Money
High-cost lender Enova wants to be a national bank with 100%-300% loans
Consumer advocates urge regulators to block the bid
Money
Cash, credit or in-between, you need currency of some kind to make things happen.
Money
State of the Union: Drowning in debt
The affordability debate needs to include solutions for rising household debt
Money
Solar power doesn't have to be expensive and complicated
"Plug-in" systems are bringing backup and off-grid power to states that allow it
Money
Debt distress spreading to wealthier Americans
More affluent consumers are falling behind on debt payments
Money
Consumers skinned by predatory loans and drowning in harsh debt collection practices
The "affordability crisis" is really a predatory interest rate crisis
Money
There's nothing cryptic about crypto scams
Theft is theft and there's really nothing that's hard to understand about crypto theft
Consumer Protection
Homeowners ripped off by illegal reverse mortgage charges, class action charges
Older homeowners often rely on reverse mortgages to stay in their homes
Consumer Protection
Payday loans and ICE: Minnesota has tamed both
Citizen activists resist ICE, Minnesota interest caps put an end to legal payday loans
Consumer Protection
Trump appointees go easy on fin-tech payday loans that trap consumers
Payday-style loan apps are getting an easy ride from Trump's agencies
Consumer Protection
Solar panels: they're bright shiny objects but they throw off a lot of glare
Problems with financing, installations and service lead a growing list of complaints
Money
Whatever happened to the Trump Phone?
There's still no phone although Trump Mobile is offering a bring-your-own-phone wireless plan
Money
When is a payday loan not a payday loan? Depends on who and when you ask
Federal consumer protection officials have changed their tune since Trump took over