Credit and Debt

Harford council votes down exec's order but exec says action is illegal, will be ignored

2012-05-16 04:58:20

The fight over a fire and emergency medical services commission for Harford County raged on Tuesday night, as the Harford County Council unanimously struck down County Executive David Craig's executive order to create the commission, and Craig immediately...

UMBC employees out of jobs after state audit uncovers improper expenditures

2012-05-15 19:03:15

Two University of Maryland, Baltimore County employees resigned or were fired after a state audit and an internal investigation uncovered about $9,000 in questionable expenditures on their corporate credit cards. Their activities have been referred to...

Northern Baltimore city crime log: Pedestrian struck in face, possibly with handgun, and robbed

2012-05-15 13:08:00

North Calvert Street 3400 block, between noon and 3 p.m. May 10. Handicap placard stolen from vehicle. 3300 block, between 6:45 a.m. and 3:38 p.m. May 7. Credit cards, driver's license, Social Security card stolen from purse at work. Cator Avenue...

Democratic tax plan faces challenge from within

2012-05-14 18:08:00

A carefully choreographed strategy to raise state income taxes to stave off so-called doomsday budget cuts faces a challenge in the General Assembly after several Democrats defied party leaders with a proposal to raise the sales tax instead. The...

NIH employee guilty of theft

2012-05-11 15:01:00

A 32-year-old Germantown woman pleaded guilty Friday to using a government credit card for personal use, buying 119 iPads, a mattress set and house cleaning services, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office. Tamia M. McCoy, a former...

O'Malley, Busch, Miller unveil budget agreement for special session

2012-05-09 08:18:00

Standing side by side, Gov. Martin O'Malley and the state's two top legislative leaders unveiled the broad outlines of the budget plan they hope to enact quickly during a special session next week. The plan will raise income taxes on those making more...

The Interview John Hauserman, Certified Financial Planner board ambassador

2012-05-06 00:00:00

Financial advisers often have an alphabet of professional designations behind their names, but the dominant one remains "CFP," or certified financial planner. The CFP Board, which sets the national standards for financial planners, has announced in the...

Consumer agency to review mandatory arbitration in financial services

2012-04-29 00:00:00

Finally, a spotlight will be shone on a widespread business practice that forces unhappy customers to settle disputes through binding arbitration — rather than by telling their story in court. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now is seeking...

Why can't government live within its means like the rest of us?

2012-04-29 06:30:00

Regarding you editorial "Twice as nice" (April 25), my wife and I along with our kids went through credit card debt not once but twice. The second time we had to cut up the credit cards and simply decide that if we couldn't afford something, we wouldn't...

Struggling swim clubs still seeking county aid to stay afloat

2012-05-01 12:30:00

Dwindling membership coupled with increasing operating costs and a high property tax bill have put Hammond Park Pool in a precarious financial situation. "They all add up," pool President Doug Dudek said. A year after Hammond Park, along with the five...

Card Hub: best credit cards for graduates

2012-05-02 04:00:00

CardHub.com, the credit card comparison site, gave these cards top marks for new college and high school graduates: For college student,�CardHub likes: Journey Student Rewards from Capital One — No annual fee, and 1 percent cash back for all...

Jenna Bush Hager, husband still get homestead tax credit after moving away

2012-04-30 18:48:00

It's been about a year and a half since former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry, reportedly left their South Baltimore rowhouse for new digs in Manhattan. But Henry Hager still owns the Baltimore place — and the couple still...

Consumer credit rebounded in March.

2012-05-07 12:15:00

Fitch boosted Ford's credit rating to BBB-minus from BB-plus.

2012-04-24 00:00:00

Pay off your credit card debt.

2012-04-16 18:24:00