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May 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Bank of America and BlackRock, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Bank of America Corp : KBW cuts to market perform from outperform *...

It's one of the most important numbers influencing life on this planet, and I don't mean your ZIP code, dress size or how much you spent on Mother's Day gifts for your wife. I mean your credit score, which, besides determining how much credit you get...

How much does your credit score matter? The score matters a lot and can make a big difference in what you pay for everything from a mortgage to a car loan. "Credit scores have become so influential in the lives of most consumers that tens of...

1. It's no joke. Although the film Identity Thief is a comedy, it highlights how pervasive ID theft has become -- and how easy it is for criminals to wreak havoc. Still, you don't need to lose sleep -- or sign up for pricey monitoring services. 2. Who'...

Q: In a recent column you wrote that when you pay off your mortgage you should receive, among other things, the original note marked "paid" or shown with a zero balance. We paid off our mortgage in 2008, and I jumped through hoops at the time to get a...

(The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Mitch Lipka May 13 (Reuters) - Credit scores were long something that lenders got to see and consumers only found out about later. Now, pretty much anyone can take a look at...

Four months after the death of its founder, technology firm TLO today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. In a federal court filing, TLO lists assets of $46.6 million -- most of it a $40 million life insurance policy on the late Hank Asher...

Soon records on criminal charges that never led to a conviction or records of a case resolved in drug court will be restricted to the public, available only to law enforcement, when a new Georgia law takes effect July 1. The move to expunge certain...

Each week I begrudgingly sift through my spam email folder, verifying that nothing of importance inadvertently landed there. Occasionally I get a surprise -- e.g., MR. SCHWEM PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. That one went undiscovered for...

A woman's quick actions after her purse was snatched prevented two suspected thieves from opening an account at a Cricket phone service store with her money, authorities said. The duo was arrested last week after the woman spotted the suspects at the...

There are a lot of ways your identity can be stolen. Someone may grab your mail. They may scam you. They may pick your pocket or pick through your trash. But what if your identity was stolen by someone who works at your bank or insurance company? That'...

Despite debt dropping in South Florida, credit scores have actually worsened from a year ago, making it harder for some to snag the lowest interest rates or even get a loan of any kind. The average credit score in Broward and Miami-Dade fell to 646 in...