Daily Financial News

By David DeFranza

By Jabulani Leffall

It could start with "you never think it can happen to you," or "just when you thought it was safe." But why go out that way or for that matter come in that way, it's as cliche as an American tourist getting yapped for his belongings on a trip to foreign country.
Rewind.
A red-headed [...]

By Paul Michael

Key Bank clearly did very well from their iPod promotion, because Compass Bank is now running almost the exact same deal. With Compass though it's a very cool 2GB iPod Shuffle, and it's free to new customers.
There are a few stipulations (aren't there always?) but they're reasonable. Here's the lowdown on [...]

By Julie Rains

Friday, June 6, 2008 is National Doughnut Day. To celebrate, participating stores of a national chain will offer a free doughnut (one per person) to its guests.
Krispy Kreme announced the giveaway earlier this week. To find a Krispy Kreme store near you, use this locator. According to a spokesperson, nearly all stores will [...]

I am currently on vacation. This is a guest article by Jonathan, who writes the blog Master Your Card, a blog about getting out and staying out of debt, and mastering credit card use.
Your credit card bill is due on Tuesday, at the end of business hours – do you know where your minimum [...]

The credit default swaps (CDSs) on the banking sector – which measure the fundamental risk in a bank – have been steady dropping over the past few months, despite the current furore over several banks' rights issues.
This may be due to the banking system's increased stability in recent weeks following [...]

By Philip Brewer

You might find an account in the name of THD/CBSD reported on your credit report. If you are not sure about this account, you must dispute this item with the credit bureau reporting it. THD/CBSD stands for The Home Depot / Citibank South Dakota. If you are seeing this item reported on your credit report, [...]