Educational Credit Management Corp (“ECMC“), a large guarantor of federal student loans, recently reported the theft of stored confidential information, allegedly by an employee who is now in custody. This information included names, Social Security Numbers, date of birth and address of people who have student loans.

There is a scam targeting attorney firms, where someone from a foreign country emails a firm, saying they are trying to collect a large payment from a local company. The debtor pays by cashier’s check, which the law firm deposits in its trust account. The client becomes more and more insistent on being sent the [...]

In these slow economic times, it is espeically important to manage cash flow. Here are some tips for implementing precautionary measures before taking on new customers and pursuing outstanding invoices.

Interbrand, an international branding consultant, has released its annual list of the top 100 most valuable brands.

The first two provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (“CARD”) Act of 2009 went into effect Thursday, August 20, 2009. The CARD Act is designed to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices by credit card companies.

I just read this article on how Google will use your credit score to show you targeted ads when you use its search engine. Apparently, in some credit card applications, you can allow your credit score to be given out to marketers, just like your name, address and email address.