The vacation rental business is a multi-billion dollar industry. Finding a house or condo to rent has become increasingly more convenient through the use of online marketplaces used by owners to list their rental properties. There are several of these ...

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According to the Federal Trade Commission, auto repair complaints remain in the top 10 consumer grievance categories. People are frequently persuaded to have unnecessary repairs completed on their automobiles simply due to the lack of knowledge and understanding of them, ...

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The Medicaid program provides health care benefits to low-income families who either have no medical insurance or have inadequate medical insurance. According to a report published by the State Healthcare Spending Project, a collaboration between Pew Charitable Trusts and the ...

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According to the 2011 Report to Congress on the Use of the Automated Clearinghouse System for Remittance Transfers to Foreign Countries, ACH transfers increased nearly 11 percent per year from 2000 to 2010. In 2012 alone, there were approximately 31 ...

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Charter schools were created to improve our nation’s public school system and offer parents another option to better meet their child’s specific needs. In charter schools, leaders are given the freedom to be more innovative in their methods of teaching; ...

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With the appeal of starting your own business with little training and money, working from home, and being able to manage the business on a part-time basis, more and more people are becoming involved with multilevel marketing, or direct selling. ...

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According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Advance Fee Fraud gets its name from the fact that an investor is asked to pay a fee up front or in advance of receiving something of greater value. This type of scam ...

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As the elderly population continues to grow rapidly in this country, it is important to ensure that they are properly taken care of physically, emotionally and financially. Now, more than ever, an increasing number of fraud cases involving the elderly ...

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