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Charlotte consumers' credit-card debt down 8 percent in 2011
Charlotte Business Journal
Equifax says consumers in the Charlotte area have reduced their credit-card debt by 8 percent. Charlotte consumers have reduced the percentage of their income owed to credit-card companies by nearly 8 percent during the past year, according to a new ...
Bankrate: Only 54% of Americans Have More Emergency Savings than Credit Card DebtBradenton Herald
Worcester Credit Card Debt FallsWorcester Business Journal
Credit Card Debt is Up, Consumer Wages Are Not: If You Are Taking On Debt ...PR Web (press release)
Bizjournals.com -InsideARM -The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
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IRS Releases 401(k) Compliance Check Survey Results
Thompson.com
There are more than half a million 401(k) plans in the United States, covering 60 million Americans, says the IRS. That is just some of the information in the 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire Interim Report, which the IRS released on Feb.

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PreCash Adds Savings Account, Roadside Assistance and Cash Back to Its Vision ...
Bradenton Herald
21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to its prepaid cardholders' requests for more services, PreCash has added three features to its Vision Visa Prepaid Cards, an optional interest earning savings account**, roadside assistance* and cash ...
10 Things Prepaid Card Issuers Won't Tell YouSmartmoney.com

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Opening a savings account for your child
CNNMoney (blog)
In the interest of teaching my young daughter the value of saving money, I recently attempted to open a savings account for her at a local bank. Much to my surprise, the teller informed me that the bank would not open an account for her unless I was an ...

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The 10 Most Important Ages For Retirement Planning
Business Insider
Employees can generally first join a 401(k) plan at age 21. Plan sponsors are allowed to exclude employees younger than 21 from 401(k) plans, and many companies do. A recent IRS survey of 1200 401(k) plan sponsors found that 64 percent require ...
Tuesday's Personal Finance StoriesMarketWatch
Penalty-Free Ways to Raid a 401(k)Smartmoney.com (blog)
Become familiar with these five key areasLaurel Outlook
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) -Houston Chronicle -TIME
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Retirement planning inspiration from the Oscars
CBS Moneywatch
As an actuary, I'm a numbers guy. That's why most of my posts offer analyses, strategies and insights from my 35-plus years of actuarial experience to help you make the best of your retirement. But many people need more than facts and figures to get ...

Life Insurance in India, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016 Favorable ...
MarketWatch (press release)
22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: India contains the world's twelfth-largest life insurance market and the fourth-largest in the Asia-Pacific region.

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PEBB OKs smokers' costlier life insurance
Statesman Journal
State employees who use tobacco will pay much more for optional life insurance in 2013, according to a change approved by the Public Employees' Benefit Board. The Standard Insurance Co. will offer different rates for smokers and nonsmokers next year, ...

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Washington Wealth Management Celebrates Successful First Year
Bradenton Herald
By Washington Wealth Management, LLC MIDDLEBURG, Va., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Wealth Management, LLC (WWM) announced today that they are poised for strong growth in 2012. The firm capped a successful first year by adding four senior ...

Consumer watchdog agency probes checking-account overdraft fees; misleading ...
Chicago Tribune
The cost of pushing your checking account into the red averages $30 to $35 per transaction, the CFPB said. Banks were barred from automatically enrolling customers in overdraft programs for debit card or ATM transactions in 2010, under a rule issued by ...
Chase & Wells Fargo Checking Account Overdraft Policies ScrutinizedGo Banking Rates
Watchdog Targets Overdraft ChargesWall Street Journal
NEW: Reed and Durbin Support Inquiry into Overdraft FeesGoLocalProv

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