Christine DiGangi

Donations made with stolen card numbers are still credit card fraud -- and a youngster who tried it may have ultimately hurt the cause he wanted to support.

It's fun to unwind with friends after work, but handing a bartender your credit card to open up a tab can do considerable damage to your finances.

A canceled gym membership leads to a debt collection case, but the consumer says her contract was altered. What can she do?

Can a debt paid in full be the reason someone's credit score dropped? Or is something else at play?

Some wealthy patrons of a strip club got more than they bargained for -- credit card theft and photos that might make them hesitate to report the crime.

Car loans are a little easier to get this year than last year -- but payments are the highest and loan terms the longest on record.

It's common knowledge you can get kicked out of your place if you stop paying rent, but there are other negative repercussions that can follow.

Some debt collection tactics used by agencies violate federal law, the CFPB said in a report.

Getting federal student loans is pretty simple. If it were more difficult, would it be fair to the people who plan to go into low-paying fields?

Plenty of students work so they can pay their way through college. One woman found a lucrative way to do it, and she's not alone.