Auto Loan Default Rates Growing – 7 Ways to Avoid Repossession
Auto loan default rates inched up in the U.S. during December while the overall economy remains vibrant. Baffling, especially among car dealers and auto …
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Identity Theft is a Gargantuan Pain-in-the-Tookus for U.S. Consumers
Identity theft is the biggest pain-in-the-tookus for Americans, affecting more than 500,000 per year. Unlike hacking your computer, cell phone or other devices, identity …
Women Embrace the Gig Economy for Flexibility, Income, & Entrepreneurship
The “Gig Economy” is exploding. More than nine out of ten women with side hustles find the work fulfilling and nearly a third say …
Telecoms Plugin CRAs as Big Hammer to Collect on Past-Due Bills — Impact to Credit Scores Minimal
Nearly one out of four U.S. consumers, who are delinquent on telecom services, such landline or cell phone, cable, and internet, have discovered the …
Students Face More Cyberbullying & Tricky Situations – Need More Face Time w/Parents 2B e-Safe
Today’s cyberkids most likely learned about the “birds and bees” well before your “parental talk,” plus they know lots of good and bad “stuff,” …
Credit Reports Now Bigger Threat to Security Clearances Than a Vengeful POTUS
The Department of Defense (DoD) now has 24X7 “eyes” on your credit file looking for past-due bills, excessive debt, collection activity and/or a high …
Back-2-School Shopping Nutz – 5 Ways to Save – Things w/Bad Stuff
American are expected to spend $82 billion in total back-to-school spending for K-12 schools this year, on par with 2017. Walmart and Target rule …
Debt Collectors Provoke the Most Ire of American Consumers
The top five types of complaints reported by U.S. consumers to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) include: debt collection, mortgages, credit reporting, credit …
Sharpen Your Financial Focus Initiative Snags Major Funding
Wells Fargo is ponying-up $1 million of exclusive support to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) in support of the Sharpen Your Financial …
Consumers w/Crappy Credit w/Rebuilding Desire Have a Solution
A MD-DE area consumer credit counseling service is now promoting a unique loan for consumers looking to rebuild their less-than-desirable credit. Guidewell Financial Solutions, …
