| FACTA |
| Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act: NEW PROTECTIONS FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMSMore |
| Check 21 |
| Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act - Check 21More |
| ID Theft |
| The following information outlines your rights according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and steps you can take if you believe your are a victim of ID theft.More |
| Fair Debt Collection Act |
| Highlights what 3rd party debt collectors can and cannot do when attempting to collect.More |
| Fair Credit Reporting Act |
| This law helps insure accuracy of credit related information assembles and disseminated by credit reporting agencies.More |
| G7 vows to fight credit crunch but details sketchy |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's rich nations vowed on Friday to take all necessary steps to unfreeze credit markets and ensure banks can raise money but they offered no collective course of action to avert a deep global recession. More |
| Obama and McCain exchange blows over economy |
| CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - On a day of fresh economic turmoil, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama accused Republican John McCain on Friday of trying to divide Americans and McCain said Obama was dodging legitimate issues. More |
| Wall St. woes spur new patterns on Main St. |
| GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - At one intersection of Wall Street and Main Street, retailers and shoppers say America's economic woes are spurring new patterns in consumer behavior. More |
| U.S. planning to buy equity in financial institutions |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday the United States was developing plans to buy equity in financial institutions if necessary to halt market turmoil. More |
| Connecticut court allows gay marriage |
| HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut's highest court on Friday unexpectedly struck down a ban on gay and lesbian marriage, making the New England state the third in the nation to allow full-fledged marriage for same-sex couples. More |
| Iceland says will meet obligations despite meltdown |
| REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland sought on Friday to reassure international investors caught in its banking meltdown, saying it aimed to meet its obligations despite the turmoil which has ravaged a once-vibrant financial sector. More |
| Powell says Sen. Stevens' integrity "sterling" |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sen. Ted Stevens had a "sterling" reputation for integrity as he vouched for the Alaska Republican at the lawmaker's corruption trial on Friday. More |
| Bush vows not to lift embargo on "dungeon" Cuba |
| CORAL GABLES, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday called Cuba a "dungeon" and vowed Washington would not lift its economic embargo until Havana released political prisoners and allowed free expression. More |
| G7 pledges urgent, decisive action as markets reel |
| WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Finance chiefs of the world's major economies pledged on Friday to prevent big banks from collapse and to work together to stem the financial crisis after another day of gut-wrenching drops on world markets. More |
| U.S., India sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades. More |