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Payday lenders giving advances on unemployment checks
March 9, 2010
By: Baltimore Sun
The payday loan industry has found a new and lucrative source of business: the unemployed. Payday lenders, which typically provide workers with cash advances on their paychecks, are offering the same service to those covered by unemployment insurance.
Citi Foundation Launches Innovative Program to Increase College Enrollment among Low-Income and First-Generation San Francisco Students
  March 9, 2010 By: CITI SAN FRANCISCO – As the economy continues to strain education budgets and resources, creating even more hurdles for the college aspirations of many San Francisco students, the Citi Foundation, together with the San Francisco Education Fund, the Academy for Educational Development (AED), and Public Ed...
Consumers shying away from credit cards when shopping online
March 9, 2010
By: CreditCards.com
The poor economy and consumers' growing aversion to carrying large credit card balances may be why more alternative forms of payment are being used for online purchases. According to the February 2010 "Online Retail Payments Forecast 2010-2014" Javelin study, while e-commerce grew 10.8 percent in 20...
FDIC: Hackers took more than $120M in three months
 March 9, 2010 By: BusinessWeek Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost U.S. companies US$25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Online banking fraud involving the electronic transfer of funds has been on the rise since 2007 and rose to more than US$120 ...
FDIC to Provide Quick Tips for Consumers Over the Internet
 March 9, 2010 By: FDIC At any age or stage in life, it's important to stay informed about ways to save and protect your money. The FDIC, in observance of National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) March 7-13 and its theme of helping people of all ages exercise their consumer rights, announced today that the agency will begi...
Fed proposes rule to limit credit card fees
March 8, 2010
By: USA Today
In the latest move to overhaul consumer banking practices, the Federal Reserve unveiled a preliminary rule last week to address pesky credit card fees such as late and over-limit charges. The rule — which will be finalized after the public is given a chance to comment — is as notable for what it doe...
My financial crisis, recovery, and 14 rules for money
March 8, 2010
By: Christian Science Monitor
On Friday, I did a lengthy interview with Dean Voelker on his Improving Your Financial Health radio show. Dean’s very much into preparation, so I actually wound up doing a substantial amount of prep work for the interview.
Consumer credit posts first rise in a year
 March 6, 2010 By: Reuters Total U.S. consumer credit rose $4.96 billion in January, its first rise in a year and the largest for any month since mid-2008, Federal Reserve data showed on Friday.
If you use credit cards, it pays to keep track of the score - your own, that is
March 5, 2010
By: Boston Globe
Credit cards have moved to the top of the bill pile, displacing mortgages as the priority for many consumers. “It used to be clearly the case that consumers viewed their mortgage as their number one payment obligation. That is no longer,’’ said Mark Greene, the chief executive of FICO Inc., the prod...
Survey Reveals Women Know Less About Credit Scores Than Men
 March 5, 2010 By: PR Web Norwalk, CT -- A February 2010 survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers revealed that, even though 77% of Americans claim to know what a credit score is, women have less knowledge about credit scores than men. Fifty-two percent of men responded correctly that there are three credit bureaus (Experian, TransUni... |
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