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Americans Making Tough Choices to Reduce Their Healthcare Costs

added: 18-05-2009

As job losses continue across America, concerns about meeting mortgage and credit card payments are only two of the financial issues weighing heavily on the minds of the average American. Almost half (49 percent) of respondents polled in the newly established "Under the Skin" series from ORC Guideline, an infoGROUP company, said they would be unable to afford healthcare coverage if they became unemployed.

Despite Historical Losses, Few U.S. Employees Changed Their 401(k) Saving and Investing Habits in 2008

added: 17-05-2009

Despite U.S. employees sustaining record losses in their 401(k) savings in 2008, their 401(k) saving and investing habits showed very little change, according to an annual study by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company. Still, not all workers ignored the market’s downward slide—employee investments in equity fund allocations were at record lows last year.

Raddon Study Shows How Small Businesses Are Responding to Economic Conditions

added: 16-05-2009

Raddon Financial Group (RFG), a provider of research-based solutions to financial institutions and a strategic business unit of Open Solutions Inc.®, recently formed a small business research consortium to provide an in-depth analysis of how small businesses perceive financial institutions and use financial products and services.

Economic Slump Pushing Public Sector Employees to Delay Retirement

added: 16-05-2009

The slumping economy is holding back retirements among state and local government employees, according to a new survey of government managers, sponsored by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence.

Homeowner Confidence Shrinks; Most Americans Now Believe Their Home's Value Has Declined

added: 15-05-2009

American homeowners have a solid understanding of what has happened to the values of their own homes over the past year. A majority (60 percent) believe their own home lost value during the past 12 months, according to the Zillow Q1 Homeowner Confidence Survey. In reality, 80 percent of homes across the country lost value during the past 12 months, according to Zillow's first quarter Real Estate Market Reports.

Fitch: California, Arizona, Florida Home Price Declines in Line with U.S. RMBS Forecast

added: 15-05-2009

Home prices in hard hit states like California, Arizona and Florida still have a considerable way to fall before stabilizing in late 2010, according to the latest U.S. home price forecast from Fitch Ratings.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Retreat

added: 15-05-2009

Mortgage rates pulled back this week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate sliding to 5.21 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.4 discount and origination points.

Economic Sentiment Turns Cautiously Optimistic Among CFOs and CPA Executives as Pessimism Eases, Neutrality Rises

added: 15-05-2009

Pessimism about the U.S. economy among chief financial officers and senior-level executive Certified Public Accountants eased in the Second Quarter, according to a new survey conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes in April 2009

added: 14-05-2009

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.6 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. A 15.4 percent increase in import petroleum prices more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in the price index for nonpetroleum imports. Export prices also rose in April, increasing 0.5 percent.

Foreclosure Activity Remains at Record Levels in April 2009

added: 14-05-2009

RealtyTrac(R) released its April 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM), which shows foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 342,038 U.S. properties during the month, an increase of less than 1 percent from the previous month and an increase of 32 percent from April 2008. The report also shows that one in every 374 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in April, the highest monthly foreclosure rate ever posted since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005.

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