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As economy recovers, financial ghosts still haunt many Americans

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Could an Apple–Goldman Sachs credit card help mobile payments...

A young high-earning couple anxiously discusses their finances on the couch. They weren't expecting so many unexpected expenses and emergency costs to come up in one year and they need to borrow money to pay for it all.

High earners also struggle with emergency costs, study finds

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Equifax reveals full scope of last year’s data breach

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Card thieves getting more cunning with skimmers

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Nearly 20% of millennials have spent $1,000 or more...

ID theft isn’t just an adult problem — kids...

Some colleges found dodging rules to lower student loan...

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Highest-earning parents least hopeful for their college students’ financial...

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Removal of tax liens could mean a jump for...

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Student loan debt growing among older Americans

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Millennials more likely to save tax-cut windfall than Gen...

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Stores may punish shoppers for too many returns

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Nearly 40% of millennials overspend to keep up with...

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Boomers and Gen Xers skipping medical care because of...

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Millennials spend nearly $100,000 on rent before they turn...

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Social networks expand crackdown on cryptocurrency ads

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell at a press conference announcing an interest rate hike on 03/21/2018.

After Fed rate hikes, higher deposit rates may be...

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China to ban people with poor ‘social credit’ from...

Basketball players battle in First Four round of March Madness

$10 billion in March Madness bets expected, most illegal

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Visa, Mastercard and other major credit card companies eliminate...

Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testifies to Senate Banking, housing and Urban Affairs Committee

Equifax reveals an additional 2.4 million victims of ’17...

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Report: 25 cities where motorists are leaving the most...

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Roughly 2 in 5 Americans would rather pack on...

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before Congress.

How the Fed’s interest rate hike could affect your...

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Survey: More than half of U.S. respondents caught in...

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Survey: Most taxpayers plan to put their refunds toward...

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New data finds costly confusion over auto financing

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