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Consumer Finance and Credit Tips

Choosing a Credit Card for Your Business

A Poor Credit History Impacts More Than Credit; BBBTips™ Advise How to Improve Your Credit Report

Applying for Business Credit?

Are You Falling Behind on Your Mortgage Payments?

Are you Inundated with Pre-screened Credit Offers?

Are You Stuck With Unwanted Credit?

Avoid Abusive Home-Based Business Tax Schemes

Bankruptcy Scam Operators Can Lock You Out of Your Home

BBB Warns Consumers About Fake Check Schemes

BBB Warns of Fraudulent Credit Card "Protection" Offers

BBBTips™ for Consumers Considering Bankruptcy

BBBTips™ on Business Credit

BBBTips™ on Choosing a Credit Counseling Agency

BBBTips™ on Creating a Business Plan

BBBTips™ on Credit Cards

BBBTips™on How to Develop a Working Budget

BBBTips™ on How to Repay Your Debt

BBBTips™on Putting Together a Budget

BBBTips™ on Saving and Investing

BBBTips™ on SBA Loans

BBBTips™ on Small Business Start-up Costs

BBBTips™ on Understanding your Credit Report

BBBTips™ for Troubled Homeowners

BBBTips™ Provide Small Business Owners with Budget Basics

Beware of Predatory Practices in Home Mortgage Lending

Borrower Beware of Abusive Lending Practices

Buying a Foreclosed Home? Know the Facts

Changing Wireless Carriers? You Can Now Keep the Same Number

Congratulations, You are a Winner (Not!)

Congressional Activities Affecting You and Your Credit Card Use

Consumers Encouraged to Avoid Debt "Hangovers"

Consumers Have New Protection Against Identity Theft

Consumers Warned to Protect Against Commodities Fraud

Coupon Booklet Promotions - Are They Worth the Money?

Credit Cards and Charitable Causes

Credit Repair Fraud Proliferates

Discount Buying Clubs: What You Order is Not Always What You Get

Don't Fall Victim to Tax Reduction Schemes!

Don't Get Hit by the Seminar Pitch!

Don't Get Short Changed: Be Aware of Vending Machine Scams

Don't Get Taken to the Bank - Protect Your ATM and Debit Cards

Don't Lose Your Cash to Enticing Investment Offers

Don't Pay an Up Front Fee for a Loan!

Faith-Based Investment Scams on the Rise

Federal Government Auctions

Finding a Reputable Tax Preparer

Finding a Tutor

Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scams on the Rise

Fraudulent Health Insurance a Growing Problem

Free Cash Grants are Too Good to Be True

Going-Out-of Business Sales

Have You Been Victimized by Identity Theft?

High Cost Payday Lenders Advertise Everywhere

Home Buyers: Protect Yourself from Predatory Lenders

How to Choose a Credit Counseling Agency

If Disaster Strikes, Are You Prepared Financially?

Ignore The Knock of A Business "OPP"!

Improving Your Credit Profile: What You Can and Cannot Do

Improving Your Credit Score

Investment Scams Targeting Seniors on the Rise

Investor Alert! Beware of Companies Offering Quick Riches Selling Precious Metals and Other Commodities

Investors Warned Not to Risk Homes to Buy Securities

Is your Living Trust Salesperson Trust-worthy?

Keeping A Clean Credit Report

Know the Facts about "Green Card" Lottery

Know the Facts about Auto Service Contracts

Know the Facts about Reverse Mortgages

Land for Sale!

Latest Telemarketing Pitches That Don't Ring True

Medical Billing Opportunities

Mortgage Choices

New Research Shows Identity Fraud Growth Is Contained and Consumers Have More Control Than They Think

Online Credit Cards - Look Before you Click!

Prepaid Cell Phone Services

Protect Your Holiday Purchases

Protecting Your Financial Privacy in Cyberspace

Protecting Your Long Distance Service

Rebate Offers

Reselling Your Timeshare

Resolving Marketplace Disputes

Scam Artists Create Phony Regulators to Bamboozle

Scholarship Services - Are they all Scams?

Selecting a Financial Planner

Shop, Compare and Negotiate - But Move with Caution When Refinancing Your Mortgage

Spot Delivery Complaints are on the Rise

Spotting "Forex" Fraud

Steps to Starting Your Own Business

Test Your Financial Literacy

Tips for Businesses to Avoid Overpayment Scams

Tips on Debit and Check Cards

Tips on Purchasing Identity Theft Insurance

Tips to Avoid Online Escrow Fraud

To Rent or Buy - Which is Right for You

Top 10 Tips for Smart Undergraduate Money Management

Understanding Check 21

Understanding the Cooling Off Rule

Use Caution When Ordering Prescription Drugs Abroad

Use Caution with "Gold" and "Platinum" Card Offers

VIN Cloning Swindles Luxury Car Buyers

Want to Keep Your Identity?

Warning Signs of Foreign Currency Trading Fraud

What are Fair Debt Collection Practices?

What to Consider When Looking at "Discount Medical Plans"

What to Watch Out for when Purchasing Disposable Credit and Gift Cards

When Investing Protect Your Money: Check out Brokers and Advisers

Who's Swiping Your Credit Card

Your Business Can Help Support Financial Literacy

Your Rights as a Financial Planning Client

Zero-Percent Financing Deals Not Always the Best Deal

BBB Advice: Look for Seven Red Flags when Searching for Jobs Online

Looking for a Job? BBB advice on finding help for the hunt

BBB Advice on Steps to Take After Getting a Pink Slip

New Year’s Resolution: It’s Time for a New Career! BBB warns career-changers to be careful with online job postings and unsolicited e-mails

Employment Tax Schemes – A Way to Save Money and Land in Prison

Spring-Cleaning? Prevent ID Theft by Following BBB Advice on What to Keep and What to Shred

BBB on Top Five Ways to Prevent ID Theft Online

Why Pay to Borrow Your Own Money Through Refunds Anticipation Loans?

Tax Fraud: Coming to a Mailbox, Phone, or E-mail Inbox Near You

Tax Breaks You Don’t Want to Miss Out On

Credit Card Fraud: What to Do If You Become a Victim

When is a Credit Repair Offer a Scam?

Your Credit Score is Going to Change – FICO 08 is Coming!

New Year’s Resolution: Get out of Debt!: BBB offers consumers facing mortgage and credit crunch issues practical advice on managing debt

BBBTips™ on the ABCs of Short-Term Loans

Are You Looking to Become a “Mompreneur?”: BBB offers seven tips to start your own eBay business

Drop in Housing Prices Can Be Great Opportunity for First-time Home-buyers: BBB offers seven tips for consumers looking to buy first homes