When you’re shopping for a free credit report – totally free – you can skip that singing pirate in the commercials. Free isn’t free with this guy unless you buy something else – but what would you expect from a pirate?

It's a commercial with a catchy tune and it's all over the Internet, but read the fine print. Your free credit report comes with strings attached. A new government rule hopes to help consumers avoid free credit reports that are anything but free.

Susan Balcomb, owner of Vail Valley business The Debt Doctor, will host a free seminar, \"How financial counseling can help me,\" March 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Alpine Bank building in Eagle. Topics will include: * Planning the effects on your credit report. * Making a choice about a workout ...

The Broome County Public Library is holding a free workshop, “Unraveling the Mysteries of Credit Reports,” from 2 to 3 p.m. April 19 at the library, located at 185 Court St. in Binghamton.

Any coverage should be good for an Internet start-up, right? Wrong. As Kwedit, a processor of online micropayments, found when The Colbert Report discussed their business model