Banking & Financial Services News
Get a balanced look at what’s new in the banking and financial services industry. This section features information about commercial banking services and products, credit unions, credit card companies, cryptocurrency, compliance issues and news from banking and financial service companies.
Peter Fugaro Earns Certified Mortgage Banking (CMB) Designation from Mortgage Bankers Association
Mortgage Technology and Marketing Consulting Firm Prymak's President earns Industry's Highest Professional Designation - August 25, 2011 - Prymak LLC
iOption Ltd, Introduces SpeedTrading and Buy-Me-Out to Their Online Binary Trading Platform
iOption.com, a leading international binary option Forex online trading platform, is glad to announce the addition of two new trading tools. iOption will be launching an entire new website with an advanced trading platform. The new platform will be ready for client use in late August. The new platform will incorporate the highest payouts in the industry with the most advanced Risk Management Tools - August 24, 2011 - iOption Ltd
Protect Your Future with Trauma Insurance - Rate Detective Gives Insider Tips
Rate Detective recommends Australians protect themselves by taking out trauma insurance coverage in the event of a critical illness, the effect on your health isn’t the only thing to be prepared for. - August 22, 2011 - Rate Detective
Major Security Flaw Discovered in Leading Banks' Credit Card Information Systems
A Boston consumer advocate just discovered a security flaw when calling the automated phone number on the back of credit cards from Chase and Bank of America. With a little bit of finagling, a hacker could easily access other people’s recent credit card activity, including their outstanding balance, credit available, when they made their last payment and for how much, and individual purchase transactions. - August 22, 2011 - Consumer World
Legacy Family Office Moves to New Location
Legacy Family Office Moves to New Location in Estero - August 21, 2011 - Legacy Family Office
First Premier Prepaid Mastercard Affiliate Programme Launched
First Premier Prepaid MasterCard , the UK's best value pay monthly prepaid MasterCard has launched an affiliate programme exclusively with one of the UK's leading pay for performance affiliate network open to all all web publishers and affiliates. - August 19, 2011 - Emotion Associates Limited
Homeowners Could Benefit from Latest Fixed-Rate Deals
Financial solutions company Think Money says now could be a good time to find a fixed-rate mortgage deal. - August 17, 2011 - Think Money Ltd
Trust Federal CU Partners with CashTrans to Offer ATM Services Through Its Mobile Branch
Trust Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Chattanooga, TN has partnered with CashTrans to offer ATM service as another convenient service option available from their new Mobile Branch. - August 16, 2011 - Cash Transaction LLC
Free Help for Homeowners Workshop to be Held at Wild Horse Golf Club in Henderson on September 8th
Elysien Private Wealth & Real Property is conducting as part of its community outreach program a free Help For Homeowners Workshop that is geared towards providing valuable information by local trusted professionals to Nevada Homeowners who are in distress. The event will feature special guest speakers form the Southern Nevada community and will include local attorneys, tax professionals, real estate experts, investment and asset protection specialists. - August 16, 2011 - Elysien Private Wealth & Real Property
Great Place to Work Study Recognizes Sauer Capital (sauercapitalsa.com) Among the "Best Workplaces in Europe"
Sauer Capital S.A. announced today that they have been selected by "The Great Place to Work Study" as one of Europe's Best Companies to Work For in 2011. - August 10, 2011 - Sauer Capital S.A.
Genesis Rare Diamonds Announces Winners of 50+ Show Natural Colour Diamond Giveaway
Genesis Rare Diamonds specializes in the sale of the finest Natural Fancy Colour Diamonds as an alternative hard physical asset that astute investors worldwide are realizing is a valuable addition to hold as part of their investment portfolios. They recently appeared at the 50+ show in London, United Kingdom, to have the opportunity to meet and greet some of their English clientele, and open the door to many new ones in the European market. - August 08, 2011 - Genesis Rare Diamonds
Sendmoney101 Provides Resources for Vacationers Traveling to Mexico
Information for people who wish to send money online to Mexico before they arrive. - August 07, 2011 - SendMoney101.Com
New Home Sales Soar for LGI Homes with a Record Breaking July
LGI Homes is pleased to announce that July was a record breaking month for residential closings. With a previous closing record of 56 in October of 2010, LGI Homes reached 57 closings on new homes in July 2011, an all-time high for the homebuilder. Currently, LGI Homes is ranked 58th by Builder... - August 06, 2011 - LGI Homes
Texas Gulf Bank Launches New Community Portal Blog
Texas Gulf Bank, N.A. is a local community bank with eight branches serving Brazoria, Harris and Galveston counties in the Gulf Coast area of Texas. TGB has been building relationships within their local communities and has been a part of those communities since opening our first branch in... - August 05, 2011 - Texas Gulf Bank, N.A.
Stephen Johnson Named Financial Advisor for Las Vegas Chamber Of Commerce 401K Plan
Stephen Johnson has been named the financial advisor for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce 401(k) Plan. Johnson is branch manager of Raymond James Financial Services Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC, offices in Draper, Utah and Las Vegas. Johnson and his team manage approximately $300 million in assets in... - August 05, 2011 - Steve Johnson
Direct Currency Markets - DCMforex.com Announces Lower Cost of Trading Services to Clients Globally
Direct Currency Markets, an Australian regulated currency trading brokerage firm has lowered the cost of trading to valued clients with the reduction of trading spreads to 0.9 pips on major currency pairs. DCM combines new low variable market spreads with institutional level trade execution services, delivering a unique 'no commission' Direct Market Access dealing service to currency traders and valued clients globally. - August 02, 2011 - Direct Currency Markets Limited
Rapidsoft Systems, Inc. in Partnership with Global Systems Solutions (GSS) Ltd. Launches Mobile Money Transfer and Bill Payment Solutions for Banks
Rapidsoft Systems, Inc. in partnership with Global Systems Solutions Ltd, Launches Mobile solutions for money transfer and bill payment for the financial companies such as banks and the post offices. Mobile Wallet will enable mobile subscribers to perform secure and convenient money transfer using their mobile phones. The Mobile Wallet solution for mobile money transfer comprises of the server, mobile applications, as well as system integration services. - August 02, 2011 - Rapidsoft Systems, Inc.
ADMA Alerts Consumers to Declining Bankruptcy Rates
ADMA Solutions executive informs consumers about important economic statistics and what they may reveal about American consumers. - August 01, 2011 - ADMA Solutions, LLC
Bankers to Increase Negotiation Results with Tips Offered in Upcoming Sales Strategy Webinar
Consulting and bank sales training firm Clarity Advantage to share negotiation techniques in a live webinar on August 16, 2011 entitled Negotiating the Fees You Deserve. - August 01, 2011 - Clarity Advantage Corporation
Bill Duggins, CFP®, CPA Earns Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) Designation from Fi360
Bill Duggins, CFP®, CPA, and founder of Duggins Financial, an independent boutique firm providing retirement plan consulting services to corporations and investment management for private clients, has been awarded the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation from Fiduciary360... - July 31, 2011 - Duggins Financial
It's a Habit Company Releases Animated Music Video That Asks President Obama, Congress "To Save and Not Mess with Children’s Futures Cause Debt Stinks"
Debt ceiling discussions motivate children financial author to release animated music video encouraging saving. - July 31, 2011 - The It's a Habit Company, Inc.
Credit-Land.com Announces New 0 Balance Transfer Citibank Review
Leading credit review portal, Credit-Land.com, announces updates to all 0 balance transfer credit card reviews including the CitiBank Platinum Select Mastercard and Discover More cards. - July 30, 2011 - Credit-Land.com
America’s Leading Juvenile Life Insurance Agency Launches Updated Website. It is Designed to Educate Parents About Using Juvenile Life Insurance to Save for College.
New Amsterdam Life recently announced the launch of their updated website: www.newamsterdamlife.com. The web site is designed to describe the wealth building and protection features of juvenile life insurance, and the company’s array of financial products designed for tax-advantaged college savings, lifetime savings, wealth planning and permanent insurance coverage. - July 30, 2011 - New Amsterdam Life
Crescent State Bank Offers MoneyIsland Program to Increase Financial Literacy
Community Bank Seeks to Educate Youth, Parents and Teachers on Valuable Financial Skills with Interactive Online Program - July 30, 2011 - Crescent State Bank
Money Manager and Author of Cash Machine Bryan Perry to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, July 29 at 12 pm CT
Money Manager Bryan Perry, author of Cash Machine www.cashmachineincome.com, will appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” www.winningstrategies.net on Friday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Mr. Perry's Cash Machine is all about combing the hundreds of income-generating ideas that... - July 29, 2011 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Jonathan Hill Joins Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust as Investment Strategy Specialist
Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust today announced that Jonathan Hill has been hired as an investment strategy specialist. He will be based in the bank’s Coral Gables headquarters and will work within Gibraltar’s wealth management division. - July 28, 2011 - Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust
Professional Associations Super Reappoints J.P. Morgan as Custodian for the Fund
Following a recent review, Professional Associations Super has reappointed J.P. Morgan as its master custodian for a further three-year term. The company was reappointed on the basis of their strong performance in the past three years, with Paul Kessell, Chief Investment Officer of Professional... - July 27, 2011 - Kinetic Superannuation Ltd
Fundsnet.co.uk Announces New Marketing Initiative
Financial Investment Company, Fundsnet.co.uk whose products have proved popular with emerging financial market investors together with people looking to save with ISAs, is to launch a new online marketing initiative. - July 24, 2011 - Fundsnet Limited
Fiduciary Benchmarks Named Sponsor at Knowledge Congress' Event “401(k) Fees: What You Need to Know in 2011 LIVE Webcast,” on 08/9/11
Fiduciary Benchmarks, a leading service provider for benchmarking retirement plans, teams up with The Knowledge Group for KC’s upcoming webcast entitled “401(k) Fees: What You Need to Know in 2011.” This two-hour event will be held on August 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET. For... - July 24, 2011 - The Knowledge Group
BestCreditOffers.com Announces Updated Citibank Card Review
Leading bank credit card review portal, BestCreditOffers.com releases fresh reviews of the Citibank 0 interest and other low rate balance transfer credit card offers. - July 23, 2011 - BestCreditOffers.com
Terrace Capital Spearheads $7.2MM Refinance for Multifamily Property in Atlanta, GA
Terrace Capital, Inc., represented an established, local multifamily real estate developer (MSC Investment & Management) in the refinance of Sierra Forest Apartments, a 272-unit class B, apartment complex located at 6660 Mableton Parkway in the city of Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia. The city of Mableton is located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of approximately 26,000. - July 22, 2011 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
Groom Law Group Chartered Named Sponsor at Knowledge Congress' Event “401(k) Fees: What You Need to Know in 2011 LIVE Webcast,” on 08/9/11
Groom Law Group Chartered, a leading employee benefits law firm, teams up with The Knowledge Group for KC’s upcoming webcast entitled “401(k) Fees: What You Need to Know in 2011.” This two-hour event will be held on August 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET. For further details... - July 22, 2011 - The Knowledge Group
The Most Solvent Bank in Europe Uses AuraPortal for Their Process Management
In the stress tests carried out in banks belonging to the European Union, Banca March has gained the top position by a considerable difference. This achievement has most certainly been aided by the use of AuraPortal’s BPMS - July 22, 2011 - AuraPortal
CFA Institute Collaborates with IASeminars to Offer IFRS Training
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announces that it is collaborating with IASeminars, an independent global provider of training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), to jointly offer a comprehensive range of IFRS-related programs. “With the... - July 21, 2011 - IASeminars Ltd
Gil Kerbashian Housing and Consumer Advocate Supports RealestateloanS.com's Consumer Education Efforts
Since the financial crisis started in 2008, Gil Kerbashian has provided free assistance to consumers seeking information regarding predatory lending, real estate and settlement practices. - July 20, 2011 - RealestateloanS.com
Century Negotiations Alerts Credit Card Customers to New “Risk-Based” Pricing Rule Amendment
Century Negotiations applauds rule as much-needed step toward creditor transparency, but warns consumers against over-dependency on credit score. - July 20, 2011 - Century Negotiations, Inc.
Evansville's Ronald McDonald House Partners with Heritage Federal Credit Union on "Be Part of the Love Campaign" in July
Since opening its doors on January 18, 2010, Evansville’s Ronald McDonald House has served over 1,600 critically ill children and their families at its 3540 Washington Avenue location. In support of the charity and its mission, Heritage Federal Credit Union will be showcasing the Ronald McDonald House at its 7 branches and administrative offices the entire month of July with hopes of raising additional funds and awareness for the local organization. - July 17, 2011 - Heritage Federal Credit Union
Rescue Capital Stresses the Need for Consumer Education
In these uncertain times, many individuals are selling their structured settlement and annuity payments for cash. With many players in the industry, savvy sellers have been getting multiple quotes in order to maximize the amount of cash they can receive for their future payments. Due to a recent merger, many individuals who thought they were getting multiple competitive offers may be in for a big surprise. - July 15, 2011 - Rescue Capital
Company Winding-Up Petitions on the Rise in the UK
The Business Sale Report, which provides information on distressed businesses, has released figures showing a 22 per cent increase in the number of winding up petitions lodged through the courts in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year. These figures continue the... - July 14, 2011 - Business Sale Report
Business Bankers: Upcoming Webinar Tells How to Increase, Protect Price with Value-Based Proposals
Business bankers can increase their banks’ margins with a proposal process that identifies, quantifies, and documents the value they offer. This and other sales strategies to be shared by Clarity Advantage in a live webinar on July 19, 2011 entitled, Selling the Value of Bank Solutions. - July 14, 2011 - Clarity Advantage Corporation
Hermes Capital Partners Delivers Capital Through Structured Project Finance
Hermes Capital Partners, LLC. of Los Angeles, is an independent private banking firm focused on a method of finance based on the merits and economics of a given project, rather than the rating and credit profile of the project's sponsor. This new program engineered and developed by Hermes is... - July 13, 2011 - Hermes Capital Group
Online Financial Advisor Directory, financialjoe.com, Cites Investors Want Social Networking Tools
Financialjoe Gives Investors Social Networking Tools to Facilitate and Improve the Relationship with Their Advisors - July 13, 2011 - financialjoe.com
EFT Source Teams Up with Evolis to Introduce New Option for Instant Card Issuance
EFT Source, a leading provider of turn-key card production and management solutions, partnered with Evolis, a global leader in plastic card personalization solutions to develop Card@Once®, a new product for financial institutions to easily and more affordably issue cards instantly. - July 13, 2011 - Evolis Inc.
UAE Exchange Filipino Fest 2011 Mega Draw-Winners to Fly to Paris and Thailand
UAE Exchange announces 3 winners to fly to Paris & Thailand during the mega draw of Filipino Fest 2011. - July 13, 2011 - UAE Exchange
Green Armor Helps Banks Meet New FFIEC Authentication Guidelines: Security Technologies Exceed New Standard for Over Five Years
Green Armor Solutions noted today that its authentication technology exceeds the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)’s new standards for online authentication. - July 12, 2011 - Green Armor Solutions
eWallet: Send Money Without a Bank Account
Now you can Send Money to friends and family members or make a payment to anyone simply and hassle-free with eWallet from FNB. - July 09, 2011 - EWallet: Send money from Cell Phone
MyReviewsNow Announces the Discover Card's Zero Percent Introductory Rate for 15 Months
In addition to its zero percent APR for 15 months, the Discover Card is currently offering five percent cash back bonuses for selected purchases along with no annual fee. - July 08, 2011 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Altium Group LLC Joint Venture with Lloyds of London
Altium Group LLC and Lloyds of London create a risk mitigation protection product for purchasers of life contingent structured settlement. - July 08, 2011 - Altium Group LLC
Shield Your Tax Breaks with Income Protection Insurance - Rate Detective Gives Insider Tips
Income protection insurance is one of the few types of insurance that is deductible for ordinary wage earners. The ATO ruled in 2001 that because the premiums were designed to be "used in the production of assessable income," taxpayers were entitled to claim them as a deduction on their... - July 07, 2011 - Rate Detective
Kaufmann-Rothstein International Senior Trading Analyst Shares the Importance of Having a Trading Plan
Planning definitely plays a pivotal role in any course of action we have in our lives and in the same way, making a commodity trading plan before getting your feet wet in the actual trading investments also offers trading advantages and benefits. - July 06, 2011 - Kaufmann-Rothstein International