In the past few weeks, consumers have received their credit card bills, revealing the financial damage from the Christmas season. Financial relief may be hard to find since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. The National Retail Foundation predicts that U.S. shoppers will spend an average of $126 on gifts and treats for...
Consumers know what their premium costs every month, but how many really know exactly what their homeowner or renter policy covers? To help consumers be well prepared before they have to make a claim, Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi today unveiled the Insurance Department’s new public awareness “Insurance Checkup” campaign, urging policyholders to annually...
Now that AT&T and Verizon has convinced you to sign up for two-year contracts for your smartphone, they are limiting your access to the very thing you purchased your iPhone or Android: DATA. AT&T (T) customers in Connecticut and throughout the country are being notified that their data downloading speeds are being throttled (reduced)...
Written by Peggy McCarthy Andy and Miriam Miranda don’t fit the historical profile of homeless veterans. Former teachers with master’s degrees who have a six-year-old son, they have lost a house to foreclosure and were evicted from an apartment for falling behind on rent. Tony Bacewicz Photo Andy and Miriam Miranda Last year, the...