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People who bought homes in the past two years may want to seek a lower interest rate. Here's how to think it through -- and how to shop. Now that [...]

Here's what lowered interest rates will mean for your car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans. The moment consumers have been waiting for is finally here: The Federal [...]

The company has been banned from servicing federal student loans and must pay $100 million to harmed borrowers, as well as a $20 million penalty. Navient, formerly one of the […]

Internet scammers steal billions from Americans each year. In one workroom in Southeast Asia, where dozens of fraudsters trolled dating apps for fresh victims, they would beat a giant drum […]

In a series for the Business desk, a reporter is chasing down sophisticated online scams that target Americans, particularly older adults. Cyberscam artists are lurking everywhere, and most of us […]

The president's student loan repayment plan remains suspended after a Supreme Court ruling. Here's what that means for borrowers. The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept a temporary freeze on the [...]

Cybercrime is on the rise, but even the best antivirus software can't thwart scammers who target the human psyche. Some of the most damaging and costly scams involve what's known [...]

For nearly three months, Barry Heitin, a 76-year-old retired lawyer, thought he was part of a government investigation that felt like something out of the movies. He was actually assisting [...]

Eight million borrowers enrolled in the repayment plan known as SAVE will be placed in an interest-free forbearance while the administration deals with legal issues. The Biden administration is pausing […]

Extra-long sheets. Shower shoes. The wall hooks and putty that hold things up but don't leave marks. Most colleges provide a list of things that new students might bring if [...]

Federal appellate judges ruled that the Biden administration's new student loan repayment plan could continue to operate as legal challenges to the program work their way through the courts. Major [...]

The Education Department said it would put the borrowers in forbearance while it recalculated their payments to comply with recent court rulings. Roughly three million borrowers with federal student loans [...]

More than eight million borrowers are enrolled in the income-driven plan known as SAVE. The Education Department is assessing the rulings. President Biden's new student loan repayment plan was hobbled [...]

A part of the SAVE plan that would have cut monthly bills for millions of borrowers starting on July 1 was put on hold. Two federal judges in Kansas and [...]

The earlier you begin trying to save, the easier you'll make things for your future self. Financial Boot Camp for 20-Somethings: Day 5 of 5 When you're in your 20s, [...]

How to make a plan for tackling your debt, improving your credit score and feel like the money you owe isn't controlling you. Financial Boot Camp for 20-Somethings: Day 4 [...]

Assumable mortgages -- or low-rate mortgages that home buyers can take over from home sellers -- are making a comeback. The process can be challenging. Home prices were already high [...]

More investment professionals will be required to act in their customers' best interest when providing advice about their retirement money. When you walk into a financial adviser's office, you expect [...]

The income-driven plan known as SAVE has reduced payments for millions of borrowers. Lawsuits by Republican-led states are seeking to upend it. When President Biden announced his plan to provide [...]

The income-driven plan known as SAVE has reduced payments for millions of borrowers. Lawsuits by Republican-led states are seeking to upend it. When President Biden announced his https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/ to provide [...]

The Labor Department's latest push for a new fiduciary rule would protect investors' retirement savings and require financial services providers to change. It seems like an issue everyone can agree [...]

The deal could save merchants $30 billion over five years. It would also allow them to adjust prices based on the costs of accepting different credit cards. Visa and Mastercard [...]

The deal could save merchants $30 billion over five years. It would also allow them to adjust prices based on the costs of accepting different credit cards. Visa and Mastercard [...]

The Labor Department’s latest push for a new fiduciary rule would protect investors’ retirement savings and require financial services providers to change. It seems like an issue everyone can agree [...]

The incremental relief brings the canceled total to $143.6 billion for nearly four million Americans. The Biden administration continued its effort to extend student debt relief on Thursday, erasing an [...]

The incremental relief brings the canceled total to $143.6 billion for nearly four million Americans. The Biden administration continued its effort to extend student debt relief on Thursday, erasing an [...]

Higher rates benefit those who can save, but for borrowers, falling rates would reduce bills on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt. The Federal Reserve is expected [...]

Cuando los estafadores obtienen acceso a la cuenta del seguro social en línea de una persona pueden cambiar la dirección y la información de depósitos o solicitar tarjetas de reposición. [...]

Thousands of people receiving Social Security benefits have had their money diverted into criminal accounts. Here’s what to know. For the past two decades, Liz Birenbaum’s 88-year-old mother, Marge, has [...]

Thousands of people receiving Social Security benefits have had their money diverted into criminal accounts. Here's what to know. For the past two decades, Liz Birenbaum's 88-year-old mother, Marge, has [...]

An Alabama Supreme Court decision has left patients and doctors feeling legally vulnerable, and with many questions. We sought answers from experts. When the Alabama Supreme Court issued a surprising [...]

There are tax breaks for electric car purchases, SALT workarounds, benefits for retirees and a new system for eligible taxpayers to file their returns. Filing your tax return serves as [...]

There are tax breaks for electric car purchases, SALT workarounds, benefits for retirees and a new system for eligible taxpayers to file their returns. Filing your tax return serves as [...]

An Alabama Supreme Court decision has left patients and doctors feeling legally vulnerable, and with many questions. We sought answers from experts. When the Alabama Supreme Court issued https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/health/ivf-alabama-abortion.html this [...]

Student loan borrowers who are lucky enough to have access to a 401(k)-type plan, but are too stretched to save in it, may soon be helped by a new workplace [...]

Student loan borrowers who are lucky enough to have access to a 401(k)-type plan, but are too stretched to save in it, may soon be helped by a new workplace [...]

Higher rates benefit those who can save, but for borrowers, falling rates would reduce bills on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt. While the Federal Reserve is [...]

Federal regulators have made it easier for everyday investors to buy funds that track the price of Bitcoin, using traditional brokerage accounts. Most financial advisers remain skeptical. Nearly a dozen [...]

Federal regulators have made it easier for everyday investors to buy funds that track the price of Bitcoin, using traditional brokerage accounts. Most financial advisers remain skeptical. Nearly a dozen [...]

Next month, federal student loan borrowers may have their debt canceled if they are enrolled in the SAVE plan, initially borrowed $12,000 or less and made 10 years of payments. [...]

Should you keep a separate checking account for writing checks? Is there a specific pen you should use? We answer some reader questions. Typewriters vanished, and then cassette tapes and [...]

Should you keep a separate checking account for writing checks? Is there a specific pen you should use? We answer some reader questions. Typewriters vanished, and then cassette tapes and [...]

In a series of articles in recent weeks, we have documented what appears to be a growing phenomenon: banks shutting down customer checking accounts with little warning, explanation or opportunity [...]

When Pam Berns mailed a few checks to pay bills, she had no idea such a routine task would throw her small publishing business into chaos. One of the checks, [...]

Savers benefit from higher rates, but borrowers have faced bigger bills on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt. Policymakers at the Federal Reserve will announce their latest [...]

The announcement that the toymaker was eliminating nearly 17 percent of its work force came during the critical holiday shopping season. Hasbro, the toymaker behind popular brands like Peppa Pig, [...]

Here’s what bank security employees might be thinking when deciding whether to shut down a customer account after detecting unusual activity. In a series of articles in recent weeks, we [...]

Bella Cummins has run Bella's Hacienda Ranch, her Nevada brothel, for nearly four decades -- and for four decades, she's been shunned by much of the banking industry. She's been [...]

Bella Cummins has run Bella’s Hacienda Ranch, her Nevada brothel, for nearly four decades — and for four decades, she’s been shunned by much of the banking industry. She’s been [...]

Surprised individuals and small-business owners can't pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. The reasons vary, but the scene that plays out is [...]