$1,000 car payments becoming more common

Lending Tree study finds 40% of $1,000+ loans were originated last year By Truman Lewis of…

More homeowners are falling behind on their mortgage payments

Higher insurance rates and taxes are resulting in rising monthly payments By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs…

$1,000 monthly car payments signal strain for new-car buyers

Look out! Longer terms leave owners vulnerable to higher costs, negative equity By Truman Lewis of…

Paddle to pay $5 million, faces permanent ban from processing payments for tech-support telemarketers

Victims of fraudulent pop-up scams to share the $5 million By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs June…

What Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” Russell…

Seniors won't face garnishment of Social Security payments on student debt after all

The Education Department had previously said it would seized old-age benefits By James R. Hood of…

Appraisal Isn’t Everything: Why Coverage Still Controls Insurance Payments After Appraisal

Appraisals serve as a valuable mechanism for resolving disagreements over the amount of loss. However, as…

NY sues Capital One, accuses it of 'cheating customers' out of interest payments

It's similar to a suit recently abandoned by consumer watchdog CFPB By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs…

Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.

SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental…

How missing student loan payments affects your credit score

More than 9 million borrowers are seeing their credit scores lowered By Dieter Holger of ConsumerAffairs…

Mortgage payments are falling in some major metros

But lower mortgage payments are a small silver lining since housing costs are still too high…

What to know about kids and video games, ads, and unexpected payments

Kids and video games often go together like peanut butter and jelly. Here’s something else that…