I was over at a friend’s house the other day and saw that she’d gotten a Fingerhut catalog. It had come to her home in the name of a previous resident. But seeing it brought back memories of how, for ...

Kim Hirsh and Jonathan Fingerhut first met in 1967 and by their early teens, he had “a little crush.” Then high school and the rest of life led them apart. By Vivian Ewing As kindergartners in 1967, ...

Bert Fingerhut, a prominent Aspenite who was sentenced to two years in prison for “cheating banks out of $12 million,” made a profound confession when he pleaded guilty last week: “What I did was ...

If you’ve ever been a Fingerhut customer — or just know someone who has — you’ve probably come across confused, frustrated, or even angry posts online. Reddit threads, Facebook comments, and email ...

Every month brings a fresh cascade of data offering conflicting and often contradictory readings on the overall health of the economy. Here's a new one that proves more telling than most: The ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Keeping to a schedule announced in January, Federated Department Stores Inc. said it will lay off 3,300 Fingerhut employees next week, including 3,000 in Minnesota. Federated said ...

If you have less-than-stellar credit or no credit, you could have difficulty getting approved for a credit card. This may leave you with few options to establish a good credit score, and as a result, ...

Bluestem Brands Inc., which for decades has been selling everything from apparel to appliances through its Fingerhut catalogs, filed for bankruptcy Monday with a deal to sell its business to Cerberus ...

A recent class-action lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court accuses the Fingerhut mail-order company of opening thousands of accounts without permission and damaging credit scores. Fingerhut ...

If you’re a Fingerhut shopper looking for ways to reduce your personal debt, bulk up your savings account or otherwise improve your financial bottom line, the single best thing you can do is stop ...

Taking care of your household spending isn’t particularly an easy affair. It takes a lot of planning to get something you really want while also making sure you don’t go over your budget. Thankfully, ...

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