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Month: September 2015

Gotchas / Consumer

Credit reports and credit scores will soon change — for the better

September 8, 2015 Bob Sullivan 2

Big changes are coming to both credit scores and credit reports – some as soon as September. Thanks to a combination of state lawsuits, federal regulation, and old-fashioned competitive pressures, the way Americans are graded on their ability to pay back loans is about to enter a bit of a [Keep reading]

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Labor Day: Time to work that second job

September 7, 2015 Bob Sullivan 2

One of Heidi’s biggest fears is growing old with credit card debt, but it sure looked like she was headed that way last year. That’s why Heidi took a second job. The 41-year-old, who lives near Pittsburgh, has about $30,000 in credit card debt. Right now Heidi — who asked [Keep reading]

Gotchas / Consumer

Comcast brings cell-phone-like data charges to home Internet users

September 4, 2015 Bob Sullivan 1

Get ready for your home Internet to feel like your smartphone — bound by data caps, a large overage fee waiting to happen.  Comcast gave some users the bad news Thursday — not surprisingly before a long weekend. Consumers who exceed 300 GB in a month will have to pay for [Keep reading]

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BOB SULLIVAN is a veteran journalist and the author of four books, including the 2008 New York Times Best-Seller, Gotcha Capitalism, and the 2010 New York Times Best Seller, Stop Getting Ripped Off! His latest, The Plateau Effect, was published in 2013, and as a paperback, called Getting Unstuck in 2014. He has won the Society of Professional Journalists prestigious Public Service award, a Peabody award, and The Consumer Federation of America Betty Furness award, and been given Consumer Action’s Consumer Excellence Award.

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