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What Hackers Can Do With Your Social Security Number

Identity theft has always been a problem, but the OPM data breach shows just how much a massive hack can impact millions of government employees.

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What Hackers Can Do With Your Social Security Number
identity theft

What Hackers Can Do With Your Social Security Number

Identity theft has always been a problem, but the OPM data breach shows just how much a massive hack can impact millions of government employees.

Christine DiGangi

How Buying a Home Can Help Your Credit
mortgages

How Buying a Home Can Help Your Credit

If you have never owned a home before or it's been a few years since you have, you're missing out on some potential credit advantages.

Scott Sheldon

Why Auto Loans From Car Dealers Are So Hard to Regulate
Auto Loans

Why Auto Loans From Car Dealers Are So Hard to Regulate

Senator Elizabeth Warren is worried about auto loans that are originated at car dealerships and wants them to be subject to government oversight.

Mitchell D. Weiss

The Average Credit Card Limit Is Dropping: What It Means for You
Credit Cards

The Average Credit Card Limit Is Dropping: What It Means for You

Maintaining a good credit score requires keeping your debt levels low, but a huge part of that is how much available credit you have in the first place.

Christine DiGangi

5 Ways Hackers Could Have Stolen All Those Tax Returns
taxes

5 Ways Hackers Could Have Stolen All Those Tax Returns

A group of organized criminals got the tax returns of more than 100,000 Americans. Here's a few ways they might've gotten the info to do it.

Adam Levin

I Can't Afford My Car Lease Anymore. What Do I Do?
Auto Loans

I Can't Afford My Car Lease Anymore. What Do I Do?

Is your car lease killing your budget? Here are several options to consider to get out from under unaffordable payments.

Gerri Detweiler

PayPal Draws Consumer Ire Over Robo-Texting Rights
Miscellaneous

PayPal Draws Consumer Ire Over Robo-Texting Rights

PayPal has no opt-out provision for the right to call or text consumers, and that has some consumers frustrated.

Bob Sullivan

Why Kicking Debt Collectors Off of Your Credit Report Just Got Easier
credit reports

Why Kicking Debt Collectors Off of Your Credit Report Just Got Easier

There are some changes coming to how collection accounts show up on consumers' credit reports. Here's what it could mean for you.

Gerri Detweiler

5 Secret Habits of Self-Made Millionaires
Personal Finance

5 Secret Habits of Self-Made Millionaires

A study of 233 self-made millionaires revealed a pattern of wealth-building habits. Here are five habits of the rich that you can adopt, too.

Tom Corley

Should I Use My House to Finance a New Car?
Auto Loans

Should I Use My House to Finance a New Car?

Tapping home equity for purposes of financing your car might save you money, but it still may not be your best move. Here's what to consider.

Karin Price Mueller

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