Through an analysis of participants enrolled in Wells Fargo-administered defined contribution plans, the bank says it found that 28 percent more people took out loans from their 401(k) accounts in the fourth quarter of 2012 than in the year-earlier

TD Ameritrade, Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Financial Literacy Month by offering 10 tips to encourage investors to take time to improve their financial knowledge.Its a

More American workers feel secure about the country's overall economic outlook, judging by new research from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index.More than a third of workers (35 percent) who took part in the survey described their economic

Significantly more U.S. homeowners are moving forward with renovation projects compared with this time last year, a new study has found.Fifty-three percent of the homeowners surveyed in the second annual Houzz & Home survey said they also now is

WordRake LLC, a Seattle-based company that claims to be the creator of the first editing software for lawyers, announced earlier this month that it has entered a strategic alliance with the Washington State Bar Association.WSBA employees have a

Through its lending, tax-credit equity investments, and real estate development programs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch says it last year provided more than $2.6 billion for community development—commitments that it claims will help create in

Fitch Ratings, of New York, says it expects the gap between rising U.S. college costs and available financing to continue expanding in future years as a result of static federal loan limits and ongoing congressional debate over fiscal spending will

After a strong rebound in 2010, general counsel compensation suffered across-the-board declines last year, says a survey report published last month.The findings were published in the August issue of ALM's Corporate Counsel, which claims to be a

Headcount among the top law firms in the U.S. increased marginally last year, based on data compiled for the National Law Journal's recently published 35th annual ranking of the nation's 250 largest firms.Those top firms collectively employed in

In an effort to lower costs, U.S. law firms that responded to a survey by the New York-based National Law Journal said they cut staffing ratios for associates, paralegals, and support staff to one of the lowest levels seen since the 1980s.The of