Romney’s Rage Against Regulation

The people who brought you the Great Economic Meltdown of 2008 have a new idea for you -- although if they get their way,...

For Ransom: Your Medical Records

It started out as a data breach like many others. The hackers penetrated the computer network of a small medical practice in a wealthy...

7 Big Ticket Items (Including NASA’s Annual Budget) ID Thieves Could...

Now that Governor Mitt Romney has picked U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate, there is little doubt that the...

The Profound Failure of Congress on Cybersecurity (and Why You Should...

On August 2, Congress did it again. They acknowledged the looming threat of cyberwarfare while discussing the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, and then they...

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue: A Bargain for the Identity Theft...

Scott Walker has earned a national reputation for his hack-and-slash approach to government spending. Working hand-in-glove with both houses of the GOP-controlled legislature, the...
Financial info

5 Ways to Become a Credit Adult

  Let's word associate: banks, mortgage brokers, credit card companies, credit reporting agencies, debt collectors, payday lenders.... Words like "daunting," "challenging," "black box" and "scary"...

Dodd-Frank and CFPB Provide Stimulus to Economy With Milestone

During the endless hearings leading up to the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, which has its two-year anniversary this week, and...

What The Dark Knight Rises and the CFPB’s First Anniversary Have...

A dark army descends on Gotham. Hungry for power, possessed by delusion, its leaders will stop at nothing in their quest to destroy the...
Debt

5 Stupid Ways to Ruin Your Credit, Go Broke and Have...

Sometimes people are dumb. There's really no way to sugar coat this, and I say this with all humility, as I have done more...

The Obamacare Scare: Medical Debt Collectors in Scrubs?

Do you remember where you were last Thursday morning when every network interrupted its regular programming to announce the most anticipated Supreme Court decision...

The Downgrades: Forget the 1%. It’s the 9%, Stupid!

Well kids, summer is here again -- time for sun, fun and debt downgrades. And in a related downgrade story, according to a recent...

NOBAR: Could It End the Credit Gap and Get Banks Lending...

While a whole lot of folks are obsessed with what to do about, or to, the 1%, I would like focus on an issue...

Hackers: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Pay ‘Em Like Bankers

So what's it worth to you to prevent world-wide economic collapse, or even a major interruption of essential services, like power or water? These are...

Did Facebook’s Privacy Problems Foretell the IPO?

For anyone who plays the stock market -- and I confess I do from time to time -- the drama that unfolded over the...

Hello Citizens United, Goodbye CFPB: Consequences of the Wisconsin Recall

I have watched with horror Republican efforts to emasculate, strangle and kill the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At present, there are at least...

A National Service Corps Can Solve the Student Loan Crisis

Suddenly, and finally, everywhere we turn somebody is talking about the student debt disaster. Headlines scream it. The presidential campaigns are beginning to seriously...

Is It True About Commencement Speeches? (A Response to James Franco)

Over the past few months, in preparation for and in reflection of the commencement address I had the privilege of giving at the Mason...

Crowdsourcing the Student Loan Mess

For the record, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Hitler Youth. I point this out because based...
Student loan

It’s Time to Solve the Student Loan Crisis

If you're worried about student loan debt, what it means for graduating seniors and for the future of our nation, congratulations. That means you're...

The Other Student Loan Slow Jam: Is It Time for a...

If you haven't taken the time to watch Obama slow jam the news on Late Night from last week, take the time. It was...