How to Tell If It’s Time to Switch Banks

The consumer advocates at the Center for Responsible Lending have released a checklist of tough questions people should ask their banks to make sure their needs are being met — and and to ensure they aren’t paying unnecessary …

UBS Will Not Take Legal Action Over Subprime Losses

Switzerland’s UBS (UBS) will not take legal action against former employees for racking up the massive losses on subprime mortgages that left the company needing a bailout.

Kaspar Villiger, the UBS chairman, said that company was looking to the futur…

Bank of America Considers Tiered Fee Structure

Bank of America (BAC) may introduce a tiered fee structure modeled on mobile phone service contracts.

Under the proposed scheme, the bank would reward customers who maintain minimum current account balances, use their credit card a certain number of …