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While people used to always pay their mortgage first before other bills, priorities have definitely changed for some. Maintaining car payments appears to be the first priority, with credit cards second and mortgages last. That's the results of the third quarter trend data from TransUnion. The...

You couldn't blame Lauren McClusky of Chicago if she were a bit squeamish about using her last name in this story without fear of reprisal from Ronald McDonald and his legal posse. For McClusky, 19, finds herself at the center of a thorny dispute that involves a series of charity concerts she's...

When the news broke just over 24 hours ago that a major earthquake had hit in Haiti killing thousands, downing buildings and crippling an already fragile infrastructure, news networks immediately began questioning how aid would arrive and from where. While nations got busy responding with...

Recession? What recession? The Malibu summer beach home rental season -- where even celebrities pack up and leave their oceanfront homes when enough dollars are dangled in front of them -- just launched with a saltwater blast in the face of the recession. Fresh to the market is an oceanfront...

If you're of a certain age or enjoy watching TV Land, you know who Wayne Rogers is -- an actor famed for his role as Trapper John in the 1970s TV series M*A*S*H. But if you watch Fox Business News, you may also know him as a regular guest on the series Cashin' In. Now, instead of saving lives on...

Real estate auctions began cropping up about four years ago, generally in places overbuilt with cookie-cutter homes. Initially, banks were auctioning off foreclosed properties. Then developers joined the bandwagon, trying to move their unsold inventory. Bargains galore, right? Well, not exactly....

Trouble getting up and out in the morning? Out of debt I mean. Banclock is a bossy new alarm clock that insists saving your pennies is literally the first thing you do in the morning ... or else the darn thing won't shut off. Designed to resemble a national debt ticker (in a perky array of...

When it comes to allowances, kids and parents alike believe "everybody's doing it," ... everybody except them. The truth is, however, while some families do have their progeny paydays in order, most of us don't. We all want to teach our kids how to be financially savvy and responsible, but...

It's a sign that the economy is slowly improving, but at least it's a start: Wham-O is bringing back half of its Frisbee manufacturing to the United States from China. Kids in China may someday turn over their Frisbee and find "Made in America" on it. What a twist that would be! The toy...

Americans collectively owe a lot of money to credit card companies. For many, those amounts may seem impossibly large, especially when card companies raise interest rates and add all sorts of fees and penalties to sour your bill even further. Before you throw in the towel and consider bankruptcy,...