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For the first time in 2011, credit card interest rates are on the decline, according to the latest report from CreditCards.com. The average is made up of the 100 most popular credit cards in the country and does not include introductory rates,

Worried that the pre-employment screening process for excepted service applicants was not stringent enough, Washington, D.C.'s mayor recently ordered a top-down review of all appointees in his administration.When appointing his cabinet

Panhandling in one North Carolina city has become such a growing presence that city lawmakers have instituted new guidelines for the practice. In Winston-Salem, panhandlers will now be required to undergo background screening in order to receive

A bill that would have capped the amount of short term loans consumers can acquire was defeated in the Utah legislature by a 9-4 vote after the bill's opponents said it was not their job to "protect consumers from themselves," the

Lawmakers from Morgan County, Ohio, will travel to Columbus to discuss how an outstanding debt can be resolved. According to the Morgan County Herald, the county owes more than $473,000 related to money borrowed for construction and maintenance