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The final stage of credit card reform, CARD, cut fees and charges for gift cards and demanded more transparency of card rules. Head over to Moneywatch to learn

Did you know that some $19 billion of your tax dollars are going to bail-out rich coastal homeowners and insurance companies through a national program? If you want

A multitude of recent law changes aim to raise the taxes on those who qualify as “affluent.” Head over to Moneywatch to find out how to head off

Participants in 401(k) plans pay billions of dollars in fees- but most of them don’t know it. Even worse, it appears the U.S. Senate would like to keep

The biggest issue our nation faces with financial regulatory reform is in order to be effective, it must be enforced. As evidence of regulatory bodies’ own negligence piles

Unlike most forms of debt, student loans are not forgiven in bankruptcy except in the most dire circumstances.Thousands of heavily indebted college graduates could shed some student loan

The health care reform measure that’s passed Congress will have a dramatic long-term impact on virtually every American, regardless of the source of your current insurance coverage. Read

The 10% excise tax on tanning passed along with the health reform has the population of orange Americans up in arms. We have been taxing alcohol and tobacco

Thousands of heavily indebted college graduates could shed some student loan debt with the help of bankruptcy courts if a group of legislators have their way. Unlike most