The Money Overview

Insurance & Protection

Cancer center City of Hope will pay data-breach victims a $100 cash payment, or up to $5,000 for documented losses

More than 827,000 people whose personal data was stolen from cancer treatment and research center City of Hope now stand to collect either a flat $100 cash payment or up to $5,000 in reimbursement for documented losses. The compensation program follows an external hacking incident that exposed sensitive records, including Social Security numbers, across a […]

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Insurance & Protection

Cancer center City of Hope will pay data-breach victims a $100 cash payment, or up to $5,000 for documented losses

More than 827,000 people whose personal data was stolen from cancer treatment and research center City of Hope now stand to collect either a flat $100 cash payment or up to $5,000 in reimbursement for documented losses. The compensation program follows an external hacking incident that exposed sensitive records, including Social Security numbers, across a […]

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Banking & Credit Cards

Fraud & Scams

Labcorp will pay $35 million over a 2019 data breach, with patients able to claim $50 or up to $5,000 in losses by September 3

Patients whose personal and medical data were exposed in the 2019 breach at American Medical Collection Agency can now file claims for automatic payments of...

Credit Cards & Rewards

American Express now charges $895 a year for the Platinum card, and Chase $795 for the Sapphire Reserve

Cardholders carrying two of the most recognized premium credit cards in the United States now face significantly higher annual fees. American Express raised the Platinum...

Fraud & Scams

The FBI personally warned 8,935 crypto-fraud victims they were being scammed — and 77% had no idea it was happening

Nearly nine thousand Americans were losing money to cryptocurrency fraud without knowing it, and it took a direct phone call or email from the FBI...

Credit Cards & Rewards

Federal law gives you 60 days to dispute a billing error on a credit card and withhold payment on it

Credit card holders who spot an unauthorized charge or billing mistake on their statement face a hard deadline: 60 days to notify the card issuer...

Fraud & Scams

A new class action claims Best Buy secretly sold customers’ personal data to advertisers

A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Best Buy of quietly funneling customers’ personal purchase data to advertisers through its in-house media unit, Best Buy Ads,...

Fraud & Scams

Fandango charged “convenience fees” on online movie tickets — now a $9.4 million settlement is paying California customers back

California customers who bought movie tickets through Fandango are now receiving payments from a $9.4 million settlement that resolved claims over convenience fees tacked onto...

Retirement & Taxes