Retirement savings and expenditure patterns of renters and homeowners: different resources or different views?
This study examines the retirement preparation of renters and homeowners. Housing is commonly the largest asset for consumers and often provides benefits related to retirement such as reduced costs for housing services and the potential for reverse mortgages or other uses of equity. Consequently, the retirement preparation of renters...

AARP Encourages Use of New 'Split Refund' Tax Filing Option to Save and Invest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the holiday season is upon us, tax season is just around the corner. AARP is drawing attention to a new program that they hope will encourage people to save and invest their tax refunds. For the first time ever, the Internal Revenue Service...

Homeless not bankless: homeless people are getting help managing their money from nonprofit banks and credit unions.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The smell of wet wool and the sound of rumbling coughs filled the bank lobby as customers lined up just after opening time on a chilly Seattle morning. They were not the usual bank clients. Most slept at homeless shelters or outside the...

Chevy Chase Bank Selects Epson TM-H6000III Multifunction Printers for 2,600-Unit Branch-Wide Rollout.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Epson, a leading supplier of value-added banking solutions, announced that Chevy Chase Bank, the largest locally owned and managed bank in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, has completed a 2,600-unit, branch-wide rollout of Epson's TM-H6000III multifunction teller-station printers. With its 99.9%...

Get a Bigger Tax Refund this Year.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Several changes in tax legislation took place in 2006, and consumers may not be aware of what is new for this filing season. As taxpayers receive their tax information, they should familiarize themselves with a few important provisions to make the most of their...

ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT DECIDES BANKS MUST REPAY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FROM 2001 FREEZE.
In late December, the Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) in Argentina ordered the country's banks to repay in full savings that were frozen during the economic crisis of 2001-2002 (see NotiSur, 2001-12-14, 2002-01-11 and 2002-02-15). The government had frozen US-dollar accounts held by some 50,000 depositors and then forcibly...

Jacksonville Savings Bank, SSB Has Reached an Agreement to Acquire the Carthage Branch Office From Jefferson Heritage Bank.
JACKSONVILLE, Texas, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: JXVL) the holding company of Jacksonville Savings Bank, SSB, of Jacksonville, Texas, announced today that Jacksonville has entered into a definitive agreement with Jefferson Heritage Bank, of Denton, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Planters Holding...

ShareBuilder Surpasses 200,000 Brokerage Accounts.
Fastest-Growing Online Brokerage in 2001 According to Salomon Smith Barney BELLEVUE, Wash., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Netstock announced today that it has surpassed 200,000 ShareBuilder accounts. Compared to the largest online brokerages, ShareBuilder's rate of growth in 2001 establishes it as the fastest-growing online brokerage....

It's Time for Candy, Flowers, a Romantic Dinner and a Trip to the ATM - Prepare to Spend Between $160 and $400 to Play Cupid in 2007.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If you are a would-be Romeo, make certain you have enough cash in your savings and checking accounts so that you are able to enjoy the most romantic day of the year without straining your finances. Since many a Romeo is also shopping...

National City Launches a Combination of Services - Providing Connections for Small Business Banking.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Banking for small business owners just got easier with National City's launch of Connections(R), a suite of convenience-oriented products and services enabling small business owners to easily access and manage their accounts, information and credit. Designed for the busy pace...