A new BBC Radio 4 documentary has shed further light on the car finance scandal, which saw lenders allowing dealers to adjust interest rates they offered customers buying a vehicle on finance Julie Delahaye Digital Travel Editor & Commercial Content Lead 10:53, 14 Jul 2025 Brits were sold higher rates than necessary(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A
Springfield has seen its share of severe weather this spring and summer, with several damaging high wind and flooding events. Now, those who suffered physical or economic losses in the initial April 29 storm may take advantage of low-interest federal disaster loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a disaster declaration in late June in
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Private-equity giant Blackstone (NYSE: BX) recently acquired $2 billion in discounted commercial real estate loans. The company has been aggressively buying commercial loans for much of the last two years, and the latest acquisition brings the total value
It began last year, when Milanese banking giant UniCredit angered Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government by attempting to take over crosstown rival BPM, which Meloni had hoped to merge with the partially bailed-out Tuscan lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena. In response, Rome deployed screening tools known as the ‘golden power’ — whose purpose is
The country’s big banks will report their latest quarterly results this coming week. Analysts expect that profits will beat expectations, in large part because banks’ trading and investment banking desks have been pulling in more revenue. But the old-fashioned business of taking in deposits and making loans has been a mixed bag lately. Demand for
From looking at the stock market this week, you wouldn’t think that the United States intervened in a military conflict in the Middle East over the weekend. Monday saw some dips and slight drops, but the market rebounded and closed up almost 1%. So far on Tuesday, markets are surging, with the S&P 500 hitting
From the looks of it, 2026 is going to be AI’s big year in the finance department. A new study from AI-powered procurement software company Tropic found that half of finance departments are currently piloting AI solutions, but 86% plan on using it in much fuller force by 2026. And they aren’t just doing it
See the most expensive homes sold in the Des Moines metro in 2024 A look at the most expensive homes sold in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties. Home mortgage interest rates are unlikely to drop anytime soon, despite comments by the Chicago Federal Reserve CEO during a recent Des Moines visit that rates could drop
Is Buying A Home Still A Good Investment? getty According to a 2024 report from the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, “Renters possess less than 3 percent of the wealth of homeowners, with a median net worth of $10,400 compared to $400,000 for homeowners.” The report, which primarily utilizes data from two separate Federal Reserve
00:00 Brad The FOMC’s June rate decision coming Wednesday. Investors aren’t expecting the Fed to cut rates, but they are awaiting an important update on the economic outlook. Yahoo Finance Fed correspondent, Jennifer Schonberger, has more. Jennifer. 00:18 Jennifer Schonberger Good morning, Brad. That’s right. The Federal Reserve widely expected to hold interest rates steady