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The New Year signals the universal practice of resolving to break bad habits. Many people focus on health when making resolutions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that representatives of the Department of Financial Services will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday at the Baldwin Public Library.

The rise of Robo-advisors - start-ups that use algorithms to help investors create and manage their portfolios - is a trend to watch this year.

The British love affair with home ownership is showing signs of cooling as many young people remain downbeat about their prospects of getting on the property ladder, a report has found.

In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 file photo a for sale sign hangs in front of a house in Walpole, Mass.

Casualties mounted Wednesday as Wells Fargo & Co. put another 323 people out of work, including 27 in Addison.

In this March 7, 2014 photo, a realty sign hangs in front of a home for sale in Orlando, Fla.

Scotiabank says Canada's housing market is in the process of transitioning to slower growth and will remain on a "subdued trajectory" over the next several years, imposing a modest drag on output growth as the effects make their way through the broader economy.

Surging home prices have helped nearly two million homeowners get back above water on their mortgages over the past year.

Bank of America Corp 's mortgage pain is lasting longer than expected, leading some investors to wonder if the massive expenses being incurred have become a recurring cost of doing business instead of being dismissed as one-time items.

The Bay Area's peak home-buying season got off to a slow start last month, with the lowest recorded sales for any March in the past six years on a scant supply of homes for sale, according to a report Tuesday.

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell over the past week , with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.14 percent, down from 4.20 percent at this same time last week.

U.S home construction rose moderately in March as builders resumed work at the end of a frigid winter.

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Despite a lot of choppiness in the markets lately, U.S. stocks finished higher Tuesday.

Bank of America said Wednesday that it swung to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by $6 billion in legal expenses.

One in 20 Scots are paying their rent or mortgage with credit cards, according to a new report.

It's tax time again, April 15, when our minds turn toward paying the taxes we owe or possibly getting a tax refund.

Now that the tax filing deadline is here, it's time to focus on all those documents that support your return.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested Tuesday that current regulatory rules might not be enough to prevent the kind of risk-taking that triggered the 2008 financial crisis and nearly toppled the entire banking system.