Adam Levin

At long last, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches officially this week. Unfortunately, so far it seems that what happens on Thursday, July 21st...

This week I had the opportunity to attend a fascinating forum in Washington, DC, to explore the myriad issues surrounding child identity theft, including...

A few days ago, a friend of mine received several letters dated June 24, 2011 from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, where he has kept...

Last week I expressed my concern over efforts in Congress to delay, defang and ultimately defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. I called upon...

Saturday, June 25th, represents a seminal day for Bank of America credit card holders. It is Penalty Rate Increase Day. From that day forward,...

The Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants to prevent President Obama from appointing Elizabeth Warren, Raj Date (or frankly anyone...

So, it’s 10:15 PM and your eight-year-old just woke up with a nightmare. While you’re tending to him, the phone rings and of course...

This country is in the midst of a housing crisis — a devastating housing crisis reminiscent of the 1930s — and no one, not...

There was a time, when the World Wide Web was young, that many entrepreneurs counted on the idea they could make money the old-fashioned...

Well, two fascinating—and repellant—things happened in the last few days, which but for the broadest possible subject matter connection, would seem to be unrelated....

Last week, the President and Commander in Chief announced something many Americans had been anticipating (though less and less, as time passed) for nearly...

The World Wide Web seems to be making the world less wide. Everyone is connected to everyone and everything else, and that is changing...

By now, nearly every American should know that a “credit report” and a “credit score” represent a measure of our personal financial integrity.  Those...

In the 21st century, the data breach apology letter has established itself as a new literary art form. Countless CEOs from corporations big and...

Spot Quiz: What does the word epsilon mean to you? It is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet. As I recall, in its...

The Republicans, now in control of our House of Representatives, love to talk about having adult conversations about things, and so I can’t for...

The database compromise club has a new member. Mazel Tov, Cord Blood Registry. You are the latest organization to fail in your responsibility to...

And so, we begin anew. During the Great Congressional Financial Services Smackdown of 2009 and 2010, Illinois Democrat Richard Durbin inspired fellow Senators to pass...

This week, in honor of National Consumer Protection Week, Credit.com is highlighting a number of issues to raise consumer awareness.  Credit.com chairman and co-founder...

Identity theft can happen to anyone, anywhere—and under an almost endless array of circumstances. Every year, various organizations like the Federal Trade Commission, Javelin, Gartner,...