Changes in credit cards coming in Feb. Planning on getting a credit card before industry reforms kick in next February? Consider using the guidelines in...

Early July is a good time for owners to plan for the rest of the year. But the recession has likely chilled many companies’ plans to expand or make...

Two schools—the University of Phoenix and Bryant & Stratton College—handed out degrees to more than 400 students this month at the Richmond...

Consumer Watch columnist Iris Taylor’s column will resume when she returns.

Whatever your thoughts on these questions, there is an effort getting under way in Congress to extend tax credits to anyone who buys a new or existing...

Sanctimonious critics have slammed this book in the blogosphere, where people can anonymously sling potshots they would never have the guts to say to someone’s...

Richmond’s professional ice-hockey team went out of business in late March, but the Richmond Renegades are still supplying some excitement for local...

Consumer Watch columnist Iris Taylor’s column will resume when she returns.

But in its final guidelines to lenders and homebuyers issued May 29, the Department of Housing and Urban Development clarified that purchasers obtaining...

Get busy, you consumers who are out of work. Create a job plan—a strategy to get you back to work sooner rather than later. David Jones, the Tennessee...

Just as security and intelligence agencies were given huge funding boosts by Congress after 9/11, the FBI, the Justice Department, the Secret Service and...

If you’re not on top of your finances in this recession, now’s the time to get a grip. See how you stack up to the 1,000 consumers age 18 and...

Vote for your favorite charity on Facebook to help the organization get a share of a $3 million giveaway by Target. The 10 charities in the running include...

Buyers eligible for the credit who apply for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) soon may also be eligible for bridge loans or...

Do you know what your personal information is worth to an identity thief? Here, from the least to the most valuable, are what some pieces of your data...

It isn’t clear if Wynonna Judd was singing about commercial real estate in her hit “Rock Bottom” from a few years back. But the lyrics...

Q:I am an owner of a successful small business and would like to take it to the next level. I know I need to hire a manager or good salesperson. But in...