SAN FRANCISCO—-The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced November 30, 2009, that the 11th District Monthly Weighted Average Cost of Funds Index for October 2009 is 1.259%.

Source:Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Releases October 2009 Cost of Funds Index (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

More than 100 million people are expected to surf the Web today and find the best holiday bargains, but CBS 2 Consumer Reporter Kirstin Cole says you may be able to find even better deals in the coming weeks. Four million shoppers a minute were hunting out Cyber Monday deals. Sites are proclaiming up to 60 percent off, free shipping, gift cards with purchase, and even cash back to get shoppers …

Source:More Deals To Come Even After Cyber Monday Ends (WCBS-TV New York)

Banking industry representatives and regulators repeated one theme at a House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing Monday at Lawrence Technological University: banks should lend, but only to creditworthy…

Source:Creditworthy borrowers should get priority from banks, panelists say (Crain's Detroit Business)

Savvy shoppers are not the only ones on the hunt this holiday season. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says if you’re a credit card user, be diligent while hitting the stores.

Source:Tips to avoid potential credit card fraud (NBC 2 Fort Myers)