ABI Blog Exchange

The "king of the movie soundtrack" lived in the "Danger Zone" of spending before he cut back.

Investors' fear shifted from ouzo to vino, and American mortgage rates didn't move much.

Car insurance varies from company to company. Find out what falls under the scope of your policy.

Consolidating your loans is a tempting option, but which path you take depends on several factors.

Home values rose in about one-fourth of housing markets in Q3 2011. Is your market in the top?

In today's low-rate world, bonds don't bring much return. But neither do other low-risk options.

Don't shop only the mortgage interest rate. Here's how to compare points and fees, too.

The Volcker Rule attempts to confine banks and their holding companies in a regulatory strait-jacket that is inconsistent with the changing world of finance.

As one bank CEO put it when asked about the large animal, "I don't want to have any discussion or communication about overdraft fees." A segment of consumers value them greatly and will find them elsewhere if financial industry herds disappear.

Marcia Goldstein and Robert Lemons will serve on a panel at the 18th Annual Distressed Investing Conference:  Maximizing Profits in the Distressed Debt Market November 28, 2011 The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel New York, New York Financial Institu

There's bad news for those who withdrew funds on Bank Transfer Day to punish the targets of their ire. Most banks don't really need their money - at least not right now.

A World Series as exciting as any in memory ended two weeks ago. Notwithstanding the end of the season, the Los Angele

Photos leaked to the New York Times last week reveal shocking behavior on the part of a New York law firm responsible for about 40 percent of

Reaffirmation agreements are typically viewed as a tool used in chapter 7 cases by individual debtors seeking to retain property and renegotiate the terms of payment on their existing debt.  Section 524(c) of the Bankruptcy Code sets forth ce