An elderly Savannah woman says a wire is wrapped around her fence and has been there since a fire in her neighborhood in August. She’s worried it’s a danger to her and her neighbors. After countless she said no one from the company responded to her or her neighbors. So she called 3 On Your Side for help.

The United Way has not made its campaign goal for this year. However campaign chair Jeff Kole says they are extending the donation deadline to December first. He’s asking all those in the community who have the means to donate to the United Way of the Coastal Empire.

AOL says it plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - or about a third of the struggling Internet company’s work force—as it prepares to separate from Time Warner.

The List of 2009’s Ten Most Dangerous Toys is Out

Survey: More Americans plan to use cash, not credit, this Christmas. Michelle Franzen reports. 

Did you notice a little more money in your paycheck as of last April?  A new tax credit is responsible.  But now some are saying some of you might need to pay some of the money back.

In the bad economy, we’re all trying to do more with less money. Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire is offering help for those of us on a budget: ways to save hundreds of dollars on your groceries and household items every month and even how to get stuff for free.

The Federal Reserve Board has adopted rules to prohibit banks and credit unions from automatically paying overdrafts and then charging customers fees for the transaction.  Some consumer groups are applauding it as a good “first” step but say even more protections are needed.

More than 4,000 Georgians still haven’t received their tax refunds, according to the IRS.  Change of address and other mailing errors are keeping some,
including folks in our area, from getting money that belongs to them.

The latest survey from the Federal Reserve says banks are still raising interest rates on credit card holders, even on their best customers.  It’s all in anticipation of the CARD act which is set to take effect in February.  However, some in Congress have voted to move up the effective date to December 1, saying financial institutions are abusing the grace period they were given to prepare for the new law.

Saturday at the Chatham County Conservation Education Resource Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The FDA is issuing an alert, saying there could be salmonella contamination on Pet Carousel treats.

“For Sale” signs dot the landscape in neighborhoods all around the country. But there’s new hope every where after the extension of the tax credit for home buyers. 

Identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in America. Someone can take your good name and good credit so learn more about how you can protect yourself.

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to push up the effective date of the new credit card reform act. The bulk of the law was supposed to go into effect in February,but some lawmakers say banks have used the cushion of time they were given to keep hurting consumers by increasing credit card interest rates.

Local and state election results from the November 3, 2009 election.

Major consumer groups are joining the Federal Trade Commission in a move to put more restrictions on for profit debt relief companies.  They say consumers need protection from unscrupulous industry practices

A tax credit for first time home buyers is set to expire at the end of November.  But now the Obama Administration is asking Congress to extend it, a move supported by the Savannah Board of Realtors.

A new report on credit card issuers says not one of the major banks is currently meeting the obligations required in the upcoming credit card act, set to take effect next year.  It says consumers may want to shop around at a credit union instead.  The study also says that major card issuers collected an extra 10 billion dollars in interest rate hikes between 2007 and 2008.

Some in Congress want to extend unemployment benefits again to help workers who still can’t find jobs.  That may help those in our area.  New figure show that a few less people are being laid off, but those out of work are having to look longer to find a job.