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- Perk Walk: Countrywide Edition
- The Alfred E. Neuman "What? Me Worry?" Award of the Week goes to... Step on up, David Sambol, the soon-to-be former chief operating officer of the soon-to-be-extinct Countrywide Financial Corp. Apparently undaunted by his company's cratering on his watch, Sambol...
- Articles 2008-08-05
- Zicam Makers Strike Back
- The makers of Zicam cold remedies turned their battle with the Food and Drug Administration public this week, filing a 33-page letter with securities regulators that discloses details of its long-running dispute. Now Zicam's parent company, Matrixx Initiatives, is asking that the FDA provide information about why it banned the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- More Cash for Clunkers
- The Cash for Clunkers program, so popular that it was running out of money less than a week after launch, is about to get new funding. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- How to Buy Life Insurance Wisely
- Like many young parents, Dave and Vicky know they need life insurance but don't know how much they need or what type to buy. Here's what you need to know to buy wisely. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Congress to Speed New Credit Rules to Stop Bad Bank Behavior
- Bankers groups are crying foul as legislators moved today to speed up implementation of credit card reform, in the wake of a flood of consumer complaints about hiked interest rates and slashed credit limits. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- Pending Overdraft Rules Prompt Banks to Cut Fees
- Two big banks announced plans to reduce overdraft fees and change some policies, in the wake of pending legislative reform. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- College Fund Empty? Kids Help Pay and Defray School Bills
- Parents are finding themselves increasingly short of the cash needed to pay college tuition, but their kids are stepping up to help. Here's a tool to find a cost-effective school. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- BofA Decision is Good News for Stocks
- A New York judge struck a blow for shareholders when he ruled against regulators and Bank of America, demanding that a case about misleading shareholders go to court. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Toxic Mom Leaves Daughter Drowning in Debt
- Co-signing for a loan could be the riskiest thing you ever do with credit. One borrower learned that the hard way when her toxic parents defaulted on $10,000 in joint debts. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- Bail-Out Banks Stuff CEO Pockets With Stock
- Eight banks that taxpayers helped bail out with billions from the U.S. Treasury stuffed their executives pockets with stock at the market's nadir, nearly guaranteeing multi-million-dollar windfalls. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Selling Your Gold? Read This First
- A consumer site got sued for dogging Cash4Gold about sorry returns to sellers. Instead of backing down, they sicked mystery shoppers employed by their sister site, Consumer Reports, on them. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Evacuated? Head to a Hotel. You're Covered.
- If you have been ordered out of your home because of an approaching fire, you don't have to end up in a high school gymnasium. Homeowners insurance covers the cost of a hotel. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Ruth Madoff Sued for $45 million
- The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities has sued Ruth Madoff for $45 million, alleging that the wife of the infamous swindler received 111 "fraudulent transfers" of customer assets. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- College Finance 101: Beware of Toxic Debt
- A new analysis finds that college students are tragically ignorant about their loan options, passing up low-cost, low-risk loans for potentially toxic private debt. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- Credit Slashed for 33 Million (Mostly Innocent) Borrowers
- Some 33 million Americans, roughly one in five consumers, had their credit limits severely cut, even though the vast majority did nothing to provoke their lenders. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- City Slickers Pay Too Much Tax
- People who live in high-cost urban areas pay a disproportionate share of federal income taxes, subsidizing those who live in rural areas and, well, Hawaii. Mahalo. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Can BofA Shareholders Exact Revenge?
- Bank of America's management kept pivotal details about the Merrill merger secret from shareholders voting on the deal, now it may be time for shareholders to get revenge by making executives give back some of their enormous "incentive" pay. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Timeshare Sales Rely on Fuzzy Math
- Fuzzy math can make timeshares look like a screaming bargain. Here's how to figure the math accurately to determine whether the deal is a bargain or a bust. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Fraud alert: Bogus Debt Collectors Sweep the Country
- Bogus debt collectors, armed with a tremendous amount of privy information, are making harassing phone calls to victims across the country in an effort to get you to repay phantom debts or provide private information that could help them raid your bank accounts. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Want to win $100,000? Save $25
- You could win $100,000 by depositing $25 thanks to an innovative Michigan program that gives you a lottery ticket every time you save. by Kathy Kristof
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
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