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RSSCredit card companies are making changes in advance of new consumer protection rules coming this winter, courtesy of the Credit Card Reform Act. And that has meant changes to credit card rates and provisions for consumers and businesses.
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Nearly 10 million U.S. homeowners are having trouble making their mortgage payments. Tanya Ott profiles one Birmingham, Ala., family that has that problem, times three.
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Overheard on the Trading Floor
Are the new mammogram guidelines good or bad for you or your business?
Howard Pennington said: TWO members of my family discovered a lump(both were malignant)by self examination. Both were less than 38 years old. Because... More
Are you uninsured?
Nancy Woodruff said: I am not insured for three reasons: 1) medical insurance does not pay for the type of primary health care... More
Finish this sentence: If I ever got a real job, I'd...
Ryan V. said: I’d go skiing without worrying about getting injured, and the bills that would result.... More
Has the recession forced you to start over?
Denise said: I had had a full-time job for 18 months. It was the first one I’d found since finishing graduate school... More
Finish this sentence: If I ever got a real job, I'd...
Denise said: I’d pay off the medical bills from July’s surgery and I’d buy whatever I want from the grocery store.... More