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Workers still on the job past 73 can delay 401(k) withdrawals until April 1 after retiring if the plan allows it, but 5% owners and IRA owners cannot

Workers who are still employed after they reach 73 may be able to hold off on required withdrawals from the 401(k) at the job where they still work. The IRS says a plan can let them wait until April 1 of the year after they retire. The exception does not reach 5% owners of the […]

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Personal Finance

Personal Finance

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Bank Accounts & Fees

Bank customers who want to stop a recurring automatic payment must tell their bank at least three business days before it is scheduled, federal rules say

Bank customers who want to stop a recurring automatic payment from their account must notify their bank at least three business days before the transfer...

Fraud & Scams

A man accused of taking part in a fake-psychic mail scheme that allegedly took more than $4 million from thousands of people, many of them elderly, was extradited from Germany to Miami, DOJ says

Mael Chemla, a 61-year-old U.S., French and Israeli national who previously lived in Aventura, Florida, was extradited from Germany to face federal charges over a...

Fraud & Scams

Two Ghana-based romance scam chairmen pleaded guilty in New York federal court and agreed to restitution of $12.5 million and $28.6 million

Isaac Oduro Boateng and Inusah Ahmed, two Ghana-based men the Justice Department calls “chairmen” of a romance-scam organization, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire...

Credit Cards & Rewards

Citi/AAdvantage Platinum Select cardholders will pay $150 a year instead of $99 starting Jan. 24, 2027, with a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit of up to $120 added

Citi and American Airlines will raise the annual fee on the Citi/AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard from $99 to $150 starting Jan. 24, 2027,...

Fraud & Scams

Treasury Secretary Bessent said Oct. 30 that Treasury stopped nearly $190 million tied to overseas fraud and returned more than $100 million to U.S. victims

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Oct. 30 that Treasury has stopped nearly $190 million in funds tied to overseas fraud...

Bank Accounts & Fees

Customers of Louisiana’s MCBANK must schedule bill payments by 2 a.m. on November 9, and the old debit cards stop working on November 16 when the new system goes live

Customers of MCBANK, the Louisiana bank formally named M C Bank and Trust Company, have until 2 a.m. on Monday, November 9 to schedule payments...

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