Tyler Foster
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New federal rents take effect October 1, resetting the limits on Section 8 housing vouchers
New Fair Market Rents from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development take effect October 1, 2026, resetting the payment standards that cap how...
The reverse-mortgage borrowing limit rose to about $1.25 million, and only citizens and green-card holders qualify
The most a homeowner can borrow through a federally insured reverse mortgage climbed to $1,249,125 for 2026, up $39,375 from 2025’s $1,209,750, under a schedule...
The typical existing home sold for about $434,100 in July, a 37th straight month of gains
The median price of an existing home sold in July was $434,100, the National Association of Realtors reported, up 2.0% from $425,700 a year earlier...
Medicare’s new payment plan lets Part D enrollees spread a year’s drug costs into monthly installments
The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, known as M3P, lets anyone enrolled in a Part D drug plan or a Medicare Advantage plan with drug coverage...
Federal regulators now say a bank may warn a customer when a frozen account is tied to fraud
Five federal banking regulators said this week that a bank or credit union has always been free to tell a customer that a frozen account,...
Scammers now use AI voice clones to fake a grandchild’s emergency call and demand cash
A caller claiming to be a panicked grandchild no longer needs to sound convincing on the fly — artificial intelligence can now generate that voice...
Callers posing as U.S. Marshals are pushing seniors to hand their savings to gold-bar couriers
A caller in Honolulu told an elderly widow this summer that he was a deputy U.S. Marshal, that her Social Security number had been linked...
Fake toll-payment texts are now the fastest-growing government-imposter scam
Fake text messages demanding instant payment for an unpaid highway toll have become the fastest-growing form of government-imposter fraud, and the growth now shows up...
Nearly 7,900 U.S. stores are set to close this year as chains shrink
Retail analysts at Coresight Research now project that nearly 7,900 U.S. stores will close before the end of 2026, a full-year estimate built from the...
Campbell’s is cutting 13% of its workforce as packaged-food sales slump
Campbell’s, the Camden, New Jersey-based maker of soup, Goldfish crackers and Prego sauce, told investors on September 3 that it has cut its salaried workforce...
Health Net is dropping every commercial group health plan in California and Oregon for 2027
Centene subsidiary Health Net confirmed this month that it is exiting the traditional commercial group health insurance market in California and Oregon entirely, ending every...
Medicare’s second round of price cuts trims 15 drugs including Ozempic, saving enrollees about $685 million
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has locked in new negotiated prices for a second group of 15 prescription drugs under the Medicare Drug...
A 2027 rule makes Medicare Advantage plans post who qualifies for their extra benefits
A final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued this spring will force Medicare Advantage insurers to publish, for the first time, the...
Buy a Medigap policy and change your mind, and a 30-day free look gets your money back
Cancel a new Medicare Supplement policy within 30 days of receiving it, and federal guidance says the buyer gets back the full premium paid, no...
A state pharmaceutical assistance program helps low-income seniors cover Part D drug bills
Extra Help, the federal program that cuts Medicare Part D premiums and copays close to zero, stops once a retiree’s income clears $23,940 a year...
Social Security added 14 conditions that can win a disability approval in days, not months
The Social Security Administration added 14 medical conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list on August 11, pushing the fast-track disability roster to 314 diagnoses, four...
