Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

An attempted fraudulent charity bid underscores how hard it is to make large purchases on stolen cards.

When it comes to identity thieves vs. the Internal Revenue Service, the crooks have the edge. For now. But the IRS says it’s prevention efforts are making a difference.

Consumers want more from their banks, even if it comes at the cost of sharing information as personal as their fingerprints.

Equifax is educating consumers about identity theft through a newly launched website.

Retailers in Massachusetts no longer can ask for your ZIP code to complete a credit card purchase. But when is it OK?

Eighteen people were charged with conjuring up identities to get credit cards and stealing $200 million from card issuers.

Taxpayers are sending in their 1040s. So are identity thieves, who steal taxpayer info and then submit fake returns before the real taxpayers send in their 1040s.

Safeguard your personal information this holiday shopping season. It could be used at tax time to file a fake return and steal your refund.

When you’re dead, it doesn’t matter if someone steals your identity. I mean, why should you care, right? Wrong.

President Barack “Shock Hawk” Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt “Too Legit To Quit” Romney have some tax plans in store for you.