For as long as money has existed, fraud has followed it like a shadow, and the history of finance can be read as a long ...

Credit card purchases like gas and groceries are outpacing unexpected expenses as Americans rely more heavily on credit cards to make ends meet. Approximately 56% of consumers say they use credit ...

The Department of Justice uncovers a $6.5 billion healthcare fraud scheme, detailing how culprits bought luxury homes, vehicles and jewelry with taxpayer money. HHS Assistant Secretary for Financial ...

Amazon Prime Day is nearly here, stretching four days from June 23 to 26. As you follow CNN Underscored for our extensive coverage of deals from the biggest online retailer during this time, you may ...

FORTVILLE, Ind. — A man was charged after he allegedly cashed fraudulent checks from Three Rivers Credit Union in Fortville. Caleb Foxx, 28, was charged with two counts of fraud against a financial ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed an executive order preserving solar tax credits for 2026 amid fears that a state tax law amending the incentives could imperil more than $400 million of ongoing ...

The FTC received 1.1 million reports of identity theft in 2024; the number was likely higher in 2025. And the actual number of cases is much higher because most aren’t reported. If you’ve been a ...

Whereas identity theft once appeared to be a single event related to a stolen credit card number, fraudulent charge, or compromised financial account, fraud victims increasingly are reporting multiple ...

Last week, I went to use my credit card only to find that it had been shut off. I had just paid my bill, so I knew I wasn’t over my balance. When I called my bank, I learned they had canceled the card ...

A Harvard study estimates that people who pay with cash and debit cards are subsidizing $30 billion a year in points and rewards for credit card users. This article is part of “Unaffordable America,” ...

MIAMI — After a City Furniture credit card with the stolen identity of a man in Torrance, California, was approved, a woman in Miami went shopping, according to deputies. The purchases at a City ...

A new machine learning framework could help financial institutions identify suspicious credit card transactions with greater accuracy and resilience, according to a new study published in the journal ...