Here are stories published today.

**How credit card issuers collect | 2011-01-17

Don’t be scared by credit card debt collectors. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do to you.

**Sobering rate forecast on equity loans | 2011-01-17

Strategize now to avoid getting stung by rising rates on loans based on home equity.

**Using secured credit cards to build credit | 2011-01-17

Using secured credit cards to build credit is one way to fix your credit history.