Education Department issues guidance for improved customer service and protections for students who get loans
A series of improvements that will guide the future of federal student loan practices were announced Wednesday by the U.S. […]
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Santander Bank fined $10 million for illegal overdraft fees
Santander Bank has agreed to pay $10 million for illegal overdraft practices. Santander’s telemarketing vendor deceptively sold an overdraft service
Is a senior you know being abused?
It’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It’s a day to talk about preventing, identifying, and responding to elder abuse and
Tips for wise giving to help victims of Orlando tragedy
If you want to make a donation to a charity to help victims and families of the Orlando mass shooting,
Which credit cards provide the best rental car insurance?
Summer travel is coming up soon. When faced with the question of whether you should buy supplemental insurance when you
Payment processor charged with allowing clients to withdraw funds illegally and ignoring red flags about potential fraud
Intercept Corp., a payment processor, and two of its executives, allegedly enabling unauthorized and other illegal withdrawals from consumer accounts
Baby boomer bloggers thinking about spring, food, and more
Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #449. Spring is
Agency proposes banning arbitration clauses that deny groups of consumers their day in court
A federal agency is proposing to restore consumers’ right to join together to hold corporations accountable when they break the
Five of eight big banks flunk ‘too-big-to-fail’ test
Two federal agencies have determined that the 2015 resolution plans of Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, JP