Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

The tax refund story is mixed. Some are seeing bigger refunds, while homeowners in high tax states report paying taxes, instead of getting refunds.

Millennial consumers are missing out on the American Dream as student loan, credit card debt crushes ability to buy cars or homes.

What are the odds that you’re facing your own personal financial fallout? Consumer debt hit $4 trillion – the largest amount ever – at end of 2018.

Tax scams continue to find new ways to rip off your tax refund. The IRS is helping fight back back with new ID options you can use to combat fraud.

Victimsof romance scams aren’t just losing their life savings. Some are taking on new debt in the name of love, such as opening up credit cards.

Anxiety will run high this tax season. But doing your taxes still requires steps like finding the 2017 return and understanding key changes.

Mom can’t always be there to tell you when to stop spending. But Huntington Bank and others are promoting new tracking tools to keep resolutions.

Will more states follow Ohio in accepting bitcoin for tax payments? Doubtful, given that no one knows what bitcoin will be worth tomorrow.

The odds of a recession are heating up, but experts say a downturn is more likely to hit in 2020 than 2019. Even so, higher interest rates won’t help.

About 120 pension plans, covering about 1.3 million people, are underfunded by $48.9 billion and could fail if a solution isn’t found.