Headline News Archive

2010

March

10

• LifeLock settles amid allegations that it misled consumers. Its chief executive prominently displays his Social Security number in ads for his identity-theft protection company. But LifeLock Inc. couldn't protect customers from the company's…

• Consumer bill gives exemption on payday loans. Senator Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who is playing a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation, pressed to remove a provision from draft…

• Lower credit card debt traced mainly to charge-offs. Americans cut more than $93 billion in credit card debt from 2008 to 2009. Good news, right? It's not what it seems, according to an…

• Bank of America to end overdraft fees on debit purchases. In a move that could bring an end to the $40 cup of coffee, Bank of America said on Tuesday that it was doing away…

08

• Payday lenders giving advances on unemployment checks. The payday loan industry has found a new and lucrative source of business: the unemployed. Payday lenders, which typically provide workers with cash advances on…

• Working from home might be the new calling in sick. Jeremy Lesniak owns a small Web design firm in Randolph, Vt. He has 10 employees and hundreds of clients. Sick isn't an option. "I have…

• Program will pay homeowners to sell at a loss. In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take…

• How would health care overhaul help young people?. Like most Americans, Dominic Ouellette, an uninsured 23-year-old waiter in Washington, likely would be required to have health coverage under the legislation being debated in…

• Prenuptial agreements: Unromantic, but important. Let's face it: The afterglow of that Valentine's Day proposal often begins to dim as discussions of wedding details get started. The happy couples face…

• More temp workers are becoming permanent. A growing number of businesses are converting temporary workers to permanent hires, heralding a warming job market. "It's definitely on the rise," says Rob Wilson,…

07

• Fed proposes rule to limit credit card fees. n the latest move to overhaul consumer banking practices, the Federal Reserve unveiled a preliminary rule last week to address pesky credit card fees such…

• Time to prepare your will. If you're rich, the best estate planning advice would be to die quickly. If you're not, the best advice is to either review or rewrite…

• The blog storm over recalls. In the past few days, we've seen product recalls for more than 1.5 million General Motors and Nissan automobiles for, respectively, faulty power steering and…

• Reform bill likely to lose key investor protection. When financial reform legislation finally lands on the Senate floor, a provision that advocates call the single most important item for Main Street investors will…

06

• Developers' private transfer fees. How about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine? Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of…

• Voting your shares may actually start to matter. What would happen if all the small investors banded together and cast their ballots during proxy season, the time of year when all shareholders get…

03

• Lone holdout gives in, Senate OKs jobless benefits. Putting a lone senator's cantankerous challenge behind it, the Senate is back to work on a $100 billion-plus bill reviving popular tax breaks and extending…

• Energy savers may get rebates. President Obama on Tuesday revealed details of a program to boost the energy efficiency of the nation's homes, create jobs and cut energy bills. The…

February

26

• 'Up to' claims for Internet connection speeds next to worthless. When it comes to high-speed Internet access, are you getting what you pay for? Venice resident Mike Mlikotin wanted to know what he was really…

• 5 new tax breaks you don't want to miss. Tax season is upon us. And while nobody likes shelling out their hard-earned dollars to the IRS, this year the government is offering up some…

24

• Clean, cheap power from fuel cells in a box?. Silicon Valley start-up Bloom Energy is unveiling a fuel-cell product Wednesday that can power a small office building. It expects to have home systems within…

• At FDIC, bracing for a wave of failures. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is bracing for a new wave of bank failures that could cost the agency many billions of dollars and further…

23

• Making the most of new credit card protections. Joseph Strickland, 55, of Brooklet, Ga., has used credit cards for years, and he's never made a late payment. So he was more than a…

• En vigor ley contra abusos en tarjetas. Nueva York — Oficiales electos y defensores de los derechos del consumidor celebraron ayer en Manhattan las reformas al sector de tarjetas de crédito que…

17

• Complaints lodged against Toyota’s Corolla. A Toyota official acknowledged Wednesday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had received dozens of complaints about power steering problems in its hot-selling Corolla…