Homeowners insurance now rivals the mortgage payment for 44% of owners, and nearly a quarter have been dropped since 2024
Homeowners insurance has closed the gap with the mortgage payment for a large share of American households, according to a new survey: 44% of homeowners say their premium is now large enough to rival what they pay their mortgage lender each month. A separate slice of the same survey found that 23% of homeowners nationwide […]
Read MoreHomeowners insurance now rivals the mortgage payment for 44% of owners, and nearly a quarter have been dropped since 2024
Homeowners insurance has closed the gap with the mortgage payment for a large share of American households, according to a new survey: 44% of homeowners say their premium is now large enough to rival what they pay their mortgage lender each month. A separate slice of the same survey found that 23% of homeowners nationwide […]
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Homeowners insurance now rivals the mortgage payment for 44% of owners, and nearly a quarter have been dropped since 2024
Homeowners insurance has closed the gap with the mortgage payment for a large share of American households, according to a…
Personal Finance
Insurance & Protection
Homeowners insurance now rivals the mortgage payment for 44% of owners, and nearly a quarter have been dropped since 2024
Homeowners insurance has closed the gap with the mortgage payment for a large share of American households, according to a…
Markets & Investing
Banking & Credit Cards
Fraud & Scams
Locking your Social Security number online blocks new-account identity theft
A thief with a Social Security number and little else can open a credit card, take out a loan, or file a false tax return...
Fraud & Scams
Romance and crypto “pig-butchering” scams are the fastest-growing way thieves drain retirement savings
A stranger’s message lands out of nowhere — a wrong-number text, a dating-app match, a new follower with a friendly comment — and months later,...
Fraud & Scams
Elder-fraud losses hit roughly $7.75 billion last year, a 59% jump
Older Americans reported losing roughly $7.75 billion to fraud last year, a 59% jump over the prior year, according to the FBI’s own tally of...
Fraud & Scams
A Doxim data-breach settlement pays credit-union members up to $5,000, or $100 with no proof, by October 13
A $5.5 million settlement is now open to people notified that their personal information was exposed in a December 2023 data breach at Doxim, Inc.,...
Fraud & Scams
Federal agents caught the accused ringleader of a $250 million gold-and-cash scam that drained older Americans as he tried to flee through JFK airport
A criminal network accused of stripping more than $250 million from older Americans lost its accused top money-mover this week. Authorities caught the man investigators...
Bank Accounts & Fees
Splitting money across banks keeps every dollar under the $250,000 federal insurance limit
A single number governs how safe a bank deposit really is: $250,000. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage protects checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit...
Real Estate
Buying & Selling
Almost anyone who bought a home through a real-estate agent can still claim part of a $120 million commission settlement, but the window closes October 27
A settlement worth $120.3 million is now open to almost anyone who bought a home listed on a multiple listing…
Retirement & Taxes
Adding an adult child to your bank account can expose the money to that child’s creditors and lawsuits
Student-loan forgiveness is taxable again in 2026 for income-driven plans, so a wiped-out balance can trigger a surprise tax bill
Looser federal rules mean a flood of Medicare sales calls and mailers this fall, and not all are on the level
State regulators warn that swapping a pension for an annuity often just pays a salesperson a fat commission
Working while collecting Social Security before full retirement age withholds $1 of benefits for every $2 over the 2026 limit
A noncitizen who worked and paid into Social Security for at least 10 years can still draw a benefit
A divorced spouse married at least 10 years can collect up to half an ex’s Social Security, and the ex is never told
A surviving spouse can collect 100% of a late partner’s Social Security by waiting to full retirement age
Lawfully present immigrants who keep Medicaid now will also lose Medicare eligibility in January 2027 under the new law