Tyler Foster
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Social Security’s inspector general warned September 28 that scammers posing as police text barcodes for victims to load money onto at a store
Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General issued a payment-scam alert on September 28 about callers who pose as police officers, sheriff’s deputies or federal...
Indiana homeowners 65 and older must file with their county auditor by January 15 for the $150 Over 65 property tax credit
Indiana homeowners 65 and older who want the Over 65 property tax credit have until January 15 to file for it with their county auditor....
Social Security’s deemed filing rule makes people born on or after January 2, 1954 claim their own retirement and any spousal benefit together
A person born on or after January 2, 1954 who files for Social Security cannot pick just one of the benefits they are due. Under...
HealthPartners is ending its Journey Steady and Journey Stride Medicare Advantage PPOs in every Minnesota county for 2027
Minnesotans in HealthPartners’ Journey Steady or Journey Stride Medicare Advantage plan are losing that coverage at the end of this year. HealthPartners is ending both...
North Carolina rental and second-home owners pay more for dwelling insurance from October 1, with a second increase set for October 1, 2027
Owners of rental and second homes in North Carolina saw dwelling insurance rates rise by an average of 5% on October 1, and a second...
New York’s cold-weather shutoff safeguards for customers 62 and older run through April 15
New York’s cold-weather rules require utilities to take extra steps before cutting heat-related service from November 1 through April 15. Customers 62 and older are...
Connecticut gas and electric customers on SNAP, CEAP or TANF are protected from shutoffs from November 1 through May 1 if their utility codes them as hardship
Connecticut gas and electric customers who receive SNAP, CEAP or TANF are protected from utility shutoffs from November 1 through May 1, but only if...
Corpus Christi’s average water and wastewater bill rises $4.35 a month on January 1
A typical Corpus Christi household will pay $4.35 more a month for water and wastewater service starting January 1, 2027, the city says. The City...
San Antonio Water System’s average bill rises about $3.91 a month in January
The average San Antonio Water System residential bill will rise about $3.91 a month in January 2027, the first of four annual increases the San...
Yakima County seniors face preliminary 2027 income limits of $47,000 to $62,000 for Washington’s property tax exemption, up from $45,000
Older Yakima County homeowners may clear a higher income bar for Washington’s senior property tax exemption next year. The county assessor’s preliminary 2027 limits are...
WakeMed’s Raleigh hospitals rejoined UnitedHealthcare employer plans October 15, but stay out of network for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members
A nearly year-long contract fight between WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare ended for employer plans on October 15, when the Raleigh hospital system went back in network...
Duke Energy Progress customers in eastern North Carolina would pay about $9.62 more a month from January 1 if regulators approve a deal the attorney general refused to sign
Residential customers of Duke Energy Progress in eastern North Carolina and the Asheville area would pay about $9.62 more a month starting January 1, 2027,...
Montana homeowners have until March 1, 2027 to enroll for the lower Homestead property tax rate for 2027, after this year’s cuts averaged more than $500 for homes with one
Montana homeowners who want the reduced Homestead property tax rate on their 2027 bill have until March 1, 2027 to enroll, the state Department of...
GEICO returned over $10.5 million to New Jersey policyholders charged more than approved rates
New Jersey regulators say GEICO has returned more than $10.5 million to policyholders it charged too much, and that the problems reached more than 15,000...
Hertz stock buyers from January 6, 2023 to April 24, 2024 have until January 8, 2027 to file claims in the company’s securities settlement
Hertz Global Holdings has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit over its electric vehicle plans. Investors who bought the rental company’s...
Brighthouse Life universal life policyholders, including some with old MetLife and Travelers policies, are in line for automatic payments from a $9.25 million settlement
Owners of certain Brighthouse Life Insurance universal life policies do not have to file anything to share in a $9.25 million class settlement. The money...