Financial Headlines

How to Start an Emergency Savings Fund

Friday, May 24, 2013

Many people who enroll in debt management plans could have avoided this by establishing any type of emergency fund, says the Bankrate.com website. So many people live paycheck to paycheck, a blown transmission bankrupts them. Don't let unexpected expenses ruin you. Start an emergency fund - today - using these tips.

Homeowner
housing market

Home Prices Indicate Market Has Stabilized, FHFA Says

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said its home price index was up 1.9 percent in the first quarter, and home prices rose 6.7 percent on a 12-month basis, down from the 7.1 percent annual inflation rate from the end of February.

Retirement Finance

Falcone Faces 2-year Ban From SEC, $18 Million Fine

Philip Falcone, the billionaire hedge fund manager, has reached an agreement in principle with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle civil fraud charges that he used fund money to pay his taxes and favored some clients over others.

College Finance

IRS Education Credit Trips Up Tax Software Users

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer returns have been delayed by problems with how H&R Block and other software providers submitted a form claiming education credits to the Internal Revenue Service.