WASHINGTON-The Federal Reserve System announced last week that it had overhauled its financial education Web site. The effort was made in hopes to increase the usage of Federal Reserve educational materials and promote financial education in the classroom. The new site, www.FederalReserveEducation.org, incorporates four Federal Reserve Web sites under one...

WASHINGTON - There's a new form of high-cost small loan that's quickly becoming popular throughout the U.S., and a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending and Consumer Federation of America says it's potentially as dangerous to consumers as payday loans. Car title loans - short-term high-interest loans secured...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Assembly unanimously approved legislation April 11 that allows state-chartered credit unions to offer members health savings accounts which members can use to offset their health care expenses. AB 434, sponsored by Assemblymember Nicole Parra (D-Bakersfield), cleared the Assembly 78-0. The bill now moves to the...

WASHINGTON-CUNA President and CEO Dan Mica was again named to The Hill newspaper's roster of "the people who make K Street matter." This year is the second consecutive year Mica has been named one of the top lobbyists in Washington, according to the April 20 edition of the paper. The...