Identity theft rarely starts with a dramatic five‑figure charge or a drained bank account. More often, the first clue is a tiny anomaly that is easy to ignore, like a small transaction you do not ...

Most people treat a gas station pump like a vending machine for fuel — you drive up, swipe or insert your card, fill your tank, and drive off. But in that 90-second transaction, your debit or credit ...

At first glance, credit card debt numbers in the United States look enormous. Consumers owe an astounding $1.233 trillion on their credit cards, according to the Federal Reserve, and the average ...