Three candidates are vying for the position of auditor, the elected official responsible for preparing and presenting the ...

Welcome to your new job, Kevin Warsh: You were appointed by a man who wants you to cut rates while the market is guessing you’ll raise them. There won’t be a policy change today, but the wording of ...

Do they know that interest accrues on a credit card if you don’t pay the bill in full each month—or even what interest is? Will they take on debt for college, assuming they’ll somehow figure out later ...

While you should seek help from a financial professional for customized advice, there are some rules of thumb we can all ...

There is an alarm bell going off in consumer credit. Just not the typical one. According to tracking by the New York Fed, the percentage of credit-card loan balances that were 90 days or more ...

Researchers say people with poor understanding of basic finances often make bad decisions on money matters. By Ann Carrns Americans’ already poor money savvy fell even further this year, a worrisome ...

The fear of missing out, also known as FOMO, is becoming a financial problem for millions of Americans. A new CouponCabin survey found 63% of participants admit to spending money they didn’t have just ...

Imagine that you receive a letter in the mail from your bank that looks urgent. You can tell the letter is about your credit card, which you have an uncomfortable feeling you may have forgotten to ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...