A little weekend reading...
Written by Anthony Demangone
Here's the best from my reading pile, folks. Â Enjoy!
- Is it me, or are these headlines no longer shocking? Bank of America strikes $9.3 billion settlement with housing regulator. (The Hill.) Or these? Big Banks do get all the breaks.(Washington Post.) Or these. U.S. Notified 3,000 companies that their computer systems had been hacked in 2013. (Washington Post.)
- Hmmmm. One in three Americans has not been to a bank branch in six months. (WSJ)
- Everything old is new again. Americans now put mortgages ahead of credit cards. (AOL.)
- This is great stuff. One-sentence financial rules. (MotleyFool.)
- Fascinating stuff. 5 major email marketing trends in banking. (Financial Brand.)
- Sad stuff. Many Gen Xers see future in rubble. (NBC.)
- The IRS on Bitcoin. Â It is...property. (NYT.)
- Photo of the week. Tell me this doesn't make you want to travel. (National Geographic.)
- Vast hidden surveillance system in place across country. Courtesy of the repo industry. (Beta Boston.)
- Why people really leave their jobs? Career advancement. (Washington Post.)
- Sign of things to come? Facebook to buy virtual reality company for $2 billion. (WSJ.)
- So, you think your winter has been bad? Sun rises over North Pole for the first time in six months. (Big Picture.) And Where Would Winter Temperatures Place Your City? (Big Picture.)
- When you think you're having a bad day, read this. ALL North Korean men required to get Kim Jong-un haircut. (BBC News.)
- Five TED Talks on leadership worth watching. (Washington Post.)
- I couldn't agree more! Everything that's wrong with this Monday. (Bloomberg.)
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