Tyler Foster
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An 85-year-old woman lost $154,000 after scammers said her Amazon account had been hacked
An 85-year-old woman in South Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania, lost more than $154,000 after scammers told her that her Amazon account had been hacked. The payments...
Airlines must refund your fare in cash, not a voucher, when they cancel or badly delay a flight
Air travelers whose flights are canceled or badly delayed now have a federal right to get their money back in the same form they paid,...
Send up to $111,000 from an IRA straight to charity tax-free, and it counts as your required withdrawal
Retirees who are at least 70 and a half years old can now transfer up to $111,000 directly from an individual retirement account to a...
Medicare’s new $50 weight-loss drug deal is set to expire at the end of 2027
Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for discounted GLP-1 weight-loss medications now face a hard deadline. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Medicare GLP-1...
Fifteen states now bar medical debt from your credit report entirely
Consumers in fifteen states can no longer have medical debt dragged into their credit histories, a protection that now extends across jurisdictions from the Pacific...
Many banks now reimburse Zelle victims of “me-to-me” scams that spoof the bank’s own number
Bank customers tricked into sending Zelle payments to themselves after receiving spoofed calls from what appeared to be their own bank’s phone number are now...
A North Carolina man lost $753,000 in a crypto romance scam and may recover $630,000
A Wake County, North Carolina, man lost $753,000 after scammers built a fake romantic relationship with him and steered him onto fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platforms....
Albertsons and Safeway will pay $5.95 million over unwanted marketing texts
Albertsons and Safeway will pay $5.95 million to resolve claims that the grocery chains sent marketing text messages to consumers who never agreed to receive...
Twenty-three hospital systems are now dropping Medicare Advantage plans for 2026
Twenty-three hospital systems across the United States have announced they will stop accepting certain Medicare Advantage plans in 2026, a wave of provider exits that...
Pennsylvania’s expanded property-tax and rent rebate now pays eligible seniors up to $1,000
Pennsylvania seniors and residents with disabilities who pay property taxes or rent can now receive up to $1,000 through the state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program,...
A nurse lost $9,260 at a Bitcoin ATM after a caller claimed she had missed jury duty
A nurse lost $9,260 at a Bitcoin ATM after a caller claimed she had missed jury duty and faced imminent arrest. The scam followed a...
Cash App’s owner will pay $45 million to 46 states as fraud-settlement checks land automatically
Millions of Cash App users who lost money to fraud or unauthorized transactions will receive automatic reimbursement checks after Block Inc. agreed to pay $45...
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 2026 vehicles over rear seat-belt bolts that may be loose
Mercedes-Benz is pulling 2,026 vehicles back to dealerships because rear seat-belt bolts may not be properly tightened, a defect that could reduce restraint performance during...
Ready-to-eat chicken Caesar wraps are recalled over a possible listeria contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat chicken Caesar wrap products that may be...
Gas is cheapest in Indiana near $3.06 while Hawaii tops $5.40 a gallon
Drivers filling up in Indiana are paying roughly $3.06 a gallon for regular gasoline, the lowest average in the country, while motorists in Hawaii face...
Bernie Sanders’ bill would permanently add $200 a month to Social Security checks, but Congress still must act
Roughly 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits would see their monthly checks rise by $200 under legislation filed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, an...