Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

What QE2 Means for You

Mark Thornton
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November 15, 2010
Many people have been singing the praises of the Federal Reserve’s new round of “Quantitative Easing” to the tune of nearly $1 trillion, but a new chorus is trying to drown them out.

Federal Reserve Wants More Credit Card Regulation

Wendell Cox
Phil Britt
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November 13, 2010
A year after Congress passed and the president signed the CARD Act, the Federal Reserve is moving to involve government even more deeply in credit card regulation.

GM, Ford Subjected to Dueling Analyses

Arin Greenwood and Steve Stanek
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October 19, 2010

Fed’s New Powers Under Wall Street Reform Law Create Uncertainty

Matthew Glans
Matthew Glans
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October 19, 2010
A great deal of power under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 has been given to the Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States, which is primarily res

Free Checking, RIP—Mostly

Vicki Gerson
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October 18, 2010
Citibank’s mid-tier checking account customers have begun paying a new monthly fee of $20 if the average combined balances of all their accounts fall below $6,000.

Attorneys General Enter Mortgage Maelstrom, Probe Foreclosures

Steve Stanek
Steve Stanek
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October 14, 2010
Attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia have thrust themselves into a mortgage maelstrom that had already stopped major mortgage companies from moving on some foreclosures.<
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