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While consumers are generally pleased with some aspects of new automotive technologies, they are less satisfied with others, finds J.D. Power.
The number of identity fraud victims rose 3% in 2015 to its second-highest level in six years, and a total of 41 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year.
The National Retail Federation expects candy sales in the United States to reach more than $2 billion for this coming Halloween.
Demand for U.S. rental housing continues to rise, and with it, rents themselves have increased. This demand has resulted in a construction boom for buildings with at least 50 rental units.
Although we've all heard that first-time home buyers have been hit hard by the lack of starter homes, the facts may be a bit more complicated than that.
The good news for buyers is that competition among the U.S. pickup makers is generating steep discounts as automakers launch an end-of-the-year price war.
There are fewer homes for sale and fewer buyers looking in autumn primarily because a new school year has started, but there can be good reasons for buyers to keep looking for the right home through...
The Federal Reserve on Friday released its preliminary report on consumer credit for the month of August 2016. On a seasonally adjusted basis, consumer credit rose 8.5% in the month, up from 5.9%...
Piling up reward points that can be used to get free flights, car rentals and hotel rooms has probably become something of a national pastime among Americans who travel a lot.
By late Thursday, Hurricane Matthew is expected to punch the Atlantic coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm with winds of up to 155 mph.
There have been 725 data breaches recorded this year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, and that more than 29 million records have been exposed.
Non-customers now pay an average of more than $4.50 for using an out-of-network ATM, after the tenth consecutive annual rise in the total transaction fee.
August marked the 80th consecutive month that travel has expanded, according to the U.S. Travel Association's current travel index.
The Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare) is perhaps the signature piece of legacy legislation in President Obama's nearly completed two terms in the White House. In these cities, the uninsured rates...
In addition to the real estate mantra of "location, location, location," there are a host of other factors that obviously affect a home's price.