Across America, Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 140,000 census workers, hired from within each local community, are canvassing neighborhoods to identify each residential address. This is preliminary to distributing the actual census questionnaires. ...more

November 4, 2009

Across America, Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 140,000 census workers, hired from within each local community, are canvassing neighborhoods to identify each residential address. This is preliminary to distributing the actual census questionnaires. ...more

November 1, 2009

They call themselves loan modification consultants, negotiators or specialists. Some are legitimate, but many are simple con artists looking for desperate marks facing foreclosure amid the wreckage of the nation's housing market. ...more

March 13, 2009

Cash4Gold.com, a Florida metal refinery offering money to people who mail in unwanted gold, doesn't always provide boatloads of money for customers. Customers have lodged hundreds of complaints with the state Attorney General's Office and the Better Business Bureau. ...more

February 10, 2009

Cash4Gold.com, the metal refinery that offers fast money to those who mail in gold jewelry, has hit on a formula that would make ancient alchemists weep: It's found a way to turn desperation into gold. And in this economy, that's a growth business. ...more

February 7, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) - When South Florida contractor complaints skyrocketed after Hurricane Wilma, the Better Business Bureau was the first line of defense for many consumers. ...more

January 4, 2009

When South Florida contractor complaints skyrocketed after Hurricane Wilma, the Better Business Bureau was the first line of defense for many consumers. ...more

December 25, 2008

A car dealership owner is in the Polk County Jail today facing more than 60 charges in connection with an alleged scheme of accepting car trade-ins but not paying off the vehicle loans, according to the State Attorney's Office. ...more

December 18, 2008

Shoppers are expected to turn out in droves to take advantage of rock-bottom bargains. ...more

November 28, 2008

Every summer as gas prices rise and electric bills soar, homeowners pine for ways to cut energy costs. ...more

September 9, 2008