banking finally getting more boring? And what will happen to JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs Lloyd Blankfein. To hear all this and more, tune in to the latest episode of WNYC’s Money Taking, with Time’s Rana Foroohar, …
Are Iranian Cyberattacks Damaging American Banks?
American banks are under attack. Both the enemy’s weapon of choice and its target is the Internet, which is a headache for the institutions — many of the country’s largest — that are fending off persistent assaults on their …
LIBOR Lending Rate Gets Overhaul (Sort Of)
UK regulator proposes “reset” of scandal-ridden money market rate system and new regulation, but the way rates are fixed won’t fundamentally change.
Bankers: Who Needs Them?
Would the world be a happier place if we just got rid of all the bankers? Well, no. The financial sector, for all of its foibles, is as necessary for the economy as blood is for our bodies: it facilitates trade, allocates …
Back to School: How to Vet Student Bank Accounts
If you have ever looked for the perfect bank account for your teen, you know how frustrating the search can be. Linked accounts, transfer limits and fees, ATM fees, overdraft protection and more vary from bank to bank and from account to account. How do you sort through this maze?
LIBOR Rigging: What the Regulators Saw (but Didn’t Shut Down)
Why weren’t the first signs taken more seriously? Has there been a serious failure of regulation, or are there strong mitigating circumstances that could explain and justify the lack of resolute action?
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How Barclays Loaded the LIBOR Dice
The LIBOR scandal unfolding across the Atlantic has huge ramifications for American consumers.
After the Occupation: We Hate Mega-Banks But Still Use Them
Anger against mega-banks brewed for most of last year, coming to a head with the Occupy Wall Street protests and fueled by banks’ unpopular (and short-lived) efforts to charge people for using their debit cards. People claimed …
Banks’ Overdraft Policies Are Getting More Confusing
Last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced that it’s eliminating overdraft fees on purchases of $5 or less. Also this month, regional banks Fifth Third and U.S. Bank are raising their overdraft fees for multiple overdrafts and …
The Barclays LIBOR Scandal Is a Clear Case for Greater Consumer Protection
When it comes to managing personal financial affairs, there is only so much an individual can know. For years, the financial literacy movement missed that.
