Consumers to put refunds toward debt, savings: survey
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As tax day approaches, about 70 percent of U.S. consumers think Uncle Sam owes them - and they already have plans for their tax refunds, according to a retail industry survey.
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Elderly and disabled Americans who got erroneous refunds from the federal government last week will get a letter this week instructing them on how to repay the money.
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The Supreme Court considered Wednesday how much retirement savings people can shield when they file for bankruptcy, an important question as more Americans go into debt.
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Some people with thousands of dollars of credit card debt say describing their fiscal intimacies online helps push them to pay it off.
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U.S. consumers will curb spending  this year after being hit by continued troubles in the housing  sector, but business investment is set to pick up, adding to  economic growth later this year, according to a survey of  economists released on Sunday.
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About three dozen area residents could get an unexpected windfall -- they are owed refunds by the Internal Revenue Service. They are among more than 6,400 refunds owed to taxpayers in New York that have yet to be claimed.
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Rebates are getting easier. Instead of making it as difficult as possible for a consumer to claim a rebate, some retailers are simplifying the process, figuring fewer hassles along the way will build customer loyalty and raise sales.
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Most Americans are planning to curb  their holiday spending this year, making it a challenging  shopping season for U.S. retailers, according to a holiday  buying survey by The NPD Group.
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The poor are the people most likely to spend a tax rebate, if they are handed one in an economic revival plan. Whether that happens depends on who prevails Â the White House or the Democrats who run Congress.
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Car buyers who don&#39;t do their homework often miss out on rebates and other incentives they should be getting, according to a survey released Tuesday by Consumer Reports.
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Black and Hispanic homeowners were more likely to receive refinancing loans aimed at borrowers with low credit ratings than were whites, according to a nationwide study released Wednesday by the Consumer Federation of America.
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WASHINGTON Worry about debt is weighing on shoppers this holiday season. But it&#39;s not keeping them from paying with plastic. Those are the findings of an Associated Press poll.
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October marked the beginning of the real tax season. Not the one where you spend long days at the dining-room table poring over piles of receipts. But the one where you can really influence the size of the check you have to write come April or the refund you will be getting.
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The end of an excise tax means offers of a refund.
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Washington Gas Light is set to issue refunds to its residential and commercial gas customers in Virginia after agreeing to lower the rates it has been charging since February, the company said last week.