Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

A little thought and planning can help you eliminate debt while boosting your income.

A CD can’t earn you much interest these days, but it can help you qualify for a CD-secured loan at many banks and credit unions.

Use these styling tricks while sticking to your fashion budget this spring.

Lenders expect more consumers to apply for credit, increase credit limits and carry bigger credit card balances this year.

Consumers admit financial woes were self-inflicted. Credit counseling service offers 12-step action plan for recovery.

Be mindful of the personal information the child carries around day to day. Keep sensitive data in a safe place, not at the bottom of a school bag.

A FICO analysis finds a rise in card-not-present fraud outpacing card counterfeiting.

A national online poll finds consumers are sadly misinformed about legitimate nonprofit credit counseling services.

U.S. senators asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to regulate medical debt collections and credit reporting.

Are you unhappy with your personal financial situation? If so, you’re not alone. In a recent online survey, 38 percent of 1,218 U.S. adults said they weren’t financially fit. Another 43 percent said they’d like to improve at least one aspect of their financial situation. Only 12 percent said they were financially fit and happy about