Gift cards are more popular this year and are easier to use, thanks to key rulings by the Federal Trade Commission and efforts by a number of states to regulate them, several retail experts said. ...more

December 18, 2007

Gift cards are more popular this year and are easier to use, thanks to key rulings by the Federal Trade Commission and efforts by a number of states to regulate them, several retail experts said. ...more

December 18, 2007

The House voted Tuesday to make permanent the program protecting people from telemarketer calls, relieving consumers from having to renew their participation in the do-not-call registry. ...more

December 12, 2007

The portable storage unit company PODS could be bought soon by a Bahrain-based investment company called Arcapita, according to PODS officials. ...more

December 6, 2007

The thought alone makes people lose sleep. I'm sure you've heard the horror stories: Collectors making threats of jail time, or calling employers, neighbors and friends to shame a debtor into paying up. ...more

November 11, 2007

They can be seen hanging behind the counter at the minimart, those brightly colored phone cards for calling Latin America, Africa and Asia. Often they are the only reliable way for immigrants to stay in touch with their families. ...more

November 10, 2007

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration increased revenue while its loss rate eased off in the third quarter on lower expenses, the company said Wednesday. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Florida attorney general's office said Monday that a Hillsborough County man, arrested this year and charged with running a mortgage fraud scheme, has pleaded guilty to several fraud charges and will be sentenced next month. ...more

November 5, 2007

SARASOTA - Jonathan Murray was fishing in a trash container for boxes Friday when he found what could have been a thief's bonanza. Amongst the trash from a Blockbuster video store were membership forms and employment applications that included names, addresses, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers. ...more

October 23, 2007

Tara called my XM radio show distressed about her debt. But unlike many people who complain about the bills they allowed to mount, much of her debt was not her fault. ...more

October 14, 2007