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If Governor Kathy Hochul signs a new bill, a certain type of debt will disappear from New Yorkers' credit reports.

Imagine you are counting on that $1400 stimulus payment. You need it to pay the rent, keep the lights on, feed you family. Finally it arrives! Deposited into your account and then BAM! It's gone. That is a reality for some in the Capital Region.

Recently there was a major settlement due to a breach from Equifax. You could choose from up to one hundred twenty-five dollars or three years of credit monitoring. Now they are saying you should have chosen the monitoring because you may never see that money.

Look closer at your internet bill, you may see that you are getting a credit. It has to do with a lawsuit filed that you could be getting something back.

I guess that could make an Uber ride a whole lot more expensive! According to News 10 abc, a Capital Region Uber driver is being charged with stealing a passenger’s credit card. The driver, Donald Smith Jr., reportedly took a credit card out of a purse that had been left in his Uber, and used it to buy some gas...

It's no secret that online shopping has made getting your holiday gifts a whole lot easier in recent years. If you are still waiting for packages to arrive you should be aware of the latest holiday scam going around.

We are all aware of the immense financial burden that Target and their customers faced this week when their databases were hacked and close to 40 million people got their credit card information stolen. This made me think about how we don't use cash anymore, so I've compiled a list of a few reasons why it is better than using our plastic lifelines.