Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

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.<

The (Not-So) Tight Credit Market

Arin Greenwood
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August 20, 2010
Joanna Robinson, owner of Lunar Massage in Washington, DC, was working with a banker from BB&T Corporation --  a full-service commercial and retail bank -- to develop a financing package f

New Financial Regulation Law Dwarfs All Others Financial Regulatory Laws

Mark J. Perry
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August 20, 2010
Now that Congress has passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, it might be a good time to compare the 2,319-page financial reform bill (245 pages longer than the health

Texas Avoids Housing Collapse by Refusing Smart Growth

Wendell Cox
Wendell Cox
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August 20, 2010
Texas has frequently been noted for its superior economic performance of late.

Study: $1 Coin Could Save More than $500 Million a Year

Leslie K. Paige
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August 20, 2010
The U.S.

Obama Administration Creates Two New Programs for Mortgage Delinquents

Robert Wenzel
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August 20, 2010
The Obama administration has announced two programs providing additional support to homeowners who aren’t paying their mortgages.
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