Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Consumer knowledge about credit scores is at the lowest level in eight years, according toa new annual credit score survey.

Changes under Trump’s tax reform put a new limit on the casualty losses that can be claimed on a federal tax return after a major storm.

The Better Business Bureau says timeshare owners in at least 46 states lost thousands to Missouri-based companies offering exit strategies.

College is an investment but staggering debt is depressing. What do grads need to do, if they’re not lucky enough to have someone pay the bill.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau database that went public after the Equifax data breach in 2017 logged 257,000 consumer complaints in 2018.

Experian partners with actor and activist Hill Harper to promote new program to help those with limited credit histories improve their scores.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to roll out a broad plan to cancel up to $50,000 of college debt for lose making less than $100,000.

For-profit tax preparation industry wants to limit how much the IRS can do when it comes to creating a free electronic tax filing system.

The tax overhaul cuts out the personal exemption and could hurt some families with children in high school or college. But tax credits can help.