E*Trade on the Brink - Seeks $800 Million from TARP to Stay Solvent

Battered E*Trade banking on government fundsFri Nov 21, 2008 5:15pm ESTBy Jonathan SpicerNEW YORK (Reuters) ... U.S. government funds that would bring some relief to its book of bad mortgage loans.Shares ... situation. E*Trade Bank offers credit cards, savings and checking accounts, and mortgage and home equity [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 21:26:00

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How to Replace Bad Financial Habits With Good Ones

This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. His first book, The Power of Less, was recently published by Hyperion ... full of things we don’t need, bills we can’t pay, and low balances in our checking and savings accounts ... situation? Some ideas: Impulse spending. Overuse of credit cards or other debt. Spending without tracking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:00:09

Retirement funds lost $2 trill. in 15 mos

by Frank James How bad has the damage to the retirement savings of Americans been due to the financial markets meltdown and the slowing economy? ... from retirement savings and budget analysts on how the housing, credit and other financial troubles ... accounts -- like 401(k)'s -- have lost some 20 percent overall since mid-2007, he estimated. Private [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 21:04:34

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