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feed text Did Debt Collector Fake Suicide Call?
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:19:19 -0500
When Anne Sessions, 85, of Lane County, Ore., fell behind in her credit card payments, she said an aggressive debt collector harrassed her to the point of calling the police with a phony claim she threated to commit suicide, costing her $1,055 in medical bills. Now she is suing for $250,000 over the incident which led to an involuntary hospital visit. Sessions fell behind on her credit card payments in 2010 after making regular payments for years due to unanticipated financial setbacks, potentially facing foreclosure. As she survived on a fixed income from social security and a "very modest" pension, she was strapped.



text Bank Declares Customer Dead
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:09:16 -0500
Arthur Livingston, 39, a Bank of America customer, says the company has been reporting him as deceased to all major credit agencies since May 2009.



text Kids Want Magnate Girlfriend's Adoption Tossed
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:29 -0500
Attorneys for the biological children of the Florida multi-millionaire who adopted his adult girlfriend have asked a judge to throw out what many consider to be a sham adoption enacted so the man can keep his money as he faces a $100 million lawsuit.



Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Do you know what you're going to give your sweetie? Kate Dimmock, Style Director of People Style Watch magazine, picked our her favorite gifts for everyone on your list on "Good Morning America."



text Girl Burned, Coffee Brewers Recalled
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:52 -0500
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a recall of more than 1 million Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers after more than 100 reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid and burning users. According to the CPSC, about 835,000 brewers  in the U.S. and 900,000 in Canada are...



text $25B Mortgage Deal: What It Means
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:18:22 -0500
While the $25 billion foreclosure settlement announced on Thursday is a landmark multi-state deal, it is just a "drop in the bucket" that will help residents of some states more than others, housing advocates say. The five biggest mortgage servicers, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Ally Financial, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, have settled, but more could potentially join later. Under the deal, signed by 49 state attorneys general, 750,000 people could receive checks under the plan, and another 1 million could see the size of the mortgage reduced.



text Kodak to Stop Making Camera Models
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:40:16 -0500
Say goodbye to capturing Kodak moments. On the heels of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Eastman Kodak Company announced on Thursday it will stop making digital cameras during the first half of this year to focus on more profitable areas of the company. In a...



text Feds Announce $25B Foreclosure Deal
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:04 -0500
Government officials announced a record $25 billion settlement with the five biggest banks related to foreclosure abuses including "robo-signing" of documents.



text Groupon Shares Plunge After Loss
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:11 -0500
Shares of deal site Groupon plunged this morning after the firm reported another quarterly loss when analysts had expected a profit. Groupon, which first sold shares to the public  Nov. 4 at $20 each, said after the markets closed Wednesday that the fourth-quarter loss was 2 cents...



text Dreaded AMT Will Soon Affect Millions
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:24 -0500
Get ready to start paying higher taxes—$3,900 to $8,000 more a year on average. Unless Congress acts, some 30 million Americans will have to pay the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), whose rates, depending on your income, are either 26 percent or 28 percent.



Settlement between states and mortgage lenders gives money back to borrowers.



text Watch: U.S. Jobless Claims Near 4-Year Low
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:07:50 -0500
Matt Nesto explains how jobless claims, other factors affect world markets.



Fellow shoppers in Miami store outraged over reputed hoarding of merchandise.



text Watch: Frugal February: Family Curbs Spending
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:18:51 -0500
The Dunnings from Davis, Calif., try to go one month without spending money.



Ellen Braitman analyzes the morning business headlines.



text Watch: Thieves Go Nuts for Georgia Pecans
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:35:23 -0500
Soaring wholesale prices of pecans have thieves targeting nut farmers.



text Watch: Valentine's Day Gifts: Techie Gift Guide
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:19:04 -0500
Andrea Smith shares high tech gadgets for her.



text Watch: Stocks Spooked Over Greek Crisis
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:53:54 -0500
Cali Carlin analyzes the morning's business headlines.



text Watch: Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:41 -0500
Alix Steel analyzes the morning business headlines.



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text Change Your Financial Ways in 2012
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:36:14 -0500
New Year's resolutions are easy to say but hard to live up to. Yet following well-reasoned pledges for change can provide benefits for many years to come. Here are a few resolutions to consider:



text U.S. Home Values Continue to Decline
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:30:21 -0500
The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index showed home values fell 3.7 percent.



text Homeowners Rent Out Driveways
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:08:06 -0500
Anthony Eskinazi, CEO and founder of ParkatmyHouse.com wants to bring convenience to drivers and dollars to driveway owners across America. More than 150,000 people in the U.K. have earned more than $5 million from the site, Eskinazi said. Its marketplace is supposed to allow anyone with an address...



text Consumers Invited to Give Credit Card Input
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:29:20 -0500
When the fledgling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently collected consumer complaints about credit cards, one of the over-arcing themes was confusion over the terms of the cards. Whether consumers were complaining that their interest rate suddenly went up or that they were charged a penalty fee, it often came down to one thing: they didn't understand the contract. And in credit card land, using the card constitutes agreeing to the contract, so you're stuck.



text How to Cut Home Heating Costs This Winter
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:54:49 -0500
It's time to make sure you're not wasting energy and money on heating costs.



text Stop! That's Money, Not Junk Mail
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:04:04 -0500
Over 10 million checks are going out to credit card holders as the result of the Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation settlement that I last wrote about—get this, four years ago. These refund checks are being sent to credit card holders as a result of a class action lawsuit over the setting and disclosure of foreign currency conversion fees.



text Top 5 Surprising Tax Deductions
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:57:56 -0500
Did you know that you are eligible for tax deductions if you take care of stay cats? You can also save money as you travel in search for another job or when you purchase contact lenses. In a tough economy, it is important to maximize your net disposable income. Here are five unexpected ways to save a few dollars through unexpected tax deductions.



text Unused Gift Card Values Shrinking
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:46:08 -0500
Gift cards are one of the most popular gifts in the U.S., but $41 billion in gift cards have not been used since 2005, according to research firm, TowerGroup.



text Best Car Deals on Year's Busiest Week
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:52:27 -0500
Along with retailers  who make 10 to 15 percent of their holiday sales the week after Christmas, car dealers are likely to have one of their busiest weeks too. Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst with Kelley Blue Book, said December sales  tend to be either the strongest or close to...



text PC, TV Buyers to Collect $553M LCD Settlement
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:41:32 -0500
Samsung Electronics, Sharp, Epson Imaging Devices, and four other electronics manufacturers based in Asia agreed to a $553 million settlement with multiple states for allegedly conspiring to inflate prices for LCD screens. Consumers who own certain televisions, computer monitors and laptops, using these screens could...



text 8 Tax Breaks Set to Expire
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:40:49 -0500
Valuable tax breaks are set to expire at year's end. While Congress might act to extend some or to re-instate others, the savviest consumers, tax experts say, will exploit them now. The list of soon-to-vanish breaks includes these eight.



text Unemployment Benefits Extended, Too
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:08:25 -0500
The payroll tax break compromise now up for a vote on Friday also extends unemployment benefits, but they may not be what the hardest hit need. The 5 million people who would have lost unemployment benefits next year would likely benefit from job training more...