Consumer lending

Doing the wrong thing can impact discretionary spending and leave little room for tackling unforeseen challenges in retirement.

Clients who outlive their retirement savings are among those most at risk.

Almost four in 10 borrowers are under the age of 30, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The technology provider to financial advisers is partnering with Advisor Credit Exchange to help them connect their clients with banks and nonbanks for consumer and business loans.

In a tense back and forth with lawmakers, the embattled CEO pushed back on claims that the bank still pressures employees to hit sales targets and retaliates against those who speak up.

This $1.5 trillion dilemma doesn’t discriminate.

The cost of Wells Fargo's scandals continues to rise as regulators from all 50 states forced the institution to pay hundreds of millions in penalties for the creation of fake accounts, improper enrollment in life insurance, force-placed auto insurance policies and other activities.

"Retiring just before a stock market peak could be ruinous to your financial health but it doesn’t have to be,” says an expert.

They’ve been waiting for things to get better — but they haven't.

Lehman Brothers had collapsed. Panic, instability and a recession followed. Ten years later, the lessons from that era echo even more resoundingly.