President Donald Trump announced an executive order on Thursday, Dec. 18, making Christmas Eve and Dec. 26, federal holidays. Now that they are federal holidays, many nonessential federal offices will ...

Christmas is this week, and if you need to mail someone a gift or conduct a banking transaction, it might be a good idea to plan ahead. Almost all grocery stores, restaurants, and retail chains will ...

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Bank robber Charles Estell, 38, of Illinois, spent the night trapped in a duct before police cut him free and arrested him, reports CBS News. Estell must have watched all the right movies to help plan ...

Choose a bank with low fees and high interest rates. Open the new account. List bill payments, deposits and services from the old bank, transition items from your list, then close the old account.

A joint bank account is useful if you're combining finances, whether that means saving for a mutual goal, paying shared bills, teaching your children money management skills or starting a business ...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A sewage leak that forced the closure of the Lejeune Boulevard exit ramp from Highway 24 to the Jacksonville Bypass and downtown last Saturday will keep the ramp closed ...

As bricks-and-mortar bank branches vanish across the U.S., here’s what’s driving the trend and how it reshapes access to banking services Written By Written by Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side ...

It may come as a surprise, but a bank can close your account without your permission — and sometimes without warning. Banks are allowed to end customer relationships for a variety of reasons, and ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Vikki ...