Q2 Mortgage Banking Profits surge, during the second quarter of 2012

Mortgage bankers saw their profits surge during the second quarter of 2012, increasing from $1,654 on each loan originated in the first quarter of the year to $2,152. 

Successful's steps boost credit rating of your business

Many small businesses owners rely on their personal credit to secure funding for their work. But savvy owners know that personal credit is just a starting point: Those who work diligently to get and strengthen a commercial credit score put themselves in a better position to secure more credit, lower interest rates and better loan terms.

Credit card completely satisfy users

Americans are happier with their credit cards than they've ever been over the past six years. That's according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates study of consumer satisfaction among credit card customers, released to the general public this month.

Irish Bank finished the six months with losses

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited (IBRC) has reported its interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2012.

IBRC reported a biannual operating profit of €359m (not accounting for disposals and provisions), and a loss for the six months of €724m.

Free new offer for restaurants from LevelUp

Boston technology company SCVNGR announced a new pricing plan for merchants using its LevelUp platform that brings the cost of credit card processing to zero. In a statement to reporters, SCVNGR spokesman Seth Priebatsch compared the shift to the decision Google made to charge nothing for use of its search engine. (Google is a strategic investor in SCVNGR.)