Lifestyle and Budget

U.S. homebuilders opened the spring buying season in March at a slower pace than last year.

Living in an apartment? Expect your rent to go up again.

A former CEO and two former top executives at mortgage giant Freddie Mac have settled a government lawsuit.

Connecticut's two federally recognized Indian tribes sided Monday with the state in a dispute with an Oklahoma-based tribe and its Internet payday loan companies.

Steady hiring is supposed to fire up economic growth.

U.S. home price increases continued to rise at a steady pace in January, as the housing market deals with affordability problems and few properties listed for sale.

Former and current college students calling themselves the "Corinthian 100" say they are on a debt strike and refuse to pay back their student loans.

Gov. Nikki Haley helped kill a plan by fellow Republicans in the South Carolina House to borrow $500 million for building projects, accusing them of running up the state's "credit card" debt.

The National Association of Realtors reports on February sales of existing homes Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, remaining near historically low levels at the start of the spring home-buying season.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates mostly fell this week, edging toward historically low levels.

Construction of new homes plummeted in February, as fierce winter weather froze housing starts in the Northeast and Midwest.

Nevada lawmakers considered a bill Monday that aims to curb predatory short-term lending by better disclosing the rates and risks of payday loans.

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim filed by Superstorm Sandy victims.

More than 40 million Americans are in debt thanks to their education, and most of their loans come from Uncle Sam.

The three big credit reporting agencies are making changes that could help steer some consumers clear of the credit dog house.

Consumers increased their borrowing in January at the slowest pace in more than a year with borrowing on credit cards actually declining for the second time in the last three months.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates have edged up for a third straight week while remaining near their historically low levels reached in May 2013.

American Express is increasing the interest rate on some of its credit card accounts by an average of 2.5 percentage points.

The Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in January.