Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Consumers compare sticker prices, look for rebates and shop for car loan rates. But many aren’t prepared to deal with add-on options and extra fees.

Inflation cooled considerably from last June through June this year. But the Fed might raise rates in July to keep driving inflation down further.

Martin Rucker became a Detroit firefighter in hopes of getting a full pension. But the city’s bankruptcy left him with financial challenges.

Credit card with 0% rates are still marketed, even as many APRs of 20% to 30% flourish. What consumers need to know about getting a low rate.

The average car loan rate was 9% for new car buyers in June but summer sales promotions bet that low rates like 0% to 3% can move 2022 and 2023 metal.

Amazon, eBay and others will ‘collect, verify, and disclose identifying information’ about many high-volume sellers, as crackdown on crime begins.

Scammers are sending unusual tax-related letters this summer, including one that IRS warns will boldly ask for a picture of your driver’s license.

Consumers increasingly could run into something a new report calls “negative equity” as they try to trade in cars bought after pandemic pricing hit.

Car buyers could increasingly run into something called “negative equity” as they try to trade in vehicles bought after pandemic pricing hit.

Savers are shocked that some banks and credit unions changed the rules when it comes to cashing savings bonds. The reason? An uptick in phony bonds.