OLYMPIA, Wash. — After a stellar career as a social worker and mental health program manager for the state of Washington, 73-year-old Barb Putnam, of Olympia, has lost the majority of her life savings ...

Investigators recently stopped a man from sending over $5,000 in gift cards to a scammer posing as a federal agent. This scam ...

Tariffs mainly have been used by President Trump for geopolitical purposes, but that may change. Possible reciprocal tariffs ...

The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for ...

The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers ...

One of 21 local residents involved in an extensive bank fraud scheme that netted more than $4 million has been sentenced to ...

Robert Burns III, 44, founder of the political action committee (PAC) Friends of Florida and affiliated with Space Coast Rocket, has been fined a total of $24,500 for multiple violations of Florida ...

Beaufort County reported $3.1 million in losses to crypto scams last year, including many involving bitcoin ATMs. Now it's ...

Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked ...

According to a news release from the FBI, Operation Level Up is a proactive initiative to identify and notify victims of ...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has done a lot to protect consumers, including retirees, since its inception nearly ...