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Aviva: 2 in 3 Women Are Uncomfortable with Their Financial Situation
By Warren S. HerschMost Americans are uncomfortable with their financial situation, lack understanding of financial products, dont feel prepared for retirement and rarely discuss finances, according to a new report.
July 16, 2012
FIO Keeping Busy, Discussing International Regulatory Authority with USTR, AgenciesMichael McRaith, director of the Federal Office of Insurance (FIO), is moving aggressively to reduce the differences between European and U.S. insurance regulatory and supervisory schemes.
July 16, 2012
IntelliQuote Sees Rise in Online Life Insurance ApplicationsOnline life insurance agency IntelliQuote has announced substantial year over year growth in online life insurance application submissions.
July 16, 2012
IntelliQuote Sees Rise in Online Life Insurance ApplicationsOnline life insurance agency IntelliQuote has announced substantial year over year growth in online life insurance application submissions.
July 16, 2012
Downgrade anniversary showed investors gained buying U.S. (Bloomberg)Nearly a year later, mortgage rates have hit record lows, the governments borrowing costs have eased, the benchmark S&P stock index is up, and investor enthusiasm for Treasury debt has strengthened.
July 16, 2012
Birthday boasts: 18 predictions that beat the world’s economists (Beat the Press)In a bit of admitted self-indulgence, Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, points out a few of the times when he was right while a bulk of economists were wrong.
July 16, 2012
Wells Fargo’s disgraceful discrimination scandal: a guide (The Week)The Justice Department says the bank engaged in a pattern of systemic discrimination against some 30,000 borrowers across 36 states.
July 16, 2012
A tale of two cities: too many jobs, or not enough (NPR)Yuma, Ariz., has the countrys highest unemployment rate at 28.9%more than three times the national average of 8.2%, while Bismarck, N.D., has added 3,300 jobs in the last year. Both towns have their own sets of problems.