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9 Ways To Better Protect Your Identity When You Are Away From Home
I commissioned a poll last month to sample, among other things, people’s attitudes about identity theft. I was both surprised and disappointed to see...
‘The Best Form Of Consumer Protection? Self-Protection’
We can debate — if you want — whether the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was necessary. (I think it was.) But there...
5 Money Lessons Every New Graduate Needs to Know
Yes my friends, it's that time of year again. No, not allergy season -- graduation. That seminal moment in our lives when, in ceremonies...
Hate Universal Background Checks? Meet the Gun Score
A sufficiently large minority of the U.S. Senate demonstrated their Orwellian allegiance to the gun lobby last week -- or their fear of it...
Are Your Employees Accessing Or Stealing Your Company’s Private Information? Probably.
Here’s depressing news for all those who thought our corporate data was safe. It isn’t.
And one of the biggest threats is coming from the...
OCC Ya! The Government Agency That Should Fine Itself
This just in from the "It Couldn't Possibly Get Any Worse" Department: The first wave of checks from the bungled foreclosure abuse settlement landed...
The Tax Form That Could Save Your Refund From Thieves
The Bible tells us, "It is better to give than to receive." Most Americans don't feel that way on April 15. But when the...
The Biggest Credit Mistake People Make (Plus 3 Tips)
Some credit mistakes are obvious. Everybody knows the big one: Failing to pay your bills on time. If you're looking to wreck your credit...
Obama Proposes Credit Score Stimulus: Everyone Gets a Perfect 850
Flanked by leaders from the credit industry and Congress, President Barack Obama announced today that he has signed an executive order designed to open...
5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number
Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign,...