(CBS News) – Americans increasingly are falling behind on their auto and student loans, new figures from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York show (see chart...
Erika Rawes, USA TODAY (USA Today)—The end of the year is a busy time: People have the holiday season to prepare for, the New Year,...
(New York Times) – In the netherworld of consumer debt, there are zombies: bills that cannot be killed even by declaring personal bankruptcy. Tens of thousands...
by Lynette Holloway Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times It’s no secret that African Americans face unique challenges to their financial security that are...
(National Monitor) – Middle-class individuals throughout the United States have a median of just $20,000 total saved for retirement, compared to the $250,000 necessary to sustain...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Did you notice that some stores are already touting Christmas sales? They are encouraging people to start buying for Christmas now. ...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Remember the old movies where the outlaws robbed banks for a living, or the gangsters did “bank jobs” as they moved...
ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The penalty for using an ATM that is not affiliated with your bank rose 5 percent over...
(USA Today) – No idea is more central to Americans’ outlook than the American dream — the belief that with hard work and the freedom...
(PNJ.com) – If you want to do retirement right, you’ll need a checklist. But what tasks should be on your pre-retirement checklist? Here’s what experts had...
[Forbes] Workers are more confident about retirement preparedness but they’re not any better prepared, according to the 2014 Retirement Confidence Survey released today by the Employee Benefits Research Institute. “This...
Media Media Sarah Tonigan Matt Hurwitz (505) 818-7480 sarah.tonigan@wellsfargo.com (415) 396-6964 matthew.s.hurwitz@wellsfargo.com Conversations About Personal Finance More Difficult Than...
Media: Kate Pulley Media: Natalie Brown 917-260-1673 775-689-6123 catherine.b.pulley-dennison@wellsfargo.com natalie.m.brown@wellsfargo.com Americans Get Their Financial Houses in Order for 2014 According to a New Wells Fargo Survey...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist During a seminar in Buffalo, N.Y. a few years ago, noted author and financial adviser, Brooke Stephens, said, “How you handle...
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers slowed their spending in September, even as overall income grew at solid pace for the second...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Each year the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University assesses the nation’s housing outlook. The just-released The State of the Nation’s...
