Credit card companies are known for tempting us with juicy offers that usually sound too good to be true… and likely are.  Even if you have a credit card or twelve, credit card companies have all kinds of tricks to run up your bill and separate you from your money. Here are some of the […]

There are new mortgage rules that went into effect on January 1st of this year.  These new rules are designed to take a “back-to-basics” approach to real estate financing.  According to Richard Cordray, director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (an independent federal agency responsible for regulating financial protection for consumers), these common sense rules […]

Just about everyone these days has a smart phone, and while retailers and us consumers love them, but law enforcement agencies across the country they are becoming a big headache.  According to the Federal Communications Commission, about 40% of robberies in major metro areas involve a cell phone… many involving violence. The FCC in conjunction […]