Sean P. Murphy

In the short term, the reduction will lead to slightly lower interest rates on mortgages, auto loans, and credit card debt

You’re eligible for the program, which begins accepting applications on Nov. 1, if you owe income or other taxes — or if you failed to file a return at all.

Franklin Credit has agreed to write off millions in a settlement that faults the company's yearslong lack of communication with borrowers

The cost of auto insurance in Massachusetts has soared by almost 38 percent since the beginning of 2022, climbing at a pace that is more than double the already elevated rate of consumer inflation for the same period.

Energy is expensive, especially in New England, which is dependent on natural gas — both to directly heat many homes and to generate the electricity used to heat others.

Eversource natural gas customers may be in store for a huge 25 to 30 percent jump in their monthly bills this winter, based on a requested rate increase that is expected to be approved by state regulators.

Under the first Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau significantly slowed its enforcement activities. It’s likely to happen again.

It took the Globe's intervention to get Best Buy to give a customer the $202 he was owed; how to check if you're the lost beneficiary of a life insurance policy; and be careful when ordering tickets to the ballet

In a letter to Governor Maura Healey, a coalition of consumer groups calls the bill “anti-consumer” and urges her to strike a provision on ticket transfers.

A coalition of consumer advocacy groups is taking issue with a provision in a state bill passed last week that would allow commercial ticket sellers such as Ticketmaster to restrict the transferability of the tickets they sell.