Tyler Foster
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Clergy who opted out of Social Security would get a one-time chance to opt back in for 2029 or 2030 under a bill now headed to Trump
Congress has cleared H.R. 227, the Clergy Act, which would let ministers who gave up Social Security coverage reverse that choice once. The House passed...
Fifteen Medicare Advantage drug plan contracts earned five stars for 2027, and enrollees can switch into a five-star plan once through November 30, 2027, where one is offered
The federal government’s 2027 Star Ratings for Medicare health and drug coverage, released October 8, name 15 Medicare Advantage contracts with drug coverage as five-star...
Kettering Health near Dayton and VCU Health in Richmond leave Anthem’s Medicare Advantage networks after December 31, so members have until December 7 to switch
Kettering Health, the Dayton-area hospital system, will not renew its contract with Anthem’s Medicare Advantage plans, and VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia is leaving three...
Congress cleared a bill for Trump that would rename Social Security’s early, full and delayed claiming ages as the minimum, standard and maximum benefit ages
Congress has sent President Trump a bill that would retire three Social Security terms. “Early eligibility age” becomes “minimum monthly benefit age,” “full retirement age”...
Social Security’s single point of contact for identity-theft victims takes effect 180 days after Trump signed the law on October 7
A new federal law gives Social Security 180 days to get ready to assign one point of contact to anyone whose Social Security number has...
The FTC starts sending PayPal payments from more than $15.8 million in Cleo AI cash-advance refunds on October 27, and each payment should be accepted within 30 days
The Federal Trade Commission will start sending PayPal payments on October 27 to 2,124,796 people who paid Cleo AI for instant cash advances, and the...
New York’s POWER energy rebate sets checks of $100 to $200 for 8.2 million households, and Governor Hochul says mailing runs from September 21 through December
New York’s Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate, known as POWER, sets checks of $100, $150 or $200 for qualifying households, and Governor Kathy Hochul’s office...
The $2.8 million FinWise Bank data breach settlement offers up to $5,000 for documented losses or a pro rata cash share, and claims close October 29
A $2.8 million settlement over a 2024 data breach at FinWise Bank lets affected people choose between a payment of up to $5,000 for documented...
MDLIVE patient portal users with Facebook or Google accounts can claim up to $15 from a privacy settlement capped at $3.5 million by December 1
People who signed in to MDLIVE’s online patient portal between May 30, 2023, and August 11, 2025, while holding an active Facebook or Google account,...
CVS privacy settlement pays up to $5 without proof and up to $10 with proof from a $20.5 million fund, and claims close November 16
CVS has agreed to a $20.5 million settlement of a lawsuit over how its websites and mobile app handled visitors’ data, and anyone in the...
Pennsylvania’s LIHEAP heating aid season is scheduled to open November 2 with cash grants of $200 to $1,000 and a $49,500 income limit for four people
Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, is scheduled to open its 2026-27 season on November 2, with one-time cash grants of $200...
A Social Security child-benefit class action faces an October 14 briefing deadline in its appeal
A federal appeals court has set October 14 as the date for the next brief in a nationwide class action over how Social Security figures...
Buyers applied for a median $2,162 monthly mortgage payment in August, MBA says
Home buyers who applied for a mortgage in August asked for a median monthly payment of $2,162, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported September 24, down...
Treasury auctions $22 billion of 30-year bonds on October 8
Treasury offers $22 billion of 30-year bonds on Thursday, October 8, the second reopening of a bond first sold in August at a 5.216 percent...
The national mortgage delinquency rate rose to 3.53 percent in August, ICE says
A mortgage delinquency rate of 3.53 percent sounds like a warning, but ICE says the August reading is mostly the calendar working itself out. Intercontinental...
The CFTC asked for public comment on future rules for retail crypto trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked the public what rules should govern retail crypto trading in the United States, but the question cannot be...