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View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Is your bank safe?

Fred Harteis News Articles  - More banks are in trouble according to the FDIC. Is your bank next on the list? Here's what to look for.

 

1. Get the numbers

The FDIC reported that the number of banks on the "problem bank" list grew to 117 during the second quarter. That's the highest level since the middle of 2003.

 

There were 90 banks on the problem list in the first quarter of this year. The FDIC chairman also said that list is going to grow. In fact, analysts say that there could ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Qualifying for a student loan

Fred Harteis News Articles  - The student loan market is rejecting more applicants because of too-low credit scores, but the market is still advancing money, even as colleges prepare to resume classes. Some tips from CNN's Gerri Willis on how to nab a loan.

 

1. Get the stats

It's estimated that 100,000-250,000 of would-be borrowers could be turned down for private student loans this year. And that has to do with a few things.

 

First, lenders have tightened their standards. Previously if you had a credit score of 620-650, you would be ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Tips on Jobs, Deeds & Flying

Fred Harteis News Articles - How to find a 'recession-proof' job, how a 'deed in lieu' will affect your credit rating, and how to lock in a good price on air travel.

 

1. What jobs or industries are more "recession proof" than others?

In reality, no job is "recession-proof," but there are industries that fare better than others, even when the economy is suffering.

 

Security jobs - from transportation security to computer security specialists are one of those according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

 

One recent report estimates that the government will ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis Health News - More women are having fewer children, if at all

Fred Harteis Health News - In the last 30 years, the number of women age 40 to 44 with no children has doubled, from 10 percent to 20 percent. And those who are mothers have an average of 1.9 children each, more than one child fewer than women of the same age in 1976.

 

The report, Fertility of American Women: 2006, is the first from the Census Bureau to use data from an annual survey of 76 million women, ages 15 to 50, allowing a state-by-state comparison of fertility patterns. About 4.2 million women ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles- Helicopter Parents on the Job

Fred Harteis News Articles - Some call their parents from the office five times a day. Some receive a bad review and quit their jobs, moving back home on their parents' urging. Others rely on their parents to weigh salary or compensation packages while some have seen a parent stomp into the workplace to rebut a bad review or boss's criticism.

 

The Millennial generation, or Generation Y, has entered the workplace and their Baby Boomer parents are keeping a closer eye on them than ever before, in many cases taking a very active role ...   more »