A class-action lawsuit against the three major credit bureaus made headlines when a federal appeals court threw out a proposed settlement, but more noteworthy is that the suit itself led to major improvements in how they generate consumer credit reports. In the lawsuit, thousands of U.S. consumers allege that Equifax, Experian and TransUnion were issuing […]

…and bringing some jobs with them A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Twinkies to a pair of investment firms, one of which has said it hopes to have the cakes back on shelves by summer. NBCNews Hostess closed its factories in late November following a strike by the union. The company had been […]

According to an NBCNews.com story, Approximately 30 million Americans have a debt subject to collection. Many of these people insist they do not owe the debt attributed to them. Whether they actually owe the debt or not, it is indisputable that the tactics of debt collectors have taken a turn toward cruel and criminally dishonest.  […]