» Textbooks on a budget
30/08/10 14:06 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
Thanks to new law effective last month, colleges and universities are now required to list all course materials online before the start of the semester.

» Young and strapped for cash
20/08/10 20:58 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
If you're in your 20s and 30s and feel cash-strapped, you're not alone. Between student loans, car loans, credit card debt and other expenses it's getting tougher to make a budget and stick to it.

» Protect yourself from debt collectors
20/07/10 14:05 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
It's difficult for most folks to find money these days, and collection agencies are getting desperate, sometimes downright nasty in their attempts to collect outstanding debt.

» Raise your credit score
13/07/10 16:04 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
The credit scores of millions more Americans are sinking to new lows.

» All bureaus offer FICO 08
27/07/09 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
FICO, the Minneapolis company that created the popular credit score, announced on Wednesday that the latest version of its scoring model, dubbed FICO 08, will be available at the three largest credit reporting agencies by the end of July.

» Got your rate lowered?
08/07/09 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
Last week in all of the Bankrate newsletters, we asked readers to tell us if they had tried to negotiate APRs or fees with a credit card issuer.

» Chase raises fees and minimum payment due
26/06/09 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
With the change, Chase will have the highest fees of any major credit card company.

» Equifax offers debt management product
25/06/09 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
Starting in early July, Equifax will roll out a new debt management product called Debt Wise.

» Credit cards, Obama reform
18/06/09 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
Yesterday President Barack Obama detailed his plan to overhaul financial regulation. Among his proposals was the creation of a new federal agency, a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, or CFPA, to regulate credit cards, mortgages and othe..

» Reverse Mortgages Now Look Cheaper
19/04/10 13:42 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Some of the country's biggest reverse-mortgage lenders are slicing costs—helping even some affluent homeowners who want to generate additional income.

» New Help for College Borrowers
12/04/10 14:28 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Buried in the health-care bill is some modest help for parents borrowing to pay college costs. But the legislation doesn't address current and former students who are wrestling with education debt.

» Is It Time to Refinance Your Mortgage?
10/04/10 02:59 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
With interest rates on the rise, more homeowners are asking that question. The answer depends, in part, on how long they plan to live in their current home.

» Data Theft Hits 3.3 Million Borrowers
29/03/10 00:53 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Company and federal officials said they believed last week's theft of identity data from a student-loan guarantor was the largest-ever breach of such information and could affect up to 5% of all federal student-loan borrowers.

» BofA Ends Some Overdraft Fees
10/03/10 10:44 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Bank of America plans to announce that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations.

» Euro-Zone Growth Jumps
02/09/10 23:11 from WSJ.com: Economy
The strongest rise in consumer spending since the start of the financial crisis helped drive the euro zone's strong growth in the second quarter.