Bank Failures

About twice a week this year on average, banking regulators closed a bank deemed unable to meet obligations to depositors and others. And while the number of bank failures is down from the same period a year earlier, (74 vs. 127), that’s little consolatio

Feds closed two banks in Georgia, one in Arizona and more bank failures to come due to bad debt loans.

Understanding the amount of FDIC insurance available on your bank accounts can provide peace of mind. This article outlines FDIC insurance coverage and provides infromational resources for other consumer protections.

During the last decade, banking industry has become highly competitive, resulting in many banks to use aggressive strategies in order to survive or maintain their respective share in the market.

With US banks continuing to fail at an alarming rate, one can't help but wonder just how safe their dollars are. This article is the search for an answer and the unsettling facts that should have many of us re-evaluating who is holding our dollars.

Bank failures continue unabated from the 140 failures posted in 2009. How do you protect yourself and how do you know if your bank is at risk?

The failure of a bank brings forth images of the Great Depression. However, US depositors can rest easy, thanks to an agency of the US government known as the FDIC.

As of this writing, 106 banks have failed in 2009, however, this may open some investment opportunities in larger banks which are likely to survive the recession in a position to become profitable in 2010.

The collapse of Colonial Bank is the sixth largest bank failure in U.S. history. It's not good news for the troubled housing market.

This article is about the failure of Colonial Bank and a look at the economy.

Read on for details of a bank closure in South Florida that will cost the FDIC an upwards of $4.9 billion

The USA is on the verge of destructive currency devaluation plans that threaten wealth and security for most of the population Not good to shaft existing creditors ! What goes around comes around. Gold is Glitter for fools..

The thought of this only several short years ago was not in anyone's mind. Today from the UK to the States and beyond, this fear is forefront in so many people.

With IndyMac and First National Bank being taken over by regulators and bank failures potentially set to surge this year, here's what you need to know before you make a bank run.

This is part two of my submission on how to find gold for very little money and sell it for a large profit. I have been doing this for 22 years and have had fabulous results. You can too!

Being that the economy is the way it is, it is only appropriate to have a list of songs about money.

A traditional Japanese Haiku.

Dollar stores can help consumers stretch their dollars when experiencing difficult financial times.

Enslaved by an unusual addiction, a man goes to unsavory places to get his terrible fix.

This article examines the closing of Army and Lou's restaurant on Chicago's south side.

Gold leafing is not really a difficult thing to do. However, it does take some patience, a few tools and, of course, gold leaf.

President Obama is not having the greatest impact on the public or the economy. His decision-making skills are poor and his team is not looking at the big picture.

A partial list of reasons to contact your agent before your next scheduled update

The new way to make money is to sell scrap gold, but when a seller sells to professional buyers it is important to be informed.

Many a wide-eyed gold bug caught a glimpse of their favorite metal jumping over the psychologically (and technically) important $1200 an ounce level Wednesday morning. I say a "glimpse" because those who blinked may have missed it.