Lifestyle and Budget

In a first-of-a-kind case, the Federal Trade Commission is targeting a data broker for allegedly selling sensitive consumer information — including bank account numbers — to marketers that authorities said the broker knew had no legitimate need for it.

New York financial regulators have reached a settlement with Ocwen Financial Corp. requiring the nation's largest subprime mortgage servicer to reform its practices and provide $150 million to help struggling New York homeowners.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan rate reaching a new low for the year.

It's the new career trade-off: Around the country, areas with the strongest job markets increasingly have some of the costliest homes.

U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in October but at a slightly slower pace than in the previous month as credit card use slowed.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate declined slightly this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan remaining below 4 percent.

Americans are slowly but steadily borrowing more money, bringing to an end a five-year effort to cut household debt that has slowed consumer spending and the economy.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to tick down this week, remaining close to yearlong lows.

Federal authorities in New York say they brought criminal charges against seven people in a debt collection scam run out of Georgia.

The Supreme Court will decide whether homeowners who declare bankruptcy can void a second mortgage if the home's market value has dropped below the amount they owe on their first mortgage.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates edged lower this week, approaching their lows for the year.

Average U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan hovering near 4 percent.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan crawling back over 4 percent.

Average U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan crawling back over 4 percent.

The Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in September.

Average U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, with the 30-year loan at its lowest level since June 2013.

A sudden plunge in mortgage rates this week raised an urgent question for millions of Americans: Should I refinance my mortgage? Across the country, homeowners and would-be homeowners eager for a bargain rate fired off inquiries to lenders.

U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in August in the category that covers auto loans and student loans but cut back on their credit card borrowing.

A California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a nationwide automobile loan fraud scheme the U.S. Secret Service discovered in Pennsylvania last year.

Businessman Dan Gilbert has testified during Detroit's bankruptcy trial that the city's high crime rate, poor school system, unemployment and blighted neighborhoods are its major challenges.