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Are booming auto loans risky for banks?

by Mark Garrison
Mar 3, 2016
We're borrowing more cash than ever to buy cars - and banks are happy. For now.
A woman signs a contract with a sales consultant at a Hyundai dealership.
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China tries new measures to restore growth

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 29, 2016
The world's second-largest economy has announced fresh steps to stem decline.
Investors watch stock prices on screens at a securities company in Beijing on February 25, 2016. Chinese shares plunged more than six percent on February 25. 
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Bank of America offers a mortgage for low-income buyers

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 23, 2016
The new Bank of America loans don't require a large down payment
Bank of America's new mortgage plan will "hold people's hands" through the process. 
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JPMorgan takes to Twitter for earnings release

by Mark Garrison
Jan 14, 2016
Wary of hackers and other issues, some big companies are dumping business-wires.
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Why taking risks may save us from the next financial crisis

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 23, 2015
A look at how playing it safe may cause more harm than good.
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Why banks just don’t want your money

by Mark Garrison
Dec 17, 2015
If bank's are where you store your money, why don't they want it there?
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Why banks are disappointed in the Fed

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 18, 2015
With revenues under pressure, commercial lenders had been hoping for a rate hike.
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New monthly reports distill consumer beefs about banks

by Annie Baxter
Jul 17, 2015
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau document summarizes trends in complaints.
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A call for responsible banking in low-income neighborhoods

by Lewis Wallace
May 14, 2015
A growing number of cities are requiring banks to be "socially responsible."
A picture of Dayton, Ohio. In Dayton, city leaders are hoping a newly-passed ordinance will pressure banks to change their practices, and reinvest in neighborhoods that have become banking deserts.
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China's new deposit insurance is about systemic change

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 30, 2015
Making banks more careful... by reassuring them.
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