Dori Zinn loves helping people learn and understand money. She's been covering personal finance for a decade and her writing has appeared in Wirecutter, Credit Karma, Huffington Post and more. Some ...

If you have less-than-stellar credit or no credit, you could have difficulty getting approved for a credit card. This may leave you with few options to establish a good credit score, and as a result, ...

The inflated prices, stiff APR and shipping expenses associated with the retailer make it a last resort for buying on credit. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate ...

Lately it seems that the only news Fingerhut Cos. could report was bad news. Following a rise in bad consumer debt, in October the company announced plans to lay off 24% of its staff – 550 employees – ...

A recent class-action lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court accuses the Fingerhut mail-order company of opening thousands of accounts without permission and damaging credit scores. Fingerhut ...

If you’ve ever been a Fingerhut customer — or just know someone who has — you’ve probably come across confused, frustrated, or even angry posts online. Reddit threads, Facebook comments, and email ...

Taking care of your household spending isn’t particularly an easy affair. It takes a lot of planning to get something you really want while also making sure you don’t go over your budget. Thankfully, ...

If you’re a Fingerhut shopper looking for ways to reduce your personal debt, bulk up your savings account or otherwise improve your financial bottom line, the single best thing you can do is stop ...

The Minnesota attorney general is investigating whether Fingerhut Cos. Inc. improperly imposed late fees on customers after changing installment payments to a revolving credit plan, reports said. Mike ...

It’s a fact that might not bring a lot of comfort to consumers and businesses, but it’s true: The methods for protecting e-commerce transactions haven’t changed a great deal since online shopping ...

Nearly three years to the day after it bought Fingerhut as a means of getting into e-commerce, Federated Department Stores announced on Jan. 16 that it will close down the low-end general merchandise ...