Coping with a budget in a Tough Economy With the growing problem of credit and budgets already tightened until “it hurts,” can a payday loan be a port in a storm? Of course, if you are among the unfortunate who have just been laid off or terminated from your employment, it’s certainly not a viable option. ...

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Phishers steal personal information Reports have been flooding in about phishing site fbstarter.com. The dummy web site poses as a Facebook login page to get users to type in their usernames and passwords. We all know that online scams set to steal personal information such as passwords are the first step on the road to identity theft. Phishers ...

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Legislation to rein in credit card practices and eliminate sudden rate hikes and late fees that have entangled millions of American consumers is getting closer to becoming law, bolstered by presidential pressure and the backdrop of economic calamity.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Congress Nears Action On Credit Cards...

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Joan Goldwasser, reporter for Kiplinger Personal Finance, discusses credit cards. She answers listeners' questions about credit card debt and interest rates.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Expert Weighs In On Credit Cards...

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Protesters are after Ken Lewis’ job Ken Lewis Not often does an annual bank shareholder meeting attract protests — or attention of any kind — but these are different times. Protesters gathered outside the Bank of America shareholder meeting today in North Carolina. They were advocating firing Ken Lewis, Bank of America CEO. Why fire Lewis? Shareholders turned against Lewis ...

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