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Clear your cache: Websites store personal data on your Web browser
Sensitive financial and healthcare information is stored on Web browsers, making it easily accessible to hackers, a new analysis has found. Web browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer – often save images and other content on...
Tags: PayPal, Inc., Google+, GEICO, Verizon Wireless, Computer Crime
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What to do if you've lost your wallet or purse
You've looked everywhere, called the places you've recently visited, and asked friends to check their cars or houses. It's nowhere to be found. Now what? Losing your wallet or purse is one of life's biggest disruptions, and time is of the essence in...Tags: Banking, Credit and Debt, Theft
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Keeping debts secret from spouse is ill advised
Dear Liz: I have three credit cards that are in my name only, plus a small loan at my credit union. My husband did not sign for any of these, nor does he know the extent of my debt, which is about $10,000. If I should die before I can get them paid off,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Retirement, Career and Workplace, Social Security, Finance
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Measuring identity theft protection services
Watchdog with Paul MuschickPeople occasionally ask me what I know about companies that offer identity theft protection services and whether they are worth the cost. I haven't explored that issue, but the Consumer Federation of America has, and it issued an update this...... -
Travel Deals: Caribbean Cruise Cabins Start At $559
The Hartford CourantHere are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: >>White Travel Service has a good deal on a seven-night Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Cruises, departing San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Jan....Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Cruises, Travel Deals, Caribbean Vacations, Trips and Vacations
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Equifax data show auto loan originations at 8-year high
Tribune reporterIt's getting easier to get a car loan, a new report shows. New credit for auto loans reached an eight-year high in dollar amounts and numbers in January and February, according to data released Wednesday by Equifax Inc. The $69.6 billion originated in... -
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Bank of America, BlackRock, Google
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Bank of America and BlackRock, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Bank of America Corp : KBW cuts to market perform from outperform *...Tags: Floorball, Vectren Corp., Paychex Incorporated, Eaton Vance Corporation, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
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You wouldn't expect this identity theft
There are a lot of ways your identity can be stolen. Someone may grab your mail. They may scam you. They may pick your pocket or pick through your trash. But what if your identity was stolen by someone who works at your bank or insurance company? That'...Tags: Lehigh County, Credit and Debt, Punishment, Business, Banking
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Skip ID theft services
If you’re concerned about someone stealing your financial identity, you might be tempted to buy one of the many identity-protection services being heavily promoted. Millions of Americans have, but are they worth it? Consumer Reports analyzed that...
Tags: Theft, Consumers
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Kevin Hunt: Six Secret Credit Scores And How You Can Alter Them
The Hartford CourantWhen you sign up for a credit card, you're making the credit-card company a life partner. It knows where you shop, when, what you buy, whether you pay your debts on time and if you're a sucker for a balance-transfer offer that leads to high interest...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit and Debt, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy, Consumers
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Probes launch of hackers who targeted Jay-Z, Beyonce, LAPD chief
L.A. NOWCredit reporting agencies said they are investigating how hackers were able to obtain personal information on a wide array of public figures that included Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, Jay-Z and Beyonce. The hackers posted detailed financial... -
Consumers need better way to fix credit reporting errors
About 10 million consumers, through no fault of their own, have serious errors on their credit reports, raising troubling questions about people's ability to secure loans and the fairness of interest rates they're charged. In the first study of its...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Trade Commission, Credit and Debt, Sales, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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