Tyler Foster
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Workers aged 60 to 63 can put an extra $11,250 into a 401(k) this year
Workers who will be between ages 60 and 63 in 2026 are getting a rare late-career boost to retirement savings. Under Internal Revenue Code rules,...
Social Security scrapped a plan that would have made disability harder for older workers
Older Americans who depend on Social Security disability benefits narrowly avoided a rule change that could have cut off tens of thousands of claims each...
Social Security now lets you repay an overpayment over 60 months without proving your finances
Social Security beneficiaries who owe money back to the government gained a significantly longer runway to repay overpayments without having to open their books to...
Medicare’s Part D drug deductible rises to $700 in 2027, up from $615
Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in standard Part D drug plans will pay up to $700 out of pocket before coverage kicks in starting in 2027, an...
A Roth conversion has no income limit, letting high earners shift IRA money into a Roth
High earners who want to move traditional IRA balances into a Roth IRA face no income ceiling on conversions, a rule that has been in...
The IRS just made penalty relief automatic for taxpayers who usually file and pay on time
Taxpayers with a clean compliance record will no longer need to call the IRS, write a letter, or file paperwork to get a first-time penalty...
Paid medical bills and debts under $500 stay off your credit report, even after a federal rule fell
Consumers who have paid off medical bills or owe less than $500 on medical collections can still expect those items to stay off their credit...
Ask and most cardholders get a lower APR, yet few paying 20% ever call
Millions of credit card holders carry balances at purchase APRs above 20 percent, and some pay rates that top 30 percent, yet a striking number...
Connecticut now requires the full price, including every mandatory fee, up front
Consumers booking hotel rooms, buying concert tickets, or ordering restaurant delivery in Connecticut will soon see the full cost of those transactions before they reach...
Medicare’s new $50 weight-loss drug copay won’t count toward your $2,100 out-of-pocket cap
Medicare beneficiaries who fill a GLP-1 weight-loss prescription through the new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program will pay a flat $50 copay per month, but none...
Truist will pay $4.1 million over robocalls placed to people who were not its customers
Truist Financial will pay $4.1 million to settle federal allegations that it placed robocalls to people who had no banking relationship with the company. The...
Gas fell in only one state this year, Indiana, after it suspended its gas tax
Drivers in Indiana are paying less for gasoline than they did at the start of the year, a distinction no other state can claim. The...
CVS has taken over prescriptions from 626 former Rite Aid and Bartell stores in 15 states
Millions of pharmacy customers across 15 states now fill their prescriptions at CVS after the chain absorbed patient records from 626 former Rite Aid and...
Georgia now lets banks freeze a transfer up to 15 days to stop scams draining older customers
Georgia banks can now freeze a suspicious transfer for up to 15 business days when they suspect someone is draining money from an older or...
Inherit a home with a reverse mortgage and you owe the balance or 95% of its value, never more
Families who inherit a home tied to a federally insured reverse mortgage face a hard deadline and a specific financial ceiling. When the borrower dies,...
The PBGC now guarantees a failed pension up to $93,477 a year for a 65-year-old
Retirees whose single-employer pension plans fail in 2026 can now receive up to $93,477 a year from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the highest cap...