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Despite all the education on the importance of protecting our sensitive personal information – identity theft must to be paying off for crooks because the crime remains at the top of the list of consumer…
Time is running out for over one million people who haven’t claimed their refunds for the tax year 2007. According to the Internal Revenue Service, refunds totaling $1.1 billion owed to people who did not…
The housing market continues to stabilize even though the pace of pending home sales slipped by more than analysts had expected in January, according to an industry report released on Monday. The pending home sales…
A debt and mortgage relief operation that allegedly sent 5.5 million illegal spam text messages has been halted by a federal judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The unsolicited text messages were…
New unemployment claims rose sharply last preceding week, reversing the drop from the previous week and surprising economic experts. For the week ending January 22, new jobless claims increased by 51,000 to 454,000 according to…
As Americans start the new year feeling better about the job situation, consumer confidence increased in January to its highest level in eight months. The Consumer Confidence Index reading of 60.6 is up from 53.3…
Sales of existing homes jumped in December for the fifth month of sales increases within the past six months, a positive sign that the housing market continues to improve. Sales of existing homes, including single-family,…
The job market began to show signs of recovery in December 2010 as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest point in nineteen months. The national unemployment rate fell significantly in December to 9.4%, down…
It’s the new year, and for many, it’s the time to start thinking about preparing our income tax returns. And while it’s business as usual for the majority of taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced…
A bogus sweepstakes that duped consumers into paying a “processing fee” to collect “prize money” has been halted by a federal judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency reported on Wednesday.…