Debt

How Many Americans Have Bad Credit?

Only a small sliver of people have absolutely terrible credit scores, but plain-old bad credit? That’s a lot more common. Nearly a third of...

8 Travel Tips for a Scam-free Vacation

Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow this year, which means spring is right around the corner. For the winter weary, however, summer is still...

INFOGRAPHIC: Where the 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand on Cybersecurity

In the 2016 presidential race, Cybersecurity has clearly taken a backseat to issues like terrorism, healthcare, and campaign finance. In a 12-month period that...

Beware: Scammers Love Valentine’s Day, Too

Valentine’s Day can certainly be stressful. Whether you’re at a loss for what to buy your love or you’re the lamenting the lack of...

Identity Theft Is Dead. Long Live Identity Theft!

Incidents of identity theft held fairly steady last year, according to a new report by Javelin Strategy and Research. It would seem with time-honored...
Credit Card

Are Chip Cards Exposing You to a Deeper Form of Identity Theft?

U.S. consumers have finally been liberated from archaic technology that used to protect them and their credit cards from identity theft. Millions of Americans...
Identity theft

Identity Theft Complaints Are Up 47% in Just One Year

Reports of identity theft shot up in 2015, largely driven by an increase in tax- and wage-related fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission....

Why the IRS Should Push Tax Day to June 15

The only way to stop tax refund fraud is to change the way the tax filing and refund system works, and while this may...
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10 Financial Choices You’ll Regret in 10 Years

Life is full of financial decisions, some simple, some complex, but all with the potential to make a real impact on your life. In a...
Hacker

Forget Credit Cards — Hackers Want Your Uber Account

Your Uber account is about 17 times more valuable to a hacker than your credit card credentials, according to a report security company Trend...