Student loan payments render the holidays unaffordable for many: survey
Student loan repayments will make the season unaffordable for many Gen Z and millennials this year, according to a recent Credit Karma survey.
Difficult housing market forces divorced couples to live together: 'Feels like the impossible'
The difficulty of finding another home has also dissuaded some couples from actually filing and making the divorce official.
Consumers plan to increase spending this holiday season: survey
Shoppers across all income levels plan to spend more this year for the holiday, a recent Deloitte survey said.
Want to donate to charity this holiday season? Try one of these vending machines
“Giving Machines" have opened up in 41 U.S. cities for the holiday season, as well as in 14 different international cities. Here’s how they work and where to find them.
Social Security clawed back overpayments tied to COVID-19 stimulus – lawmakers want answers
Some Social Security recipients have erroneously seen their benefits suspended or have been assessed overpayments due to COVID-19 stimulus checks.
Here's how much money you need to be happy, according to 2023 survey
A recent survey asked the age-old question: can money buy happiness? More than half said yes, and here's the price tag for the average American.
Social Security reform would restore full benefits to public workers
Reform to provisions designed to even the playing field between workers who paid Social Security and public sector workers who don't but benefit from a pension program could cost as much as $150 billion.
These nickels might have a value over 5 cents, particularly if this animal appears on it
Although these rare nickels aren't in heavy circulation, some can sell for thousands of dollars.
Nearly a million student loan borrowers back in forbearance following servicer billing errors
The Department of Education has withheld millions of dollars of payment to student loan servicers over billing errors that triggered delinquencies for many students.
In death, Brooklyn woman raises money to erase millions in medical debts
A Brooklyn woman who died from cancer last week has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.
Paper check fraud is on the rise: What to know
While online banking and electronic payments are now more mainstream, many Americans still write paper checks, and there's been a resurgence of fraud in some lesser-known ways.
More student loan borrowers are filing for bankruptcy to offload debt
Discharging student loan debt in bankruptcy is on the rise.
Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown
The temporary spending bill, which ensures the government remains open until after the holidays, does not include any wartime aid for Ukraine or Israel, nor does it offer humanitarian funding for Palestinians.
US Postal Service records whopping $6.5 billion net loss for 2023
The U.S. Postal Service has posted a $6.5 billion net loss for fiscal year 2023 with operating revenue falling by $321 million.
Push to cap loan interest fees at 36 percent may leave subprime borrowers without credit, trade groups warn
New legislation seeks to cap interest rates on all consumer loans, but banking groups warn it could do more harm than good.
Venmo Groups will now help split expenses: ‘One of our most requested features’
Venmo has the answer for the headache of splitting up the bill, whether you’re traveling in a group or all out to dinner.
Record number of Americans moving to disaster prone areas
Despite recent natural disasters, places known for climate risk are becoming popular destinations for homeowners.
Credit card balances grow $48 billion in the third quarter: NY Fed
Credit card balances spiked by $154 billion year over year, notching the most significant increase since 1999, according to the New York Fed.
Where are mortgage rates headed amid easing inflation? Experts weigh in
Tuesday’s new report from the Labor Department showed that prices either fell or rose more slowly across a broad range of goods including housing.
US consumer inflation eased in October, driven by cheaper gas, cars and airfares
Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes that have bedeviled consumers for the past two years.