October 15 is the final deadline to file a 2025 return if you took an extension
Millions of taxpayers who requested extra time on their 2025 federal returns now face a single, firm cutoff: October 15. Missing that date exposes filers to late-filing penalties even if they owe nothing, and anyone with an unpaid balance has been accumulating interest since the original April due date. The clock is running, and the […]
Read MoreOctober 15 is the final deadline to file a 2025 return if you took an extension
Millions of taxpayers who requested extra time on their 2025 federal returns now face a single, firm cutoff: October 15. Missing that date exposes filers to late-filing penalties even if they owe nothing, and anyone with an unpaid balance has been accumulating interest since the original April due date. The clock is running, and the […]
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$1,904 a year is the new average premium for subsidized Obamacare buyers, nearly double the $888 they paid before enhanced credits expired
Millions of Americans who buy health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces are now paying roughly twice what they…
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Insurance & Protection
$1,904 a year is the new average premium for subsidized Obamacare buyers, nearly double the $888 they paid before enhanced credits expired
Millions of Americans who buy health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces are now paying roughly twice what they…
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A new federal student-loan plan starting July 1 wipes out unpaid interest for borrowers who pay on time
Federal student-loan borrowers who make their monthly payments on time will no longer watch unpaid interest pile onto their balances under a new repayment structure...
Credit Cards & Rewards
A 0% balance-transfer card can pause credit-card interest for over a year
Cardholders carrying revolving balances on high-rate credit cards can stop interest charges from growing for 15 to 21 months by transferring those balances to a...
Credit Cards & Rewards
A secured credit card with a small deposit rebuilds a damaged score fast
Consumers locked out of traditional credit cards because of low scores now have a clear, low-cost path back: a secured credit card backed by a...
Loans & Lending
About 12 million federal student-loan borrowers, more than 1 in 4, are now behind or in default
Roughly 12 million people with federal student loans are now behind on payments or sitting in default, a figure that amounts to more than one...
Fraud & Scams
Comcast data-breach victims can claim about $50 with no proof, or up to $10,000 with records, with claims open this summer
Nearly 35.9 million Comcast and Xfinity customers whose personal data was exposed during an October 2023 breach can soon file claims for compensation, with a...
Loans & Lending
A buyer can assume a seller’s FHA or VA loan and inherit its lower interest rate
Homebuyers locked into mortgage rates above 6 percent have a federal workaround that most never hear about: taking over a seller’s existing FHA or VA...
Real Estate
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Homeowners 62 and older can tap home equity with a reverse mortgage and make no monthly payments
Homeowners aged 62 and older who have built up equity in their homes can convert that wealth into cash through…
Retirement & Taxes
Senator Bill Cassidy is pushing a plan to shore up Social Security by investing part of its trust fund in stocks
More than a million taxpayers waited an extra five and a half weeks for refunds this year while the IRS held up 14 million returns
Who loses the new $6,000 senior tax deduction? Retirees whose income tops $75,000, or $150,000 for a couple
Supplemental Security Income now pays up to $994 a month for an individual and $1,491 for a couple in 2026
Starting with 2026 returns, you can deduct up to $1,000 in cash gifts, or $2,000 as a couple, without itemizing
UnitedHealthcare is dropping some Medicare Advantage PPO plans next year, affecting about 600,000 members