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How about a bi-weekly mortgage payment?
Chris Farrell Jan 20, 2012
After refinancing my house with a low-rate, conventional 15-year mortgage, I received an offer to set up bi-weekly or weekly payments. What are the benefits and pitfalls of such a plan? Ron, Richmond Hill, GA
Weekly Wrap: Greece and American banks
Kai Ryssdal Jan 20, 2012
A review of the week's biggest business news. This week: News of a debt deal for Greece and what U.S. bank earnings says about the industry in the future.
Monti's next move, and an assessment of Greece
Kai Ryssdal Jan 17, 2012
Our foreign editor John Buckley's take on the S&P downgrade, European debt crisis and Italy's problem down-under.
Wells Fargo and Citigroup: A tale of two banks
Bob Moon Jan 17, 2012
Wells Fargo announced a 20 percent yearly profit today, making money on its mortgage business. But Citigroup stumbled as trading revenue dips for stocks and bonds.
Chase earnings signal downturn for financial services
Jill Schlesinger Jan 13, 2012
J.P. Morgan Chase reported its earnings were down 23 percent today. What does this mean for the rest of the big banks?
Regulators try to block NYSE, Deutsche Boerse merger
Stephen Beard Jan 11, 2012
European officials are reportedly on the verge of blocking a deal to create the world's biggest stock exchange.
Big banks team up against cyber attacks
Steve Chiotakis Jan 10, 2012
Security officials from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are expected to discuss creating a data center that would be responsible for sifting through mounds of secret bank information to signal whether any cyber attacks could happen.
Europe likely to impose oil sanctions on Iran
Stephen Beard Jan 5, 2012
European officials are meeting in Brussels today to discuss an oil embargo against Iran in reaction to the country's nuclear program.
Market tug of war: The U.S. v. Europe
David Brancaccio Jan 4, 2012
Some early concerns about tight European credit markets making it expensive for European banks to raise capital dragged the markets down in the early hours. That was countered a bit by some more trickles of good news about the U.S. economy.
2011 in review: The banking industry
Heidi N. Moore Dec 28, 2011
From pesky hidden fees to the status of Dodd-Frank financial reform, from the impact of Europe's debt crisis to lending -- we look back at the year in banking.
