New Jersey bars utility shutoffs for eligible customers November 15 through March 15, and Universal Service Fund credits run $20 to $200 a month
New Jersey bars utilities from shutting off service to eligible customers from November 15 through March 15 under its Winter Termination Program. Households that receive Universal Service Fund help, which pays monthly credits of $20 to $200 on electric and gas bills, are among those protected. About 283,738 gas, electric, sewer and water customers were […]
Read MoreNew Jersey bars utility shutoffs for eligible customers November 15 through March 15, and Universal Service Fund credits run $20 to $200 a month
New Jersey bars utilities from shutting off service to eligible customers from November 15 through March 15 under its Winter Termination Program. Households that receive Universal Service Fund help, which pays monthly credits of $20 to $200 on electric and gas bills, are among those protected. About 283,738 gas, electric, sewer and water customers were […]
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Differin cleanser and spot-treatment buyers who filed claims are due $9 per product, with settlement payments expected from mid-October
Buyers who filed a claim in the Differin benzoyl peroxide settlement are due $9.00 for every covered product, and the…
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Differin cleanser and spot-treatment buyers who filed claims are due $9 per product, with settlement payments expected from mid-October
Buyers who filed a claim in the Differin benzoyl peroxide settlement are due $9.00 for every covered product, and the…
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New Chase Freedom Flex cardmembers can earn $250 after spending $500 in three months
Chase is offering new Freedom Flex cardmembers a $250 bonus after $500 of purchases in the first three months. The company announced the offer on...
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Amex Platinum’s lodging credit now covers Airbnb Luxe stays of two nights or more
Amex Platinum cardmembers can now put an Airbnb stay toward the card’s hotel credit, as long as it is an Airbnb Luxe property and the...
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Chase customers can now name a trusted adult the bank may alert
Chase customers can name a trusted adult the bank may notify about certain transactions, a feature the bank highlighted on October 19 as part of...
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Chase Freedom Flex cardholders who activate can earn bonus cash back on up to $1,500 at grocery stores and streaming services in early 2027, but not at Walmart or Target
Chase has named the rotating categories for the first quarter of 2027, and for Freedom Flex cardholders the list repeats one winner and adds one...
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American Express Platinum cardmembers will need to book at least two nights at Fine Hotels and Resorts to use the lodging credit starting January 1, 2027
Starting January 1, 2027, American Express will require a minimum two-night stay for Fine Hotels + Resorts bookings to count toward the Platinum card’s lodging...
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Holt Group data breach victims have until December 1 to claim a $50 payment or up to $5,000 in documented losses
A December 2024 cyberattack on B.D. Holt Co., which does business as Holt Group, has produced a class settlement with a December 1 claim deadline....
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The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 7.32% on October 22 from 7.40% a week earlier, Freddie Mac says, against 6.19% a year ago
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 7.32% in the Freddie Mac survey released October 22, down…
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Endeavor Health goes out of network for Aetna Medicare Advantage plans January 1, with a December 7 deadline to review coverage
Social Security’s Fast Facts lists the Census Bureau’s 2025 poverty line for a single person 65 and older at $15,440
IRA savers who missed the 60-day rollover deadline will seek IRS waivers through a new correction program opening May 1, 2027
The IRS deadline for 2025 returns and payments arrives November 2 for storm-hit taxpayers in 37 Michigan counties, including Kalamazoo, Saginaw and Washtenaw
Treasury resets savings bond rates on November 1, so I bonds bought through October keep today’s fixed rate for their full 30 years
Social Security paid about $139.2 billion to 71.6 million beneficiaries in September, with retired workers averaging $2,088.79 before January’s raise
Social Security paid retired men an average $2,282 a month at the end of 2025, against $1,872 for retired women, the agency’s latest Fast Facts shows
UP Health System hospitals in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula leave Humana’s Medicare Advantage network January 1, 2027 unless a new agreement is reached before December 31, ahead of the December 7 plan deadline
The IRS will let IRA owners whose custodian failed to make a required withdrawal fix it and seek an excise-tax waiver from May 1, 2027, for a $3,500 fee
Massachusetts SSI recipients in assisted living will receive $1,483 a month in 2027, including a $454 state supplement
Humana is pulling out of Monroe County, New York, for 2027, so its Medicare Advantage members around Rochester must pick a new plan by December 7
An SSI recipient earning $317 a month in wages still gets a $878 federal check in 2026, since Social Security ignores the first $85 and half the rest
California voters decide November 3 on Proposition 42, which would bar the state from new taxes on owning retirement holdings and personal savings
Social Security is taxed in Utah, but single retirees with income of $54,000 or less and couples at $90,000 or less get a full credit for 2026
Social Security benefits are fully deductible from West Virginia taxable income starting with 2026 returns, completing the state’s phase-out
Social Security stays free of Minnesota income tax for 2026 for retirees with income up to $86,410 single or $110,780 joint, with partial relief above that