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Italy looks to EU to help oldest bank

By Stephen Beard

December 09, 2016

The headquarters of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank, located in the Italian region of Tuscany. — GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images

The bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena is in trouble. Who should come to its aid?

POSTED IN: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banks italy European debt crisis European Union EU

Chart of the day: Personal debt keeps growing

By Raghu Manavalan

December 01, 2016

Source: New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax

One out of three Americans has at least one debt in collections.

POSTED IN: debt

Mexicans look beyond the Northern border

By Simon Thompson

November 30, 2016

A Mexican immigrant who was deported from the U.S. is seen next to a Mexican national flag at El Chaparral repatriation center in Tijuana, northwestern Mexico on July 1, 2016. — GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP/Getty Images

An increasing number of Mexicans are heading to Europe and Canada.

POSTED IN: Immigration Mexico Europe

Home equity helping people build household wealth

By Mitchell Hartman

November 24, 2016

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

POSTED IN: Housing crisis mortgage loans home equity

Venezuelan politicians meet as economy sputters

November 03, 2016

People demonstrate against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on October 26, 2016. — RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

Critics have accused the government of economic mismanagement.

POSTED IN: venezuela economic crisis South America

A little known reason why students have so much debt

November 02, 2016

Students walk across the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Colleges cannot require more than minimal financial counseling.

POSTED IN: student loans Education college student loan debt

Let's do the numbers... on the debt

By Nancy Marshall-Genzer

October 20, 2016

As the number of the current U.S. national debt is seen on a screen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. — Alex Wong/Getty Images

Losing sleep over the deficit & debt? Don't worry...yet

POSTED IN: debt deficit election Trump Clinton

In Detroit, a risky alternative to mortgages

By Lewis Wallace

October 06, 2016

A house that's for sale on a land contract in Detroit. It's common for a house to need a gut rehab. — Lewis Wallace/Marketplace

With lending unavailable, home buyers have turned to an option with few protections.

POSTED IN: real estate housing crisis redlining Housing Detroit

Deutsche Bank woes highlight European bank issues

By Stephen Beard

September 30, 2016

The headquarters of Deutsche Bank stand on Sept. 26 in Frankfurt, Germany. — Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images

Germany's biggest bank is not alone in facing systemic problems.

POSTED IN: DeutscheBank European Banks EU financial crisis Banks