Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Student loan debt promises are heating up in the Democratic presidential race. Should the government offer a hand in paying off your student loans?

About 20% of households have less than $400 in their checking and savings account, based on a Federal Reserve study.Others fear paying another bill.

Those struggling to pay student loans continue to be targeted by bad actors who charge costly fees and don’t live up to promises of loan forgiveness.

Want to add 100 points or more to your credit score? Consumers pay thousands in upfront fees to clear up bad credit but have little to show.

A new “Can you do me a favor?” scam has fraudsters impersonating your boss, minister, and others to trick you into buying them gift cards.

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.

Washingtonis looking at some key changes as part of a bipartisan retirement bill called the SECURE Act. The bill passed the House in May.

There’s no easy exit, as consumers lose thousands of dollars trying to unload timeshares. A General Motors retiree tells his story.

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.