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It’s getting more expensive to pay down credit card debt. The average interest rate on new credit card offers is now nearly 23%, according to LendingTree’s latest analysis. That’s up from about 22.4% in November. “Credit card interest rates are as…

More than 16,000 businesses which took out a type of government-backed Covid loan have gone bust without paying the money back, the BBC has found. Hundreds of directors, who got loans they were not entitled to, have also been disqualified.…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The four largest U.S. consumer banks posted blockbuster second-quarter results this week, after pandemic loan losses failed to materialize and the U.S. economy began roaring back to life. Wells Fargo & Co, Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc and…

The image is taken from The Economic Times. The chief executives of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other major U.S. banks were grilled by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Wednesday on the economy, consumer protections, mortgages,…

Three major US banks are raising their prime lending rates to the highest levels since the global financial crisis of 2008, following a hefty interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo &…

Lorie Konish, September 23, 2022 Investor Toolkit Both expert and everyday investors are worried a recession is coming. The good news is there are steps you can take now to limit the negative impact a downturn may have on your…

CHRISTOPHER WOOD, September 16, 2022 Colorado bankruptcies declined 5.7% in August compared with the same period a year ago, even as Larimer and Weld counties recorded increases. Boulder County bankruptcy filings declined, with a slight uptick in Broomfield. That’s according…

DANIAL CLARK, September 09, 2022 U.S. bank profits climbed 7.8% in the second quarter of 2022 from the previous quarter, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The agency said banks reported $64.4 billion in profits as higher net interest…

Chris Clark, 30 August 2022 The real estate market just can’t catch a break, with inventory of resale homes remaining low and rising interest rates making it harder for buyers to justify making the leap. And now we can add…

Erik Sherman, August 22, 2022 According to Trepp, CMBS delinquencies, which had been on a decline until a June uptick, are back on their way down again. “After a rare uptick in June 2022, the Trepp CMBS Delinquency Rate resumed…