Christine DiGangi

Three companies selling credit monitoring services entered a $22 million settlement with the FTC for billing consumers for products they didn't order.

A California man says he had to pay a lawyer to fix his driving record and lower his insurance rates after he mistakenly received a red light citation.

A woman's Social Security number was misused by more than 40,000 people after her employer used it to sell wallets.

Don't let worries about data breaches interrupt your holiday shopping plans. Here are some tips for keeping your financial data safe.

Checking your personal spending habits to pinpoint your wasteful spending can be a useful and even profitable exercise.

A newly married couple had found the home they wanted, but when they started applying for a mortgage, they had a problem: secret credit card debt.

It makes sense to see fraudulent charges on a bank statement after someone snags your wallet, but how do thieves steal your credit card without taking it?

If you have multiple debt collectors contacting you about a single debt, it's important to find out who actually owns the debt and should be paid.

If you want to boost your credit score, you first need to understand a few basics. Do you think you know them? Find out by taking this short quiz.

What will boost your score the most -- and quickly? Fixing a big error might, but chances are you'll raise your score more slowly. Here's a game plan.