Revelations from banking insiders themselves show banks played a leading role in the foreclosure crisis, often preying on minority borrowers in the process.
In an ironic catch-22, many of the nation’s working poor need reliable transportation to get to work or search for a job. But with low salaries and often spotty credit histories obtaining an auto loan can be a nearly impossible challenge. A new breed of entrepreneur has stepped in to take advantage of such dire [...]
Sometimes it seems as if the whole world is out to take your money. Store “sales”, retail gimmicks, and infomercial craziness are traps waiting to suck money straight from our wallets. But with the economy squeezing budgets of all types, it seems even cities, towns, and parking lot companies are laying “traps” to steal our [...]
We’re pleased to provide you with this guest post by personal finance expert Michael German. Last year, identity theft overtook credit card fraud as the most common type of fraud perpetrated in the U.S. One type of identity theft that is growing significantly is tax related identity theft, which affected more than 350,000 taxpayers last [...]
Credit card companies and banks continually think of new sneaky fees. Supermarket scanners cheat us out of discounts. Scams and con artists lurk everywhere. Now a new threat to your money.
Watch out for those parking lot warning signs. Someone’s watching you. It happened so quickly. Out the corner of my eye I saw a young man sprint toward a silver truck parked nearby. He had appeared from nowhere. In his right hand – a silver metal boot which he quickly attached to the left rear [...]
Sad but true. Nowadays you must watch every transaction like a hawk. Never before have businesses been sold bold as to bombard us with deceptive pricing, hidden fees, and blatant pricing errors. I was reminded of this very recently after returning my rental car. In a hurry, I grabbed the receipt from the attendant and [...]
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