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Payments to 4.2 million borrowers whose homes were in any stage of the foreclosure process in 2009 or 2010 are scheduled to begin on April 12.

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Duke Energy has begun to advertise an unsecured commercial paper program. While the company is offering yields that are as high as 1.51%, these notes are uninsured, and hence represent an inappropriate place to stash cash for most.

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Top nationally available CD rate stable at 1.85% APY. Top online savings rate at 1.05% APY. Average rates continue gentle decline.

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Top CD Rate of 1.85% APY. Top online savings rate of 1.05% APY. Average bank rates continue decline. Is the U.S. economy headed for a crash and how you can protect your cash.

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Today's news from the EU is that Brussels determined that the Bank of Cypress should be reorganized in a manner leaving its depositors with losses of up to 30% of their deposits over insured amounts, and that the Laiki Bank should be "resolved" in a manner leaving its depositors with losses of up to 70% of deposits over insured amounts. Cypriot law had insured depositors to a Euro 100,000 level so the burden is falling largely on those depositors more wealthy than the average Cypriot, including wealthy and near-wealthy Russians who by many accounts now provide more than half of the deposits to Cypriot banks.

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Top national CD Rate steady at 1.85% APY, online savings steady at 1.05% APY. Cypress protects insured deposits. Rate forecast: more declines.

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The EU recently forced Cyprus to accept a bank bailout that takes the unprecedented step of forcing losses onto bank depositors. How does this impact U.S. savers?

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Top national CD Rate at 1.85% APY, online savings at 1.05% APY. What Cypress means to depositors. Rate forecast: stable.

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Cardinal Bank, headquartered in Mc Lean, VA and with 27 branches in the Washington D.C. metro area is offering a checking account that pays a 1.21% APY on balances up to $100,000.

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Top online savings rate @ 1.05% APY. Top online CD rate at 1.85% APY. Economy showing signs of life. Rate outlook: Unchanged.

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The Labor Department reported today that employers added 236,000 jobs in February, helping to lower the unemployment rate to 7.7%.

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Custodial savings accounts are bank accounts set up by a parent for a child that can contain either savings accounts, CDs, or a combination of both. Using them as a savings vehicle present several advantages and disadvantages.

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Average CD rates dip while online savings remain steady. Top national CD rate at 1.85% APY. Top online savings rate at 1.05% APY. Rate forecast: continued slow decline.

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Melrose Co-operative Offering Best 1 Year CD Rate at 1.50% APY

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Getting a FHA mortgage was once the most affordable way for first-time mortgage borrowers to buy a home. But is that quickly changing?

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