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I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, far away from any airports. If you were flying anywhere, you may need another weekend to recover. The global tech outage on Friday, [...]

With high school graduation celebrations winding down, many families with college-bound children have probably started to focus on the list of things students will need for their dorm rooms on [...]

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. [...]

El fraude con cheques va en aumento y a las instituciones financieras les cuesta miles de millones de dólares, además de afectar las finanzas de mucha gente. Las máquinas de [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Welcome back from what I hope was a relaxing long weekend. This week, I’m continuing my reporting on https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/business/check-fraud.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/business/social-security-scams.html. It’s a problem that plagues people of all ages, but [...]

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 Getting Started With Savings When [...]

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 [...]

Advice, explainers and exercises on taking advantage of job benefits, creating a budget, paying off debt and thinking about your future. Financial Boot Camp for 20-Somethings: Day 1 of 5 [...]

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 [...]

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 Education Department said miscalculations had caused many borrowers to see higher monthly payments than they actually owed. Now that the federal student loan machinery has been set back into [...]

The Education Department said miscalculations had caused many borrowers to see higher monthly payments than they actually owed. Now that the federal student loan machinery has been set back into [...]

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries, from retirees to disabled workers, will receive the cost-of-living adjustment, which is far less than last year's but still higher than average. More than 71 [...]

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries, from retirees to disabled workers, will receive the cost-of-living adjustment, which is far less than last year’s but still higher than average. More than https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf [...]

Missed payments will be reported as a forbearance rather than as delinquencies. But your credit score could still be affected. With federal student loan payments due again for the first [...]

Missed payments will be reported as a forbearance rather than as delinquencies. But your credit score could still be affected. With federal student loan payments due again for the first [...]

Policyholders should check the details of their auto insurance, which will automatically enroll them in extra spousal coverage -- even if they're single. Most of us don't spend time studying [...]

Policyholders should check the details of their auto insurance, which will automatically enroll them in extra spousal coverage — even if they’re single. Most of us don’t spend time studying [...]

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 [...]

A three-year payment pause ends in October. A more affordable repayment plan is available, and some borrowers will receive a fresh start. After about 42 months, the student loan payment [...]

A three-year payment pause ends in October. A more affordable repayment plan is available, and some borrowers will receive a fresh start. After about 42 months, the student loan payment [...]

He built Countrywide Financial into the country's largest mortgage lender, but its increasingly risky loans helped precipitate the 2008 financial crisis. Angelo Mozilo, a founder of Countrywide Financial who presided [...]

He built Countrywide Financial into the country’s largest mortgage lender, but its increasingly risky loans helped precipitate the 2008 financial crisis. Angelo Mozilo, a founder of Countrywide Financial who presided [...]

The Education Department announced that more than 800,000 borrowers would see their debt eliminated thanks to fixes made to its income-driven repayment programs. Tens of thousands of borrowers with federal [...]

Responses to queries about financial aid, 529 plans, need-blind schools and more. The Supreme Court decisions that struck down affirmative action programs and President Biden's student debt cancellation plan will [...]

Responses to queries about financial aid, 529 plans, need-blind schools and more. The Supreme Court decisions that struck down affirmative action programs and President Biden’s student debt cancellation plan will [...]

Those who didn't complete their degrees and many parents are among the borrowers likely to face challenging times ahead. The Supreme Court has barred the Biden administration from carrying out [...]

The administration took a step this fall that could make it easier for the most vulnerable student borrowers to clear their debts: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/your-money/student-loans-bankruptcy.html. Unlike credit card bills, medical bills and [...]

The pandemic pause on student loan payments will end soon, but a new system for calculating repayments may lower monthly bills. Now that the Supreme Court has blocked President Biden’s [...]

We will answer your questions about applying to, and paying for, college. With rulings from the Supreme Court on https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/29/us/affirmative-action-supreme-court and https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/30/us/student-loans-supreme-court-biden, the new college landscape might need navigating. What [...]

Savers benefit from higher rates, but borrowers have faced bigger bills on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt. After raising interest rates 10 times over the past [...]

Weather-driven disasters are causing rates to skyrocket in high-risk regions. But there are things owners can do to save on costs. As the 2018 https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2018/7/6/west-fire swept through Alpine, Calif., a [...]

Weather-driven disasters are causing rates to skyrocket in high-risk regions. But there are things owners can do to save on costs. As the 2018 West Fire swept through Alpine, Calif., [...]

A deal to raise the debt ceiling would require borrowers of federal student loans to resume paying for the first time since early in the pandemic. After a three-year break, [...]