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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.
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Amazon Tuesday launched its Alexa voice-controlled software on smartphones. This may be a bigger deal than it first appears to be.
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Frequent overdrafters at banks account for 9% of all accounts but paid 79% of all overdraft and insufficient fund fees, according to a report from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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The Identity Theft Resource Center reported Friday that there have been 1,022 data breaches to date in 2017, an increase of 23% over last year and on pace to top 2016's record 1,093 data breaches.
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The massive data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax could have a major impact on your ability to get a mortgage. Here are some steps to take to battle the potential damage.
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Nearly 2 billion records have been exposed in the first half of 2017, an increase of 164% compared to the last half of 2016. And that doesn't include 143 million records exposed in the Equifax breach.
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The time that Americans stay with one job averages just over five years compared with an average of just under six years in 1983.
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Nearly half of all Americans could be affected by the data breach at Equifax. Here are seven things you can do to protect yourself and your personal information.
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The number of data breaches to date in 2017 now exceeds 1,000 and includes the 143 million consumer records involved in the Equifax breach.
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Knowing just these five things about buying a house can help you and your real estate agent make the process a more rewarding experience and, ultimately, get you into the home you want.
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U.S. consumers are purchasing fewer gift and reloadable general purpose prepaid cards in 2017, the first time in six years that year-over-year demand for prepaid cards has declined.
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A new analysis from WalletHub ranks 547 U.S. cities and all 50 states on the number of Americans who lack health insurance. Over the past year, the percentage has of those without insurance has...
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A fresh report from the Census Bureau showed that U.S. household income and earnings rose to a record median reading in 2016.
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U.S. credit card debt rose by $33 billion in the second quarter of this year and is solidly on track to top $1 trillion by the end of 2017.
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More than 2.2 million properties are at "extreme risk" of wind damage from the coming onslaught of Hurricane Irma. Other Florida cities could also suffer extensive damage from wind and storm surges.
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