Money Files

Credit unions operate on a not-for-profit basis and customers are members.

Meanwhile, conflicting data is coming out of the housing market. Imagine that

Cui Tongming, a migrant farmer working in eastern Jiangsu Province, carrying five suitcases full of gifts for family and friends at a small village in central Jiangxi Province, was waiting for his train with his wife and daughter. Although the 10-hour trip on hard seats was tiring, the farmer was happy to be going home for the Spring Festival holiday, with more than 15,000 yuan

Longhorn women get the message: Show No Fear

With only three weeks left until the so-called Credit Card Act fully takes effect, industry expert Bill Hardekopf has a blunt warning for consumers: Pay close attention to your mail.

Margaret Wong’s husband, Karl, is going to install a surround tub in their bathroom — but he was blissfully unaware of it when his weekend started.

Area home prices increased for a sixth consecutive month in November, but the upward trend came as uncertainties remain in the market, according to a monthly real estate report released Tuesday.

Official figures show house prices in Australia are continuing to increase, while other data points to a fall in new home sales.

Feb. 1 — Australian borrowing for home- buying fell to a five-year low last month after house prices climbed and the central bank increased lending rates, according to Australian Finance Group Ltd.

Hardware stores ‘busier than usual’ this weekend as homeowners meet the deadline for the federal home renovation tax credit