Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Those who have defaulted on federal student loans may see tax refunds seized. Others get a break by deducting interest paid on student loans.

A watchdog group says about 36 percent of consumers wrongly believe that a service can remove stolen IDs from the underground marketplace.

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

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.

Some homeowners and two-income couples are shocked at tax bills after preparing 2018 returns. A $10,000 limit for state and local taxes hurts some.

Women come up short in retirement after years of working at lower wages than men, losing career opportunities due to caregiving, and other challenges.

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.

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.

Calls from Social Security imposters using fear tactics have been higher than IRS scams lately, according to the AARP Fraud Watch Network.