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That landmark $25 billion civil settlement against five mortgage servicers charged with institutionalized foreclosure abuse? It also comes with a hefty $766.5 million fine. What's more, the fines won't

Federal and state agencies today announced a landmark $25 billion civil settlement against mortgage lenders after a year-long investigation into an institutionalized culture of foreclosure abuse. The settlement, over

JIM GARNETT - Can your knowledge about personal finances see you through these tough economic times? Financial literacy expert and counselor, Jim Garnett, known on the Internet as "AskMrG.com,"

JANICE ROMBECK - A seriously ill South San Jose woman who recently was evicted from her home of 41 years by Wells Fargo Bank is receiving support from

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE - Effective today, it will cost just a penny more to mail letters to any location in the United States, the first price change

HSBC offers a zero-interest rate, GM affiliated credit card and after 15 months the rate only jumps to 9.99 percent -- provided you don't hit a financial bump

Wary of Republicans' fiddling while America's economy burns, President Barack Obama lived up to a promise and used special presidential powers to put Richard Cordray in place to

If that stocking hung by the chimney with care, was chock full of gift cards from here and from there, you can unload them for nearly their cost,

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION - The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their

WTF? Another @*#&!% beeswax candle? Jesus Christ. Happy birthday to you. Hey, here's a thought that counts: being stuck with another crummy gift you can't give away. If, in some wassail-induced

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently rolled out a plain-English credit card agreement prototype designed to simplify the credit card agreement you trigger when you first

On your next double dinner date, look around the table. Three of you are vulnerable to hacker attacks because you didn't use much imagination creating online passwords. Consumer Reports

It's just about that time of year when harried holiday gift shoppers begin to stock up on gift cards to take the guesswork out of giving. Gift cards typically

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE — Mail early and mail a lot. Postal Service customers will be able ship a box for overnight delivery anywhere in the country for one

An updated federal rule should make business opportunity offers more transparent and less prone to fraud, but the rule is small potatoes for the largely-ignored work-at-home economic sector. A

SIGTARP - The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) today announced that it has shut down online mortgage modification scams that

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING - For many, shopping on Black Friday has become as much of a Thanksgiving tradition as turkey, with friends and families whipping up

A number of California community groups joined California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Monday afternoon to draw attention to the plight of homeowners facing foreclosure during the holiday