Consumer Credit Counsel

How much credit do you really have?

Figuring out how much credit you are using is key to keeping your credit score high.

Bernanke Meets Buffett in New Regulatory Role Conceived to Protect Markets

In November 2009, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd advanced a radical proposal: to create a super-regulator that would take over most of the bank supervision that had been done by the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and other agencies.

The New Consumer Bureau: a To-Do List

The bureau should zero in on a few specific thingsincluding credit reports and student loansif it wants to make a splash right away.

Tronox, Tribune, Circuit City, Visteon, Lehman: Bankruptcy

The official shareholders’ committee for Tronox Inc. will submit a competing reorganization plan today or tomorrow, according to an agreement filed in bankruptcy court on Aug. 30 by the world’s third-largest producer of the white pigment titanium dioxide.

On East Side, Carolyn Maloney Has Challenger

The 14th Congressional District, which straddles the East River and includes America’s wealthiest voters on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as well as some of the nation’s largest and most troubled public housing projects in Queens, will experience a very rare event later this month — a Democratic primary challenge to its nine-term representative.

Ex-Lehman CEO blames government for firm's collapse

Richard Fuld cites the decision 'not to provide Lehman with the support given to each of its competitors.' His testimony comes in the final set of Washington hearings by a federal panel investigating the financial crisis. The former chief executive of Lehman Bros., whose failure in 2008 helped trigger the financial crisis, blamed the government for its collapse, saying Wednesday there was a ...

Financial incentives exist for energy- efficiency projects

With federal energy-efficiency tax credits set to expire by year's end, now is the perfect time to explore home improvements that would save money on monthly electric and natural-gas bills.