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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data has released its reading for the level of household debt for the fourth quarter of 2016.
The editors at Kelley Blue Book have named 12 winners in their 2017 Best Family Cars list, including the Subaru Outback, Honda Pilot and Chevy Tahoe.
Sales of counterfeit items is a serious issue for e-commerce sites like eBay. Is the company working hard enough to protect consumers from fake or dangerous products.
The most preferred gift this Valentine's Day is — wait for it — a gift card. The bits of plastic are twice as popular as flowers
Americans are expected to spend $26 billion for Valentine's Day gifts this year. That works out to more than $130 in spending for the 81% of the population that plan to celebrate the holiday.
A 20% down payment on a first home may put homeownership dreams out of reach. But there are ways to cut that down payment down to as low as 0%.
It is probably a sign of things to come, just as Americans prepare to file their 2016 tax returns during 2017. For those who file early, the check is in the mail, as the old saying goes.
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, now is the time to be on the lookout for online romantic scams.
There have been 110 data breaches recorded this year through February 8, 2017, exposing nearly 700,000 records.
A new IRS rule could lead to denial or revocation of a U.S. passport for significant unpaid tax debt.
Since 2014 point-of-sale cyberattacks have declined by 93%. The bad news is a concomitant 333% increase in the number of new point-of-sale malware countermeasures developed and deployed.
Kelley Blue Book's list of the 20 vehicles with the lowest cost of ownership over a five-year period includes seven models from GM and five from Toyota.
Federal court orders review of $10 million Target settlement related to 2013 data breach.
More than half of Americans have no will or estate planning document. If you're in that group, maybe it's time to consider changing that, no matter how old you are.
Why 2017 will be a good year to tackle a home remodeling project.