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published Oct 23, 2017 12:47:22 PM, by Shahien Nasiripour (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should investigate possible insider trading of shares of student loan company Navient Corp., Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon, said Monday in a letter to the agency chairman, Jay

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published Aug 4th 2017, 9:42 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) —Perhaps the most despised bank fee among consumers is the overdraft fee, an ugly $30 (or so) insult to your wallet. Many consumers have been hit with it at one time or another, usually when it’s the absolute last thing they need.

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published Apr 5th 2017, 5:00 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) —“You know in your heart of hearts that when the account balance hits zero, the girlfriend is gone,” says Wendy Johnson. Johnson has been investigating suspicions of financial abuse of the elderly for six of her nine years on U.S. Bancorp

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published Feb 26th 2017, 11:12 am, by Joe Light (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget won’t touch entitlement programs such as Social Security or Medicare, and will instead focus on ways to produce long-term economic growth by slashing taxes. “We are not touching those

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