Personal Finance News - 'protection' Tag

You are able to purchase almost everything over the internet of late, due in part to the bigger vendors and auction sites such as eBay and Amazon, and Craiglist.

The last few weeks have been hard times for those people who are passionate about their privacy.

Recent information has confirmed that fewer numbers of consumers are initiating complaints against credit card companies than last year.

Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Jon Leibowitz called his agency’s new privacy framework a “decisive moment for consumer privacy” when addressing Congress earlier this month.

During the recent National Consumer Protection Week, security professionals with Visa Inc. wanted to provide a greater awareness to consumers regarding e-mail phishing scams.

Reports show that even the best credit card companies can falter in the eyes of regulators.

When I open my e-mail inbox, it reminds me of taking a stroll through a market in an eastern country, through the throngs of pickpockets.

Credit Card issuing giants American Express are now offering credit cards that a customer must pay in full every month in addition to ones that allow the borrower to have a balance at the end of each month for which …

After the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the favor of arbitration, the Second Circuit is taking some shot back to get what they want.

When I started living in Florida, I laughed at the temperatures of its winter but when I received my first winter electricity bill, it was quite a shock for me that it costs tremendously to keep the house nice and …

Customers worldwide can at last say farewell to carrying large amounts of money into Western Union offices.

The group known as Anonymous have successfully managed to access the servers of global security company Stratfor over the holiday weekend and proceeded to post links to what was claimed to be a confidential client list.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union are to be the first to try out the new simplified credit card disclosure form which has been put together by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.

According to recent information, before long there will be the possibility of Social Networking sites being used to verify how trustworthy you are before agreeing to give you a credit card account or other line of credit.

This month sees thousands of American soldiers returning home from Iraq after the war. However, data shows that these men and women may be facing lower pay and loss of legal protection on returning home to a financial mine field.