PASADENA, Calif. - Behavioral finance, which uses psychological theories to explain market anomalies, may explain 2004's real estate boom, said Yale University professor Robert Shiller.

HSA Clearing wants to help credit unions shore up their health savings account options.

Four more co-sponsors to the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (H.R. 1537) have signed on to the bill brining the total to 92.

Six financial services trade groups released a statement yesterday expressing their commitment to strengthening subprime lending standards. The American Bankers Association, America's Community Bankers, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Housing Policy Council, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the Mortgage Bankers Association signed off on efforts in support of stemming lax...