Tyler Foster
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Redfin is accused of sharing house hunters’ browsing data with Meta and TikTok
A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Redfin Corporation of transmitting house hunters’ browsing activity and video-viewing data to Meta and TikTok through tracking tools embedded on...
Seattle home prices fell 2.5% in a year, the biggest drop of any major U.S. metro, with listings up 39%
Seattle homebuyers gained ground this spring as the city recorded a 2.5 percent year-over-year decline in home prices, the steepest drop among major U.S. metros,...
The beneficiary form on your 401(k) overrides your will — an outdated one can send your savings to an ex
The paperwork attached to a retirement account often determines who gets the money more powerfully than any will. For 401(k)s and IRAs, the beneficiary designation...
The child tax credit is $2,200 per kid this year — but the most a lower-income family can get back is $1,700
Families with children will see a larger Child Tax Credit on paper for tax year 2025, but the gap between the full credit and the...
Safety regulators told consumers to stop wearing COOWALK heated insoles after 26 reports of fires and 23 burn injuries
Twenty-three people have suffered burn injuries and 26 fires have been reported in connection with COOWALK and COOWALI heated insoles, prompting the U.S. Consumer Product...
Pell Grants will cover job training as short as eight weeks starting July 1
Adults who need a fast track into the workforce will soon have a new way to pay for it. The U.S. Department of Education has...
Teenagers with summer jobs can open Roth IRAs and contribute up to $7,500 of their wages
A teenager earning summer wages at a pool, restaurant, or camp this year can funnel up to $7,500 into a Roth IRA for tax year...
Divorced spouses married at least 10 years can claim up to half an ex’s Social Security — and the ex’s check isn’t reduced
Millions of divorced Americans who spent a decade or longer in a marriage may be sitting on a Social Security benefit they never claimed. Federal...
The highest savings account rate available nationwide is now 4.1%
Savers shopping for the best return on their cash can now find a top advertised yield of 4.1 percent APY on a savings account open...
A Washington retiree lost more than $300,000 to a gold-coin scam — then got a $53,000 tax bill because cashing out her investments for the scammers counted as income
A Washington state retiree handed over more than $300,000 to a precious-metals dealer that federal and state regulators later confirmed was a fraud operation targeting...
Krispy Kreme’s data-breach settlement pays up to $3,500, with claims due June 22
Krispy Kreme customers affected by a late-2024 data breach can file claims for up to $3,500 through a class-action settlement, but the window closes on...
Gamblers can now deduct only 90% of their losses — breaking even at the casino still leaves a tax bill
Gamblers who finish the year with exactly as much in losses as winnings will owe federal income tax for the first time starting with their...
Generac’s $15 million settlement pays solar-system owners from $150 up to $20,000, with claims open until August 24
Homeowners who installed Generac-branded solar power systems and experienced equipment failures or misleading sales practices now have a narrow window to file claims in a...
AI was the top reason for American layoffs for the third straight month — 38,579 of May’s 97,006 announced job cuts
Nearly 40,000 American workers learned in May that artificial intelligence was the stated reason their jobs were being eliminated, extending a streak that has now...
Workers are saving a record 9.6% of pay into their 401(k)s — even as the average balance fell 4% to $141,000
American workers pushed their average 401(k) contribution rate to a record 9.6 percent of pay, even as market turbulence dragged the typical account balance down...
Scammers are sending photos of fake FTC badges to fraud victims — offering to “recover” the money they already lost
People who have already lost money to fraud are now receiving text messages from strangers claiming to work for the Federal Trade Commission, complete with...