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9 things to consider before loaning money to a loved one

9 things to consider before loaning money to a loved one
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By Andrew Housser Perhaps the only thing more difficult than watching someone you love struggle financially is having that person ask you for money. Saying "I'd rather not" can be hard to do, no matter how able you are to help. But handing over your hard-earned cash -- at the risk of never

9 things to consider before loaning money to a loved one

9 things to consider before loaning money to a loved one
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By Andrew Housser Perhaps the only thing more difficult than watching someone you love struggle financially is having that person ask you for money. Saying "I'd rather not" can be hard to do, no matter how able you are to help. But handing over your hard-earned cash -- at the risk of never

A look at tech companies with recent IPOs

A look at tech companies with recent IPOs
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By The Associated Press Tech companies that have had initial public offerings of stock since last year have released their quarterly earnings reports. Here are highlights from some of them. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely. - July 25: Zynga Inc

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A high-tech overhaul to the nation's air traffic control system is mostly on track to completion, but has yet to produce the benefits that airlines and passengers were told to expect, federal investigators said. Progress in moving from

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A high-tech overhaul to the nation's air traffic control system is mostly on track to completion, but has yet to produce the benefits that airlines and passengers were told to expect, federal investigators said. Progress in moving from

New players, new approaches to ranking colleges

New players, new approaches to ranking colleges
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer U.S. News & World Report may still be the 800-pound gorilla of college rankings. But with a formula that rarely changes, the latest edition - out Wednesday - looks pretty much the same as a decade ago, with very few exceptions. More interesting are a pair

How the consumer protection bureau raided one firm

How the consumer protection bureau raided one firm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - As it announced its first big enforcement action against Capital One Financial this summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was preparing to raid a California company that had offered to help lower at-risk homeowners' monthly

A look at the consumer protection agency's powers

A look at the consumer protection agency's powers
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By The Associated Press The government's new consumer protection cop has sent out more than 100 subpoenas to financial companies springing from dozens of separate probes. That's just one part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's head-on push to clamp down on financial

Consumer regulator barks, and an industry shudders

Consumer regulator barks, and an industry shudders
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for deceptive fees and marketing and unmoved by protests that its tactics go too far. In the 14 months it has existed

AP IMPACT: Aggressive start for consumer bureau

AP IMPACT: Aggressive start for consumer bureau
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th
By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for deceptive fees and marketing and unmoved by protests that its tactics go too far. In the 14 months it has existed