The Federal Reserve meets September 15 as forecasters split on holding or hiking, keeping savings and CD rates in flux
The Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting, set for Sept. 15-16, has forecasters split between holding interest rates steady and raising them further — not between a cut and a hike, since a reduction is not part of the live debate heading into the decision. The Fed held its benchmark rate at 3.50% to 3.75% at […]
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve meets September 15 as forecasters split on holding or hiking, keeping savings and CD rates in flux
The Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting, set for Sept. 15-16, has forecasters split between holding interest rates steady and raising them further — not between a cut and a hike, since a reduction is not part of the live debate heading into the decision. The Fed held its benchmark rate at 3.50% to 3.75% at […]
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Smart Spending
A Casely power-bank recall follows a reported death, and owners can get a free replacement
Casely will send a free replacement power bank to owners of about 429,200 recalled MagSafe wireless chargers, an offer that…
Personal Finance
Smart Spending
A Casely power-bank recall follows a reported death, and owners can get a free replacement
Casely will send a free replacement power bank to owners of about 429,200 recalled MagSafe wireless chargers, an offer that…
Markets & Investing
Banking & Credit Cards
Fraud & Scams
Federal prosecutors charged Jay Goswami with running a $7.5 million cash-and-gold scheme that drained nine older victims
Federal prosecutors in Buffalo have charged Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, with running a cash-and-gold fraud scheme that authorities say drained more than $7.5 million from...
Fraud & Scams
A Flo Health privacy settlement of $59.5 million is open to app users through October 15
Flo Health, Google and Flurry have agreed to a combined $59.5 million settlement over claims that the popular period and ovulation tracking app shared users’...
Fraud & Scams
Lands’ End shoppers can claim up to $60 in a settlement before the October 22 deadline
Lands’ End has agreed to settle claims over a December 2024 data breach that exposed a wider set of identity documents than most retail hacks...
Fraud & Scams
Generic drugmakers will pay states $96 million over price-fixing; buyers can register now
Forty-eight states and territories have settled with generic drugmaker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for $29.6 million over allegations it conspired with competitors to inflate generic drug prices,...
Bank Accounts & Fees
Pfizer’s $44 million Chantix settlement is paying eligible buyers who file by September 14
Pfizer has agreed to pay $44 million to resolve claims that its smoking-cessation drug Chantix was contaminated with a nitrosamine, a substance regulators classify as...
Fraud & Scams
A True World breach settlement pays a no-proof $50 by September 8
True World Holdings is not a household name — it is a wholesale food distributor most people have never bought anything from directly — which...
Real Estate
Mortgages & Rates
A reverse mortgage now gives a surviving spouse who wasn’t on the loan more protection to stay in the home
A federal rule change has widened protection for a surviving spouse left off a reverse mortgage, letting that spouse stay…
Retirement & Taxes
The Treasury is phasing out paper federal benefit checks, moving the last recipients to direct deposit or a debit card
A federal appeals court upheld Medicare’s power to negotiate drug prices, keeping January’s lower prices on 15 drugs on track
Adding an adult child as joint owner of your home can trigger a gift tax and expose it to their creditors
Converting some IRA money to a Roth before age 73 can shrink future required withdrawals and their tax
Contributing to a Roth IRA in retirement is allowed as long as you or a spouse still have earned income
The IRS will keep charging 7% interest on unpaid taxes starting in October, raising the cost of falling behind
Providence Health Plan is shutting down entirely for 2027, and more than 64,000 Medicare Advantage members must find new coverage
When a Medicare Advantage plan drops you for 2027, you gain a guaranteed right to buy any Medigap policy
Medicare covers a screening colonoscopy at no cost, but removing a polyp during it can turn it into a billed procedure