Consumer affairs
3 Things NOT To Do With Your Savings Now That The Fed Has Cut Interest Rates
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Already, the Fed’s rate cut has affected banks’ decision-making. Read more
NerdWallet: This Company Collects A Lot Of Data On You—how To Protect Yourself From Their Mistakes
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Inaccurate information from LexisNexis can leave you without access to insurance, credit or employment. Read more
NerdWallet: How Much Harm Can This Companys Mix-ups Do To Your Finances?
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When LexisNexis confuses different people, it can create a nightmare for consumers. Read more
Some Older Americans Say Millennials Student Debt Is Their Own Fault
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One young graduate disagrees: ‘People don’t realize that everybody is living paycheck to paycheck and they are not d... Read more
The Moneyist: Im 34 And Have 5 To 10 Years To Live — I Want To Spend $50K On A New Kitchen, But My Wife Is Vehemently Opposed
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‘With my limited time left, I want to invest in a new kitchen — both as a gift to my wife and as something positive ... Read more
Market Extra: Rising Defaults In High-yield Bonds Puts This Year On Track For Post 2008 Crisis Record, Warns Goldman Sachs
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Since January, a total of $36 billion of so-called junk-bonds have defaulted, thanks largely to several debt-laden energ... Read more
This Financial Analyst Flew Business And First Class Around The World On A Dream Vacation Worth $36K — But He Only Paid $5K
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He traveled across the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia and Europe. Read more
Americans Now Have More Mortgage Debt Than Ever Before
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Mortgage balances surpassed the previous peak of $9.3 trillion in 2008. Read more
How Fake Heiress Anna Delvey Scammed Me Out Of $62K — And The Red Flags I Missed During Our Whirlwind Friendship
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Rachel DeLoache Williams relives her ill-fated friendship with convicted fraudster Anna Sorokin, who renamed herself Ann... Read more
Mortgage Rates Fall Sharply As Trade Concerns Mount — But Many Would-be Borrowers Are Likely To Miss Out
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‘There is a tug of war in the financial markets between weaker business sentiment and consumer sentiment.’ Read more
More People Are Getting Into Debt And Unable To Repay Their Loans
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These 5 states have the most commercial and personal bankruptcies per capita. Read more
This Common Life Event Can Double Your Risk Of Filing For Bankruptcy
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The researchers analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data of more than 12,500 people. Read more
This Woman Paid Off $10,000 In Credit-card Debt With A Personal Loan, But Her First Attempt Landed Her In The Red Again
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Emily Rogers, 30, said she resorted to hiding credit cards in a drawer to keep herself from spending. Read more
Unemployment Is At A Record Low — Yet Bankruptcy-related Job Losses Are Rising At A Rate Not Seen Since The Great Recession
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In the first seven months of the year, U.S.-based companies announced 42,937 job cuts due to bankruptcy, up 40% on the s... Read more
Consumer Watchdog Blasts Governments Loan Sales Program — Says It Has No Rules In Place To Help People Save Their Homes
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People are being hurt by federal government loan-sale programs, consumer advocates say. Read more
One Third Of Mortgage Borrowers Are Missing Out On An Opportunity To Save $2,000
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Consumer advocates have an important recommendation for first-time buyers. Read more
The Capital One Hack Exposes The Dark Side Of Racking Up Credit-card Rewards
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vCapital One revealed that more than 100 million of its customers had their personal data exposed in a hacking. Read more
Men With Beards Are Killing The Razor Industry
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Procter & Gamble blames Gillette’s $8 billion writedown on ‘lower shaving frequency.’ Read more
The $3 Billion Mistake Americans Are Making With Their Credit Cards
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This problem has gotten significantly worse since 2015. Read more
After Equifax Settlement, Should You Opt For Free Credit Monitoring Or $125? Finally, The FTC Has An Answer
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Millions of people have already visited FTC’s site for claims since the settlement was announced a week ago. Read more