Are You Cocky About Finances?

If so, you are not alone. 52% of Americans gave themselves an A or B grade on their saving and investing knowledge despite giving...

Are Your Debts Subject to Surveillance?

The Washington Examiner reports that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is planning on monitoring every four out of...

All forms of household debt, outside of mortgages, are up since the third quarter of 2008 according to the New York Federal...

Over 80% of college students carry a credit card, and the creditors make it very easy for them to get one. Why? Because they know...

At the June 2013 TEDx event in Seattle, Washington, Greg Gottesman who teaches Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington...

“Big data” creditworthiness is on the verge of going mainstream. While traditional lenders rely on your credit scores, a handful...

JP Morgan is getting out of the student loan business citing its inability to compete with federal government programs. How's that...

From the desk of San Francisco lead attorney Alison Cordova. In October of 2010, the landmark CARD Act became law which increased...

According to the National Consumer Credit Trends Report by Equifax, the total balance of credit cards showed a year-over-year...

According to the Huffington Post, "the highest credit score is not the score you should be shooting for." We tend to agree at...

According to the recently released quarterly report by HOPE NOW on the housing market recovery, there was a 16% decrease in the...

According to USAtoday.com, foreclosure starts are up 6% from June. Also, foreclosure filings, which include default notices,...