http://biz.yahoo.com/topic/banking/The latest news on Banking from Yahoo! Financeen-usFri, 8 Jan 2010 20:22:58 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100108/eu_iceland_financial_crisis.html?.v=9The Icelandic parliament decided after an emergency session Friday how to stage a national referendum on repaying $5.7 billion to Britain and the Netherlands -- a poll that is seen as a defining moment in the bankrupted country's economic recovery.yahoo_finance/3818092274Fri, 8 Jan 2010 20:22:58 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100108/us_tec_gadget_show_e_books.html?.v=1When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change.yahoo_finance/200658464Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:29:44 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100107/us_tec_gadget_show_e_books.html?.v=5When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change.yahoo_finance/3703561173Fri, 8 Jan 2010 03:13:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100107/eu_britain_iceland.html?.v=2Iceland and Britain backed away from a full-blown diplomatic war on Thursday over the decision by the Icelandic president to veto a bill on the repayment of a $5.7 billion loan.yahoo_finance/2510204960Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:28:38 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=C5B2A8B5-4877-4AEA-8C47-A49CEFCE5137&siteid=yhoof2I don’t expect much good news when I open mail from my credit-card company, but recently I received a notice that bore good tidings related to fees, grace periods and other policies.yahoo_finance/3701058614Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100106/eu_britain_iceland.html?.v=4A diplomatic deep freeze set in Wednesday between Britain and Iceland, a day after the Icelandic president blocked the repayment of a $5.7 billion loan -- a move that threatened to plunge the tiny island nation back into another financial crisis.yahoo_finance/2552858273Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:53:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100105/eu_germany_bank_card_bug.html?.v=6Millions of German bank cards have been affected by a "millennium bug"-like problem because they contain software that can't process the number 2010, industry groups said Tuesday.yahoo_finance/3509339742Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:17:53 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/100105/8138789.html?.v=1Follow these tips to get the most out of a new credit card law that will benefit consumers in 2010.yahoo_finance/3988173697Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100104/us_auto_financing.html?.v=5For car buyers, four words mean the difference between going home in a new sedan or their old clunker: Your loan is approved.yahoo_finance/944445805Mon, 4 Jan 2010 23:07:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100104/us_economy_countries_glance.html?.v=1A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ------ LONDON -- World stock markets shot higher on the first trading day of 2010 after encouraging manufacturing data around the globe reinforced hopes that an economic recovery is gathering pace.yahoo_finance/2706264652Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:39:53 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100104/eu_spain_economy.html?.v=1Recession is causing Spaniards to squirrel away more of their money, with the household savings rate in the third quarter of 2009 up 4.6 percent compared to a year earlier, the government reported Monday.yahoo_finance/55699818Mon, 4 Jan 2010 10:51:45 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/100101/8133856.html?.v=1By going to the lender first, you can determine how much car you can afford to buy.yahoo_finance/3685216703Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/100101/8136509.html?.v=1Try one or more of these strategies to lower your debt, live frugally and skirt bankruptcy.yahoo_finance/3829934345Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/100101/8136501.html?.v=1Check your spending at the door and use these money-saving tips for everyday life and retirement.yahoo_finance/407738417Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/091231/8138671.html?.v=1Credit union CDs are no more risky for the buyer than CDs purchased from a bank.yahoo_finance/4234380374Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/091231/123009_big_nazo_monster_business.html?.v=1Amid downtown Providence's staid collection of office buildings is an eye-catchingly different storefront. Space aliens, giant trolls and jewel-toned monsters fill the windows of the building labeled "Big Nazo Lab" -- and this New Year's Eve, they'll be coming out to play.yahoo_finance/2319204663Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:53:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091230/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_check_free.html?.v=2It's been nine months since I've written a check. That's not to say I'm on some 12-step program to resist shopping. My credit card bills would suggest otherwise. Rather, when I opened a new bank account in March, I challenged myself to see to how much I could use my bank's online bill-payment service to stretch the 10 starter checks I got for free.yahoo_finance/2740414906Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:44:40 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/091230/8138271.html?.v=1Many banks now offer higher CD rates to existing -- and new -- customers. Should you switch banks?yahoo_finance/685417275Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091229/us_retail_hacker.html?.v=6A computer hacker who helped orchestrate the theft of tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major retailers in one of the largest such thefts in U.S. history pleaded guilty Tuesday in the last of three cases brought by federal prosecutors.yahoo_finance/2302693660Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:34:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=642DE6F8-CA9E-4FF9-8F66-A8ADBA98F450&siteid=yhoof2Devaluing an already devalued market by including short sales and foreclosures when appraising property has not helped the already volatile real-estate market, a reader writes. Is it possible appraisal standards will change in the near future?yahoo_finance/1735373358Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:01:00 Etc/GMT