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Parents can take action to help their kids avoid debt, reports NBC 7’s Sergio Flores.

The messages offered landscaping services by calling a woman by her name and indicating that they knew where she lived, reports NBC 7’s and Telemundo 20’s Sergio Flores.

In a 5-3 vote Tuesday, the San Diego City Council approved a series of significant water rate hikes for city residents.

Disaster risk algorithms could play a huge role in your next home or renter’s insurance policy

With Christmas shopping underway, Sergio Flores from NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 has the top holiday scams to watch out for. 

Sergio Flores with NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 Responds explains what to do if your dog bites someone and how it affects your home owner’s insurance.

The CDC’s new requirements for canine border crossings went into effect Aug. 1 in efforts to prevent dog rabies into the U.S. NBC 7 and T20’s Sergio Flores has more. 

New CDC rules went into effect Aug. 1 for bringing dogs into the U.S.

NBC Bay Area’s Consumer team filed a report focused on faulty fridges, and then, viewers responded resoundingly about their own refrigerator problems. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura has been watching a huge, coast-to-coast response and has an unusual quest to find refrigerator boxes to answer a legal question.

Learn what to look out for, how to clean it and when it’s time to call a professional.

NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Melissa Sandoval and Consumer Reports makes sense of buy now, pay later short-term loans with important advice on how to dodge costly fees and tips on what to do next time.

The South Bay woman said she felt pressured and scared into giving up her banking information, reports NBC 7’s Sergio Flores.

News stories about valuable $2 bills, rare coins and big paydays have sent a surge of coin collectors to local pawn shops to see if they have the lucky one.

NBC 7’s Sergio Flores has tips to finding out their real value.

Energy bills tend to go up during the winter. Shorter days mean we keep our lights turned on longer; the cold means we turn on our heaters more. And, for some of us, those factors mean a bigger gas bill.

NBC 7 Responds’ Melissa Sandoval finds out why energy bills often go up around this time and what you can do about it.

The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is out three months later than it was originally planned. The delay may have you and your family anxious to fill it out but experts say you should hold on.

‘Tis the season for online purchases and package deliveries — and scammers. Here’s how you can protect yourself from being scammed.

NBC 7 Responds’ Melissa Sandoval shows you how to avoid delivery scams.

About a dozen small businesswomen are frustrated and upset with the owners of a local shop, who they say took off with their money.