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• State Bankruptcy Filing Rates

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 10:53am PDT

  Bankruptcy filings are up all around the country. See how individual states are fairing.

• 55+ Americans More Likely to File Bankruptcy Than Younger Generations

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:13am PDT

  New analysis shows between 1991 and 2007, the bankruptcy filing rate increased for older Americans, while people less than 55 years of age saw a decrease in filings.

• Unpaid Parking Ticket Results in Foreclosure

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:46am PDT

  Can you really lose your home to foreclosure because of old parking tickets? A Milwaukee, Wisconsin man found out the hard way that it can actually happen.

• Consumer Bankruptcies Up 28.8 Percent from Same Time a Year Ago

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 1:25pm PDT

  A new report shows total U.S. bankruptcies are up 29.2 percent during the first six months of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.

• Banks Weigh In on Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 10:25am PDT

  Banks warn passage of Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act will ultimately hurt consumers. Consumer advocates disagree, saying the bill provides long-needed protection from fees and rate hikes.

• The Sting of Foreclosure: Fish to Rescue

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 12:58pm PDT

  Foreclosed homes result in abandoned swimming pools, which create a mosquito-breeding nightmare. One fish is working hard to combat the problem.

• Cosmetic Surgery with No Money Down

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 8:50am PDT

  Credit options are helping the uninsured pay for costly surgeries but the interest rates and late fees can make the buy now, pay later choice more of a burden.

• "No End in Sight" to American Financial Turmoil?

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 9:00am PDT

  While current financial turmoil in the United States has been detailed far and wide, a recent editorial in the New York Times called for an end to political posturing on these issues critical to our economy and provided several enlightening suggestions on how lawmakers can begin to make fixes.

• Consumer Credit Explodes in June, Further Proving Consumer Claims Unfounded

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 3:51pm PDT

  Despite what a recent Javelin Strategy & Research online survey suggested about consumer credit use being down in the midst of the nation's current economic struggles, recently-released Federal Reserve numbers for the month of June reveal quite the opposite about consumer credit.

• "Checkbook Loans": a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:13pm PDT

  We've detailed the dangers of payday loans in the past, and here's some important consumer information on payday loans in disguise, what some in Illinois have taken to calling "checkbook loans."