Mary Tomkins

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday alerted consumers that the agency has received complaints about companies who claim to give consumers a free credit report. The credit reports these companies offer aren’t truly free –… 

In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama talked about the condition of the economy and steps the government is taking to turn it all around. Obama reminded us that 651,000 jobs were lost in… 

Scam artists are quick to exploit the ongoing economic crisis – by tricking taxpayers into believing the recently passed stimulus package has something in it for them. The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday put out… 

We’ve heard plenty about the various methods identity thieves use to steal people’s private information. Some go dumpster diving, some come up with a ploy to trick consumers out of their private information, some steal… 

The New and Improved First Time Homebuyer Credit When last year’s $7500 first time homebuyer credit – which was actually a loan that had to be paid back to the government – didn’t do enough… 

The U.S. Treasury Department today unveiled the details of the “Making Home Affordable” loan modification program. “Only two weeks after the President unveiled his plan to help promote homeowner affordability, we are moving forward today… 

The first month of the year saw a decline in pending home sales, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors. The pending home sales index for January at 80.4 fell… 

Citigroup announced on Tuesday that the company has introduced the Citi Homeowner Unemployment Assist program. This is the latest program offered under Citi Homeowner Assistance, a multi-faceted program to help people avoid foreclosure and stay… 

The Federal Trade Commission – the nation’s consumer protection agency against fraud – reported on Thursday that identity theft was the number one consumer complaint for the ninth year in a row. Of the 1,223,370… 

It’s apparent that many factors contributed to the economic crisis, but one of the biggest problems “was that our economy was left exposed regulations that were out of date and regulators who weren’t minding the…