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First American Financial is the latest huge corporation being cavalier with your data. Its website has been serving up title documents to anyone who can count.

See what things you should avoid doing as a first-time buyer. These are the mistakes you need to avoid at all costs.

They say that 30 is the new 20 — and from a financial standpoint, it certainly looks that way. It used to be common to work your way through college and graduate at 22, debt-free, and immediately start saving for a down payment on your home. It's virtually impossible to do that now, since the cost of tuition has increased nearly 8x faster than wages have over the past 30 years.

Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman advise against reverse mortgages. It's time to see if they are telling the truth or if a reverse mortgage can be a good thing.

The US dollar has dominated financial markets in the post-war period, but countries across the globe are increasingly taking steps to reduce dollar use in trade and finance. The consensus among most market participants is that any shift in the monetary order away from the dollar will happen gradually and take decades. After six of the past seven years in which the dollar has risen against other currencies, that may be understandable. But in our view, several factors point to de-dollarisation gathering pace over the next few years.

What to know about choosing a home mortgage loan term. See what's important when setting up your mortgage length.

At Apple’s “show time” services event today, it announced a new Apple Card credit card, promising to improve things about the credit card experience with simpler applications, no fees, lowering interest rates, and offering better rewards.

What was the period in American history when the nation went the longest without a single bank failure? It was from 2004 to 2007. For 32 consecutive months in that period, not a single one of the over 7,000 banks in America failed. This ought to have set off alarm bells on the growing imbalances and problematic practices endemic in the American banking system. Instead, it was met with applause by the financial regulators charged with protecting the safety and soundness of a system that was veering toward collapse.

Three families of dynastic wealth — that’s the Walton, Koch and Mars families — have seen their wealth increase close to 6,000% since 1982, according to the Billionaire Bonanza report by the progressive think tank Institute for Policy Studies. Their combined wealth – a staggering $348.7 billion as of October 2018 – is more than the combined wealth of 4 million American families of median wealth.

The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?

See some of the most common mortgage myths out there when buying a home and avoid them at all costs.

The sniping began shortly after Apple unveiled its new credit card with Goldman Sachs. In an elaborate presentation in March, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the biggest yet mash-up between the worlds of big tech and big finance, a card that supposedly reimagines consumers’ relationship with plastic. Rivals of the investment bank wasted no time taking shots at the deal.

In more ways than one, debt can be a four-letter word. When it gets out of control — whether from medical bills, shopping sprees, or unexpected emergencies — it becomes an albatross that affects your emotional and physical health. Although it might feel overwhelming, you can tackle any debt the same way: one step at a time. Here’s how to pay off debt — and how to pay off credit card debt, in particular — even when it seems impossible.

Investors all over the world fell for the schemes of the man who called himself Khalid bin al-Saud. But the truth turned out to be more incredible than the lie.

The least-gifted children of high-income parents graduate from college at higher rates than the most-gifted children of low-income parents, and other dispatches from the point where genetics intersects with economics.

Before Steve Mnuchin was in charge of the nation's economy, he was a foreclosure kingpin who left Goldman Sachs to found OneWest Bank (with money from George Soros!) in 2008; after the crisis, OneWest Bank acquired busted mortgage lender IndyMac, and became a notorious foreclosure mill, using robo-signed, back-dated, fraudulent documents to steal peoples' houses.

Concerns including a US-China trade war, Federal Reserve interest-rate policy, and a slowdown in global growth led to a wave of heavy selling.

From a peak of US$19,783, Bitcoin's value has fallen by 80%. What makes Bitcoin worth anything?

The decade-long road to recovering cash has been a striking success.

Jim Rogers, author of “A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World’s Greatest Market” and a renowned investor who co-founded the first global investment fund with George Soros in 1973, has made numerous extraordinary predictions about trade market in the past, including the fall of the US dollar. He last predicted the crash of U.S. real estate in 2006 before the subprime crisis happened in 2007. As a pioneer of investment in China’s shares in the 90’s, Rogers has an extensive understanding of the red dragon economy and believes some Chinese industries have a rich future ahead.

Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, is set to raise $500 million at a $30.5 billion valuation, in a bid to help get a satellite-internet service off the ground.

The Dow continued its tumble Thursday, dropping below 23,000 at one point as several tech giants including San Francisco-based Twitter were hit hard by the sell-off.

Beginning in 1974, Mr. Bogle built Vanguard Group into one of the world’s largest mutual fund companies, attracting investors in droves.

Here in Denver job seekers are fortunate to have Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List. Andrew has developed an extremely effective channel helping area employers and professionals find each other, and beyond that the site is rich with valuable insights for both audiences. Every market should have an Andrew Hudson.

Anand Giridharadas is an author and professor whose book “Winners Take All” is a scathing critique of the way elites treat philanthropy. Bill Gates called him a communist.

Major U.S. banks shaved about $21 billion from their tax bills last year -- almost double the IRS’s annual budget -- as the industry benefited more than many others from the Republican tax overhaul.

I started at McDonald’s when I was 17 years old in the hopes of saving up and buying a car. Sadly, this was just about my only significant financial goal for the next 10 years of my life. I did what most young men seem to do today, live life by the minute. I watched tons of shows and put thousands of hours into video games. I worked as little as possible. In my entire 10 years at this company, I had a surprising amount of opportunity for advancement. I met my best friend here, we started the same week and forged our friendship on the heat of the grease traps, side by side. The difference was, he actually had a little bit of ambition.

An intuitive understanding of finance is an indispensable part of any leader’s toolkit. Knowing how to create and measure value can not only lead to smarter decision-making in the workplace, but professional advancement and improved communication with stakeholders. If you’re aiming to be more financially minded in your role and help your company thrive, here are the skills you need to develop, no matter your industry.

Customers dazzled by too-good-to-be-true cable and internet deals could soon get a break. Legislation introduced this month by U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo, a Democrat from California, and Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, would require phone, cable and internet providers to include all charges in advertised prices.

The companies hope to lure cardholders by offering them extra features on Apple’s Wallet app, which will let them set spending goals, track their rewards and manage their balances.

These 25 inspirational quotes will motivate you to get out of debt fast. We live in a debt-ridden society and a majority are caught in the debt trap...

The VA minimum property requirements deal with important items such as adequate heat, clean running water, access to the home and yard and a dependable roof, along with other things.

J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said that the U.S. economy has essentially been split into those benefiting from thriving corporations and those who are left behind. “I don’t want to be a tone deaf CEO; while the company is doing fine, it is absolutely obvious that a big chunk of [people] have been left behind,” Dimon said. “Forty percent of Americans make less than $15 an hour. Forty percent of Americans can’t afford a $400 bill, whether it’s medical or fixing their car. Fifteen percent of Americans make minimum wages, 70,000 die from opioids” annually.