In a comment letter to the Office of Thrift Supervision, CUNA said the regulator's proposed rule to expand savings and loan holding companies' authorities does not provide sufficient transparency, similar to credit union to mutual savings bank conversions.

A survey from TransUnion and the consulting firm of Edgar, Dunn and Company has found that more consumers prefer debit cards to every other method of payment. But, at the same time, the survey found that consumers have been closing more credit card accounts than they have been opening.

If you follow blue chip stocks, you know that McDonald's Corporation has been a very solid performer in the last year. Despite no-carb diets and fitness fads, McDonald's, which let's face it is a provider of food that's not good for you, is booming. Whether you like McDonald's or not...