Tyler Foster
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Social Security pays up to six months of back benefits to people who file after full retirement age, but not for months before that age that would permanently reduce the monthly benefit
Social Security can pay up to six months of back benefits to someone who files for retirement after full retirement age. It will not pay...
Social Security offices in Medford, Oregon, Altoona, Pennsylvania and Danville, Virginia are serving the public by phone only, with no in-person help
Social Security lists its offices in Medford, Oregon, Altoona, Pennsylvania and Danville, Virginia as phone only, with no in-person service. The agency’s list of emergency...
About 1,100 PacificSource Medicare Advantage members in Montana lose their plan when the insurer leaves the state at the end of 2026
About 1,100 Medicare Advantage members in Montana lose their PacificSource plan when the Oregon-based insurer leaves the state at the end of 2026. The count...
The FTC says a debt-relief operator whose ring posed as banks to reach seniors and veterans must turn over about $12.6 million in assets under a $104.3 million judgment
A debt-relief operator whose ring posed as banks to reach seniors and veterans must turn over about $12.6 million in assets under a $104.3 million...
Social Security, railroad retirement and Black Lung benefits would regain protection from federal debt offsets under Sen. Ron Wyden’s bill, which has six cosponsors
Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, introduced a bill on September 24 that would shield Social Security, railroad retirement and Black Lung benefits from administrative...
New Jersey bars utility shutoffs for eligible customers November 15 through March 15, and Universal Service Fund credits run $20 to $200 a month
New Jersey bars utilities from shutting off service to eligible customers from November 15 through March 15 under its Winter Termination Program. Households that receive...
The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 7.32% on October 22 from 7.40% a week earlier, Freddie Mac says, against 6.19% a year ago
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 7.32% in the Freddie Mac survey released October 22, down from 7.40% a week earlier....
Endeavor Health goes out of network for Aetna Medicare Advantage plans January 1, with a December 7 deadline to review coverage
Endeavor Health will no longer be in network for Aetna Medicare Advantage plans beginning January 1, 2027, the health system says. Patients with an Aetna...
Zumba course buyers in a privacy settlement get checks of at least $229.33 automatically unless they opt out by December 14
People who bought Zumba’s online Basic 1 instructor course from Zumba.com between October 22, 2022 and October 22, 2024 are in line for a check...
Bacon fell to $6.756 a pound in September from $7.290 a year earlier
Sliced bacon averaged $6.756 a pound across the United States in September, 53.4 cents or 7.3% below the $7.290 of a year earlier, the Bureau...
Social Security’s Fast Facts lists the Census Bureau’s 2025 poverty line for a single person 65 and older at $15,440
Social Security’s 2026 Fast Facts chartbook lists the 2025 poverty line for a single person 65 or older at $15,440 a year, a figure it...
The next federal inflation report arrives November 10, after energy prices outpaced food and rent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish the October consumer price index on Tuesday, November 10, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, and the last report left...
Small-firm workers pay $9,687 a year toward family health coverage, KFF finds
Covered workers at smaller firms pay an average of $9,687 a year toward family health coverage, $2,847 more than the $6,840 paid by workers at...
VA lowered its Native American Direct Loan rate for veterans on October 1
VA lowered the interest rate on its Native American Direct Loan, known as NADL, from 2.50% to 2.47% on October 1, 2026. Native American veterans...
Chase customers can now name a trusted adult the bank may alert
Chase customers can name a trusted adult the bank may notify about certain transactions, a feature the bank highlighted on October 19 as part of...
Kansas utility customers can reconnect by paying one-twelfth of the overdue amount plus one-twelfth of the current bill, fees and any deposit
Kansas utility customers who have fallen behind can restore service by paying one-twelfth of the overdue amount plus one-twelfth of the current bill, along with...