Editors Note: (This is excerpted from a story that originally aired on March 22, 2023.) New York (CNN) The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its main interest rate for the ninth time since last March. Whenever the Fed raises interest rates, the interest rates that banks charge their customers tend to follow suit. That means… Read More »
19 mins ago Finance 10 Views By: Andrea Decker March 24, 2023 Advantage Federal Credit Union reduces interest rates for members with Advantage credit cards who have upgraded their credit ratings, Complete access to news articles on rbj.net is available to logged-in Rochester Business Journal subscribers. Customers can login in the login tab below. Others… Read More »
Harlan’s board discusses insurance rates Published 12:33 Thursday, March 23, 2023 Mayor Harlan Joe Meadors discussed insurance rates during a recent meeting. (Photo by Joe Asher) Harlan City Council discussed the issue of increasing in-town fire insurance rates during its regular panel meeting for March. Mayor Joe Meadors updated the council on the matter soon… Read More »
Champaign-Urbana saw credit fraud increase 63% in the last year and 170% in the past three years, says the Federal Trade Commission. Based on security.orgthis phenomenon is part of a larger national trend, as “65% of credit and credit card holders have been victims of fraud at some point in their lives, up from 58%… Read More »
MANILA, Philippines — Banks have started charging higher interest rates on credit card transactions after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised the ceiling amid a series of aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation and stabilize the peso. However, BDO Unibank Inc. has decided to move the effectiveness of its three percent higher monthly interest… Read More »
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s déjà vu for Florida homeowners. Industry experts warn property insurance rates are expected to increase. So is there anything that can be done to stop this? 8 On Your Side Investigator Mahsa Saeidi continues to cover this crisis. John Rollins is the former Chief Risk Officer at Citizens Property Insurance,… Read More »