Consumer

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

VERIZON - In 2012, technology will continue to make consumers' lives easier and more productive – at home and at work. And consumers themselves will be a major

CONSUMER REPORTS - New federal rules barring many abusive practices by credit-card issuers seem to be having an effect: Only 12 percent of Americans said their credit-card

SIGTARP - The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) on Nov. 16, 2011 announced that it has shut down 85 alleged

It's time to switch your real estate news source. Before 'Bank Transfer Day,' before 'Occupy Wall Street' and even before the housing market crashed and spawned the Great Recession,

One in three working stiffs isn't getting as much out of his or her retirement plan as they could because they aren't putting as much in as they

CONSUMERS UNION - Following weeks of consumer protest, Bank of America announced today that it is dropping its plan to begin charging consumers a monthly $5 debit card

Even if you aren't a member of the Occupy Wall Street band of protestors, chances are, you are thinking about shopping for a new bank or financial services

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING -- Halloween tricks or treats come along only once a year, but the consequences of financial decisions can last far past the spooky

A California program funded with $2 billion in federal stimulus money is designed to help 100,000 struggling homeowners, but since the program launched in February, only 7,000 home