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Microsoft inadvertently unblocked some of the compromised digital certificates last week for Windows XP users, leaving those users open to potential fraud attacks. The latest Windows update fixes this.

Last week, a group of credit unions found themselves face to face with a bunch of good people, stoic as they were, who are greatly uncertain of what lies ahead for them or where they might turn. And this is the tough part: there wasn't and isn't a whole lot that credit unions could or can do for them.

A brief review of the so-called "intermediate sanctions" rules and a refresher on the simple process that tax-exempt employers should follow.

Lifting the member business lending cap does not just benefit credit unions and their millions of members. It represents a positive, productive step that would go a long way to paving the way for small businesses to flourish and put many Americans back to work while not costing taxpayers one cent.

Bank of America's biggest conundrum is what to do about the Countrywide Financial situation. This 2008 acquisition called by some the worst corporate acquisition ever, has become the primary albatross hanging around B of A's neck — one that CEO Moynihan confesses is on his mind nearly every day.

On September 12 the U.K.'s Independent Commission on Banking released its much-anticipated final report, also known as the "Vickers report" after chairman Sir John Vickers.

Two men are accused of stealing the identity of a dead friend – and bringing his corpse along for the ride.

Many successful banks prefer to sell primarily through branches. This includes some large ones, such as Wells Fargo, plus a great many community banks.

Global accounting firms have not been drawing lines between audit services and everything else all that strictly.

The residential mortgage market has been plagued by uncertainty as the industry waits for guidance on risk retention, new disclosure requirements, and some kind of resolution of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.