Passbook savings loans are secured by savings, CD balances

Credit unions and some banks across the country offer a tool to help build credit: 'passbook savings loans' secured by your own savings

Credit care: Secured card, loan may help rebuild score

Q: For 32 years I had excellent credit. But, like other folks, things went downhill. We had our home repossessed and could not make all the credit card payments. Our attorney advised us to file for bankruptcy, so we did. I have tried to rebuild my credit since then. I have been turned down by two different bank cards several times each. We now have a debit card, but when do you get a chance to ...

Lessons to remember as we rebuild our economy

INNOVATION TALK:‘ECONOMIC PROGRESS, in capitalistic society, means turmoil,’ stated the Austrian-Hungarian economist Joseph Schumpeter in his Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, first published in 1942.

Hedge Funds Rebuild Bearish Euro Bets for Greek Exit Banks Weigh

The euro has weathered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, bailouts of Greece, Ireland and Portugal, and falling interest rates. Now, investors are betting like never before that a Greek exit would be too much to keep the 17-nation currency above its long-term average.

Prepaid cards: Don't be misled

Prepaid cards: Don't be misled