As the cost of living continues to soar, millions of Americans are grappling with the heavy burden of credit card debt.

As rates soared, this state-backed carrier amassed a staggering 1.25 million active policies. Now, however, that number is about to be halved as the state rolls out a depopulation initiative.

Ever since News 6 featured an Orlando salesperson who waited more than three months for Florida unemployment benefits, Make Ends Meet has received an additional 17 requests from viewers with the same issue.

In terms of financial risk, the study shows that Florida has the second highest fire risk in the country, with losses expected to reach $269 million.

Nestled along U.S. 1, just south of downtown Melbourne, is a growing ecosystem of innovators and entrepreneurs.

The continued higher costs have forced Americans to make changes to their spending habits.

After reviewing his records, Make Ends Meet confirmed salesperson David Catalano’s account is active and eligible for $3,300, but is on hold due to a “pending issue awaiting adjudication determination.”

Floridians have upcoming opportunities to save with these two tax-free holidays.

National Hire a Veteran Day, observed annually on July 25, serves as a poignant reminder to employers nationwide to prioritize hiring individuals who have bravely served our country.

ThreatLocker, a cybersecurity firm based in Orlando, is significantly expanding its workforce in response to a growing wave of cyber-attacks targeting businesses across the United States.

When News 6 Investigator Erik Sandoval received a text stating that he had used the FasTrak Express Lane, he knew right away that it was a fake.

As Amazon Prime Day approaches, it's not just deals and discounts that are on the rise— so are package thefts. With millions of people expected to be ordering online, security experts warn that the number of stolen packages could surge dramatically.

Here's a list of bad habits to avoid and good habits to have when it comes to your credit or debit cards.

The 2024 SHIELD Act, designed to protect every American’s reputation on the internet and social media platforms, could become part of the comprehensive privacy bill as early as July.

A new study has found that 51 percent of 1,000 people surveyed had no idea that data-delete products were available to consumers coast to coast.

A joint law enforcement effort led by the U. S Secret Service Thursday dismantled 13 illegal devices, a move the agency projected would prevent $3.9 million in stolen EBT funds in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville.

When Jessica Cofsky spotted a Gold Special Edition Millennium Barbie on eBay for $11,000, she thought the doll her parents bought her all those years ago was about to pay the bills and then some.

A man living in Orlando is the latest victim of a video dating app that led to the introduction of his “future wife” and ultimately the loss of $30,000.

The veteran reporter has been responsible for covering tragedies, helping pass critical legislation, and getting results for scam victims through his popular “Make Ends Meet” program. Now, he's set to say goodbye.

There is high demand for new developments and new housing options in Kissimmee, thanks primarily to the NeoCity and Lake Nona job centers.

Florida residents who are getting set to plan a trip for the perfect summer destination may be able to get a bargain price with the help of AI and Google.

New identity scan shows how many “personal exposures” data brokers have.

The IRS will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year.

The text message asked its recipient to not mention it to anyone because it was supposed to be “a surprise.”

She was told the check would be mailed in four to six weeks, but the cash prize never showed up.

A retired Orlando-area resident is the first to report a double imposter scheme that combined an email alert from the Social Security Administration and a phone conversation with a DEA agent.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is convinced the “tide is turning” on home insurance rates for homeowners coast to coast.

Phone call appeared to come from Chase customer service

When Jo and Jerry Hatley‘s dog passed away, they wanted to fill the void with a new puppy. As luck would have it, the couple found two puppies offered on Facebook, yet the ensuing 4-hour drive to pick them up would only end in heartbreak.

The challenge to protect reputations from imposters on the internet and social media platforms has prompted a call to revamp the 1996 Communications Decency Act.

Around 940,000 taxpayers across the country have potential unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020 valued at more than $1 billion.

A 5-year student at the University of Central Florida told News 6 his reputation was ruined after racial slurs linked to his name went viral reaching “about 1 million people.”

The real estate landscape in Sanford has evolved into a supply and demand story for affordable single-family homes and townhomes in the $377 thousand dollar range and beyond, according to the Orlando Regional Realtor Association.

Florida’s chief financial officer has co-signed a letter with financial officers from 18 states urging the U.S. Treasury secretary and IRS commissioner to “shut down” the IRS Direct File online tax preparation pilot program.

An Orlando woman who collected unemployment benefits during the pandemic was caught in a Florida Lottery mistake that nearly cost her an $830 Pick 5 cash prize.

With the presidential election year upon us, the impact of audio and video deepfake AI has become the hot conversation in 2024.

A Florida woman waiting three years for unemployment benefits wired from the state Department of Commerce to her bank account says the state continues to tell her, “They are working on it.”

An Orlando woman lost $2,200 in an elaborate PayPal imposter scheme that started with an email alert and ended with the purchase of hundreds of dollars in gift cards.

The announcement comes as the IRS launched a free direct file program in Florida and 11 other states this week.

A retired Florida woman turned to News 6 after her December mortgage payment went missing, triggering a delinquent notice from her lender.

A Florida man loses tens of thousands of dollars in an Ethereum investment scheme built on a relationship that started on Instagram.

A double amputee was denied a Disability Access Pass, or DAS, during a live video chat with Disney a few days before her trip to Orlando, only to have a Disney supervisor reverse that decision when she arrived in person.

A retired Central Florida couple discovered that thousands of dollars stolen from their credit union account was transferred to Merrill Lynch accounts using the wife’s name and social security number.

An 81-year-old Tennessee widow lost roughly $30,000 in cash, bitcoin and gift cards to a person or persons pretending to be country music star Luke Bryan.

A retired Florida couple falls victim to a fake Spectrum-Target “promotion” that promised a big discount.

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said recommended “home hardening” recommendations provided by the My Safe Florida Home program saved him a bundle in his annual home insurance premium.

A Central Florida man falls victim to a random text from a beautiful woman.

Parents and relatives caring for medically fragile children 21 years of age and younger will have to wait to apply for medical training and financial compensation provided under a new state law approved in the last legislative session.

News 6 viewer Loucinda Curtis is warning consumers to be on the lookout for Facebook Marketplace imposters after she was contacted by someone telling her to upgrade a Zelle account to receive her payment.

The veteran CEO of Orlando-based Strong Point Financial offers the key questions consumers need to ask themselves to improve their savings status in 2024.

Alessandro Cinquini, a handsome 30-year-old cruise ship employee, has become the victim of the very global imposters who use his social media photographs in romance schemes across the globe.

For Christmas shoppers who signed up for those buy now, pay later plans, the holidays are over and it’s time to pay up — maybe more than you expected. Consumer Reports is here to make sense of these short-term loans with important advice on how to dodge costly fees and what to do next time.

It’s official: the start of the 2024 tax season is Monday, Jan. 29.

The low inventory of used vehicles has prompted a spike in so-called odometer rollbacks in Florida’ and across the country.

Florida could be on the list of states using the E-Title system.

A secret weapon against organized retail crime is being tested right here in Central Florida.

Make Ends Meet and News 6 viewers donated $1,600 in gift cards for Harbor House survivors, just in time for the 2023 holiday season.

Last year, Americans lost more than $1.3 billion to romance imposters who employ a tactic federal agents call “Pig Butchering.”

The 21st century version of earning an allowance for chores around the house has evolved from a checklist on the fridge to a chore app.

The U.S. Secret Service Cyber Task Force began a seven-county Central Florida campaign Thursday to post warning signs at 433 identified ATM bitcoin hubs used in schemes across the state.

The Senior Resource Alliance, Central Florida’s Area Agency on Aging, reported a 132% increase in callers seeking Medicare health care enrollment help.

A new survey released by CNET found that an estimated $74 billion in holiday packages are expected to be delivered door-to-door between now and Dec. 24.

Some of the popular items trending on Google’s Holiday 100 list almost sound like we are making it up.

A long-time Wells Fargo business account holder is the latest victim of unauthorized withdrawals and transfers totaling just under $150,000.

An Orlando-area congressman is taking action after a student at the University of Central Florida told News 6 his reputation was ruined after racial slurs linked to his name went viral, reaching “about 1 million people.”

When it comes to writing a will or trust only 1 in 3 Americans has an estate plan according to a 2023 survey by Caring.com.

A 5-year student at the University of Central Florida told News 6 his reputation was ruined after racial slurs linked to his name went viral reaching “about 1 million people.”

Chase Bank officials contacted retired Indiana postal worker Robert Wolfe Thursday afternoon to tell him they would be unable to retrieve his funds lost in a text message scheme.

Americans may love their cars and trucks for those long holiday drives to family and friends but when it comes to critical vehicle maintenance, we are “service slackers,” according to a new report from CARFAX.

A Winter Park man said his bank refused to issue funds stolen from his business account because he did not report the fraudulent ACH, or Automated Clearing House Entry, within the mandated 24-hour time frame.

Subcontractors with Colorado-based WIDEOPENWEST or “WOW!” have torn apart residential lawns cable and sewer lines as they cut a path for underground fiber optics across Seminole and Orange Counties.

A South Florida woman — who has asked not to be identified — received seven to eight calls from a man who said she had just won $4.5 million and a Mercedes Benz from Publishers Clearing House.

With summer electric bills’ now infamous sticker shock behind us, consumers with Duke Energy are turning to home energy check-ups to make sure their homes are energy efficient for the fall and into the summer of 2024.

A Winter Park man said his bank refused to issue funds stolen from his business account because he did not report the fraudulent ACH, or Automated Clearing House Entry, within the mandated 24-hour time frame.

Imposters are using Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes as a front to convince people to purchase gift cards.

A chief financial strategist told News 6 on average, consumers will discover $200 to $2,000 in forgotten expenses coming out of their accounts automatically every month.

If you are reading this, chances are a cyberthief has already tried to lure you into a social media or smart phone text message trap.

We've figured out the best way you can get the new iPhone 15 without breaking the bank.

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“I was heartbroken,” Bolen told News 6. “Just to make me feel better he said, 'OK, let’s get a puppy,' and we tried — but we got scammed.”

76-year-old Fred Wicks of Palm Beach County never imagined after 3 1/2 years he would not only collect unemployment benefits owed since March 2020, but that the total would be more than triple the amount he had expected.

A phone call that included Bank of America on the caller ID convinced a Flagler County woman to give the last four-digits of her social security number to an apparent bank imposter.

The holidays are coming up sooner than you think.

“There was a scuffling of sorts and then it sounded like what I thought was my husband crying.”

A Jacksonville tax preparer, a single mom from Clermont and a chef from the Treasure Coast collected a total of $115,000 in lottery cash prizes finally released with the help of News 6 and the Florida Commerce Office.

Taxpayers affected by the storm now have until February 2024 to file various individual and business tax returns, and make tax payments.

If you are in the market for a used car, get ready to pay more for more miles and wear-and-tear.

If you own a Hyundai or Kia with a key ignition built between 2010 and 2021, you may be one of an estimated 502,000 owners of a vehicle still in need of a free security upgrade.

Roughly 57,000 Florida residents paying student loans for decades are on track to walk away from those loans, provided they have been paying on time for 20 or 25 years, according to the Department of Education.

A central Florida businessman was able to collect full compensation for damaged business brochures after News 6 worked with staff at Southwest Airlines to get results.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking on illegal telemarketing calls and so-called consent farms with a joint task force involving more than 100 federal and state law enforcement partners, including the attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The mother of an Orlando investment executive said she provided a code to someone she thought was messaging her on Facebook — and within hours she realized she “had been hacked.”

You may have a path to lower your home insurance premiums with the help of a safe home grant courtesy of the state of Florida.

A Clermont woman said she was set up by a bogus message from Amazon that led to a four-hour conversation with men claiming to be with the U.S Treasury Department.

Florida’s new retail fuel theft legislation will go into effect on July 1, making the use of so-called pulsar price manipulators a second- or third-degree felony.

The Internal Revenue Service told News 6 the Taxpayer Assistance Center in Maitland, FL, has moved to 201 South Orange Ave. in Orlando, FL 32801.

In the world of fast money, investors in Florida are chasing the big payoff promises of cryptocurrency deals only to learn the high returns were all hype.

Improving your credit score has been undermined by myths that fail to live up to the promise of higher numbers.

Medicare B recipients have become the unwitting front for a major billing scheme involving COVID-19 rapid tests in Florida and at least nine other states.

One in 5 U.S. families hold student loan debt in the U.S., according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances and those families are hoping that long term debt will go away very soon.