Tax refund anticipation loans may be nearly dead, but watch out for similar products that provide your refund early -- and come with high fees.
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Credit scores and access to credit should improve this year. And expect your bank to push prepaid cards.
She's saving nearly half of her income but still worries that she's falling short on the retirement front. How does a person figure this out?
If Congress wants to extend the payroll tax cut beyond Feb. 29 without adding to the national debt, it has to cut somewhere else, raise fees or find other tax money.
The drugmaker is creating a buzz because of its recently approved blood cancer treatment and its potential as a buyout candidate..
One-Percenter of the Week: Average investors who tried to play LinkedIn's offering last year likely took a hit, but insiders collected lots of cash by selling early. CEO Jeffrey Weiner was among those who cashed in.
Visa is conducting a test in Arizona to see if gift cards dispensed by ATMs will catch on with customers.
The president plans to propose tax incentives to reward companies that create US jobs. He wants to end tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas.
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