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Big Apple Store Scam Arrests Bring ID Theft Back to Basics
I know, the threat of identity theft may still seem abstract to you. What does identity theft really mean, anyway? A big arrest in...
10 Super Bowl Scams (and How NOT to Get Played)
This week, tens of thousands of hysterical Steelers and Packers devotees are descending upon Arlington Stadium in Texas — ready to party like it...
Financial Responsibility: A Reaction or A Reality?
In five short years we’ve gone from no borrower left behind, to no borrower left standing… and even those borrowers who somehow managed to...
Your Credit Report: A Resume, Not a Rap Sheet
As long as I can remember, most consumers have regarded credit as the destroyer of worlds—a scary black cloud hovering over us all—and the...
12 Tips for Protecting Your Identity
Just how many Americans have been victims of identity theft? No one really knows, but rest assured it’s more than a handful.
The FTC estimates...
Staffing the Booming Foreclosure Business
Meet Dave. He’s a homeowner in Sarasota, Florida who recently contacted Credit.com looking for help.
Dave can’t afford his mortgage payments and he’s been damned...
Holly Petraeus, Military Family Watchdog Slated for Consumer Protection Agency Post
One of the highest priorities of this nation must be the passionate and zealous defense of our defenders. With hundreds of thousands of American...
Prioritizing Financial Literacy in 2011
In the last two years, consumers were the beneficiaries of more financial reform legislation than America has seen in generations. Over the recalcitrant foot-dragging...
Mac Attack: Data Breach At McDonald’s
The list of major American consumer brands that have suffered data breaches this year has grown by one in the last few weeks.
But it’s...
FTC “Do Not Track” Proposal: Q&A With A Privacy Advocate
Earlier this month the Federal Trade Commission formally announced a new world order that would provide more privacy options for Internet users.
The cornerstone of...