Bank of the Valley: 14 Month CD Special

Posted on February 11th, 2012 by Connor Head and filed under Financial News

Bank of the Valley offers a wide variety of terms and rates with their CD accounts. It ranges from 3 months to 60 months and each CD account can be opened with $500. All of the CD accounts can also be available as IRA Investments as well. Currently, Bank of the Valley has a 14 [...]

Hospitals should conduct compliance audits

Posted on February 5th, 2012 by Connor Head and filed under Financial News

AUBURN, ME – As hospitals face more scrutiny from the federal government, it’s a good idea for them to audit or assess their compliance learned a group of finance managers Wednesday during an education session offered by the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Hospitals claiming a provider-based status for inpatient and outpatient [...]

Ex UBS Trader Pleads Not Guilty To $2.3B Fraud

Posted on January 31st, 2012 by Connor Head and filed under Financial News

A trader accused of fraud over a $2.3 billion loss in unauthorized trading reported by Swiss banking giant UBS pleaded not guilty in a London court Monday. The trader, Kwaku Adoboli, was ordered held in custody, and his trial was scheduled to begin September 3. Adoboli faces a charge of fraud by abuse of position [...]

Three Common Tax Misconceptions about Home Ownership Explained

Posted on January 22nd, 2012 by Connor Head and filed under Financial News

One of the benefits of owning a home is the deductions that homeowners can use when filling out their annual tax forms. While there are several tax benefits to owning your own home, some of these benefits are greatly exaggerated and some of them are simply misconceptions that are untrue. Here are some of the [...]

Frost Bank Review, Rates: CDs, Savings, Money Market, Mortgages

Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Connor Head and filed under Financial News

Frost Bank has proven their consistent record of performance through their commitments to their customers and the $18.5 billion in assets they are able to reel in. Since 1868, Frost Bank has promised each and every customer their fair share and strives to treat them in the most professional manner. Perhaps this is why Frost [...]