THE MOODY’S FOUNDATION SUPPORTS W!SE PROGRAMS AT HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce that The Moody’s Foundation has provided a generous grant to support W!se programs at the Title I High School of Economics & Finance (HSEF) in lower Manhattan. The grant supports the W!se Institute, the Moody’s Summer Experience, and the Moody’s Research… Read More

Are You Financially Healthy? (as reported by J. D. Roth on www.getrichslowly.org)

A new report out from the Center for Financial Services Innovation confirms what many of us already know. Americans don’t save nearly enough money. The report divides people into one of three categories: Financially Healthy, Financially Coping, and Financially Vulnerable. On the optimistic side of things, most people do not fall into the financially vulnerable… Read More

FICO Plans Big Shift in Credit-Score Calculations (As reported by AnnaMaria Andriotis on www.wsj.com)

Read about how new credit-scoring system aims to ease loan approvals. “A decade after the subprime-mortgage binge nearly brought down the U.S. financial system, consumer lenders remain wary of borrowers with low credit scores. Banks have spent much of the past 10 years chasing ultra-creditworthy borrowers. Yet that slice of the market, which has grown… Read More