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Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, resolved disputes with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by agreeing to pay more than $2.6 billion to settle claims that it sold loans based on …
Bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Iowa – which consists of 47 counties located in roughly the southern half of the state – are running at a slower pace than in 2009.
As of …
Iowans seeking a way to give more to their favorite charities and less to Uncle Sam have another method available to them in 2011. The federal legislation signed by President Barack Obama to extend the …
The CFA Society of Iowa, an organization made up of financial analysts and investment consultants, honored four new charterholders at a ceremony held recently in Des Moines. Chartered financial analyst (CFA) is a professional designation …
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I bought 300 shares of Boeing near the bottom of the market in 2009 at $31. I’m undecided between keeping the stock as a long-term investment or selling it and investing the …
Iowa’s state-chartered banks showed additional signs of financial vitality in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, with 75 percent of the 313 financial institutions posting a gain in earnings, compared with 38 percent in the …
Many Baby Boomers don’t have to look far to see how long-term care costs can decimate a lifetime of retirement savings.
In some cases, their parents have had to deplete their nest eggs to pay …
A year ago, the state of Iowa launched an initiative aimed at enabling residents to plan for their long-term care in a way that doesn’t require them to deplete all of their assets to become …
Tax-exempt municipal bonds are heading to their worst quarterly performance in more than 16 years according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Municipal Master index.
The index, which accounts for price changes and interest …
Applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since July 2008 for the week ended Dec. 25.
Applications decreased by 34,000 to 388,000 for the week, according to figures from the U.S. Department of …
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