We've all seen the ads: Protect your credit for just $9.95 a month! Worth the money? Here are three reasons why it's not.

This time, the fight isn't between banks and their overburdened customers. Now the banks are battling retailers.

Don't let yourself become a victim of the phony claim game. By taking plenty of precautions, as well as pictures, you can tell shifty rental car companies to find a different mark.

You have an old debt that's beyond the statute of limitations and long ago dropped off your credit history. Then one day you get a call from a debt collector insisting you pay it. Can they do that?

Whether it's in the air or on the ground, the fight against fees is shaping up to be an eternal struggle. Use these tactics to push back against fee-focused hotels.

Scammers ramp up their activities each year around the holidays. Here are 12 popular scams you should be on the lookout for.

If you think consumers have no rights, you've never heard about "chargebacks." All you need is a credit card and proof that a merchant isn't delivering what they promised.

Free money in the form of government grants is a rumor that just won't die. But I'm dead certain you're not going to get a federal grant to prop up your business or fix up your home.