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The high school class of 2017 left as much as $2.3 billion in federal grant money for college on the table, according to a new analysis by NerdWallet.
House-hunting can be stressful enough without compounding the difficulties. Here are 10 things you can do to make the job less onerous and give yourself a better chance for a successful hunt.
The value of a used car rose nearly 3% in September and sales and unit sales increased by 8%. The increases are due in large part to the recovery from the damage caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
The number of personal records compromised in data breaches so far this year tops 171 million, including the massive breach at Equifax.
The three big credit reporting agencies could get a windfall of $4.1 billion in revenues as U.S. consumers freeze their credit reports following the Equifax breach. Can Congress gin up the will to...
U.S. consumers with annual household incomes greater than $60,000 are forecast to spend $1,507 on gifts, travel and entertainment this holiday season. Households with incomes below that threshold are...
Equifax announced last night that personally identifiable information on an additional 2.5 million Americans may have been stolen in the data breach first reported on September 7.
Buying, renovating, and flipping a house is not nearly as easy as it looks on TV. There are other ways to make money in real estate, however, and maybe even get rich.
The used car market is hot and prices for used vehicles are rising as demand outstrips supply. Here are the 10 fastest selling used cars on the market and you better hurry if you want to buy one.
About 29 million Americans who have been carrying credit-card debt have had a balance for at least two years, according to a new study.
Capgemini's World Wealth Report 2017 shows that high net worth individuals in 71 countries did better in 2016.
Millennials, now entering their first-home-buying years, will purchase homes in greater numbers than their older peers in Generation X or the baby boom.
Without surprise, both sides of the aisle have issued their own heated opinions about the new Republican tax proposal with President Trump. There are some obvious issues in the current tax code which...
Massachusetts is the most financially literate state, based on a study by WalletHub that evaluated all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their financial savviness.
Customer service ratings on U.S. banks have been lukewarm, but improving. Here are the results of a recent survey on customer service for six of the country's largest banks.