The new tax law lets car buyers deduct up to $10,000 of interest on a U.S.-assembled vehicle
A provision inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act lets car buyers deduct up to $10,000 a year in interest paid on a loan for a new vehicle assembled in the United States, according to Internal Revenue Service guidance on the law’s Working Families Tax Cuts. The deduction runs for tax years 2025 through 2028 […]
Read MoreThe new tax law lets car buyers deduct up to $10,000 of interest on a U.S.-assembled vehicle
A provision inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act lets car buyers deduct up to $10,000 a year in interest paid on a loan for a new vehicle assembled in the United States, according to Internal Revenue Service guidance on the law’s Working Families Tax Cuts. The deduction runs for tax years 2025 through 2028 […]
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A record 1.27 million Ram 1500 trucks are recalled for unbolted seat belts, with free repairs
About 1.27 million Ram 1500 owners are entitled to a free repair after Chrysler’s parent company, FCA US, told federal…
Personal Finance
Smart Spending
A record 1.27 million Ram 1500 trucks are recalled for unbolted seat belts, with free repairs
About 1.27 million Ram 1500 owners are entitled to a free repair after Chrysler’s parent company, FCA US, told federal…
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Fraud & Scams
Federal regulators now say a bank may warn a customer when a frozen account is tied to fraud
Five federal banking regulators said this week that a bank or credit union has always been free to tell a customer that a frozen account,...
Fraud & Scams
Scammers now use AI voice clones to fake a grandchild’s emergency call and demand cash
A caller claiming to be a panicked grandchild no longer needs to sound convincing on the fly — artificial intelligence can now generate that voice...
Fraud & Scams
Callers posing as U.S. Marshals are pushing seniors to hand their savings to gold-bar couriers
A caller in Honolulu told an elderly widow this summer that he was a deputy U.S. Marshal, that her Social Security number had been linked...
Fraud & Scams
Fake toll-payment texts are now the fastest-growing government-imposter scam
Fake text messages demanding instant payment for an unpaid highway toll have become the fastest-growing form of government-imposter fraud, and the growth now shows up...
Loans & Lending
Auto-loan delinquencies hit a record 5.5%, the worst since the Great Recession
The auto loan delinquency rate climbed to a record 5.5% in the second quarter, edging past the 5.3% peak set during the depths of the...
Bank Accounts & Fees
Overdraft fees are back near $33 after Congress killed a rule capping them at $5
The average overdraft fee has climbed back to about $32.75 per transaction, according to a 2026 survey cited by financial-education site Empower, nearly matching what...
Real Estate
Renting & Leasing
New federal rents take effect October 1, resetting the limits on Section 8 housing vouchers
New Fair Market Rents from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development take effect October 1, 2026, resetting the…
Retirement & Taxes
Medicare’s new payment plan lets Part D enrollees spread a year’s drug costs into monthly installments
Medicare’s second round of price cuts trims 15 drugs including Ozempic, saving enrollees about $685 million
A Florida hospital giant is dropping every UnitedHealthcare contract December 31, pushing Medicare patients out of network
The August inflation report due September 11 helps set your 2027 Social Security raise, now tracking near 3.6%
An Ohio hospital system is dropping Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and two more Medicare Advantage insurers, all out of network January 1