Personal Finance

Recession hits families hard as half of Americans fear they won't be able to do their holiday shopping

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:30:00 -0500

One in five Americans lost a sizeable amount of their disposable income during the recession, leaving them financially vulnerable and without many options.

A Long, Steep Drop for Americans' Standard of Living

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:57:00 -0400

Think life is not as good as it used to be, at least in terms of your wallet? You'd be right about that. The standard of living for Americans has fallen longer and more steeply over the past three years than at any time since the US government began recording it five decades ago.

Millions of UK households face record high energy bills

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:07:00 -0400

Millions of households were warned last night that they face “unacceptable” rises in their energy bills after one of the biggest power firms announced average increases of nearly £200 a year.

US Cost of Living Hits Record, Passing Pre-Crisis High

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:17:00 -0400

One would think that after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Americans could at least catch a break for a while with deflationary forces keeping the cost of living relatively low. That’s not the case.

Jobless targeted in UK welfare shake-up

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:04:00 -0500

The coalition unveiled plans Thursday to stop handouts for up to three years to jobless who refuse work, in the biggest shake-up in the history of the welfare state, a day after violent protests rocked London.

World's Largest Expat Survey Reveals Crunch Hits Expats Hard

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:48:00 -0400

HSBC Bank International today revealed that the current economic crisis has had a significant impact on expats' financial situation, according to the world's largest survey of expats, Expat Explorer.

New USA Funds Program Offers Student Loan Borrowers Periodic Debt Check

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:28:00 -0400

USA Funds(R), the nation's leading education loan guarantor, announces the introduction of USA Funds Loan Review(SM), an online loan counseling program that permits college students to check their current student loan debt levels and project their monthly student loan payments.