Matt Brownell

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Matt Brownell previously covered retail and personal finance for MainStreet.com, TheStreet's consumer news outlet. Now a business journalist based in New York City, his work has been featured on Fox Business, Yahoo, Newsweek and Bankrate.

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4 Ways to Spot an Internet Scam
The quintessential phishing scam goes something like this: An ema... read more

September 10, 2012

Identity Theft and Scams

Which Credit Cards Offer the Best Purchase Protection?
[UPDATE: Some offers mentioned below have expired and/or are no ... read more

September 6, 2012

Credit Cards

4 Ways Your Credit Card Is Changing
The way we pay with plastic has changed a lot over the years, fro... read more

August 31, 2012

Credit Cards

Five Simple Things You Should Be Doing to Protect Your Identity
For 12 years in a row, identity theft has been the top consumer c... read more

August 30, 2012

Identity Theft and Scams

Paper or Plastic? Checks Arenโ€™t Dead Yet, Merchants Say
The check, as you may have heard, has lost its lofty place as a p... read more

August 27, 2012

Personal Finance

What to Do If Your Credit Card Gets Rejected
Itโ€™s a classic uncomfortable situation: At the end of a suc... read more

August 23, 2012

Credit Cards