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Pennsylvania heating grants are scheduled to close April 23 and add $50 for households with someone 60 or older if funds allow
Pennsylvania’s heating-aid season is set to close on April 23, 2027, and the state plans to add $50 to cash grants for households that include...
Nebraska’s online auction of unclaimed safe-deposit-box items ends October 13, with Pennsylvania’s unclaimed-property auction following on October 28
Nebraska’s State Treasurer is selling the contents of abandoned safe-deposit boxes on eBay, and bidding closes just before 8 a.m. Central time on Tuesday, October...
VSL#3 probiotic buyers from 2016 to 2019 may receive $20 a unit, up to $800, from a $20 million settlement if they file by October 20
People who bought the VSL#3 probiotic between June 1, 2016, and June 19, 2019, have until October 20, 2026, to file for a share of...
Oklahoma’s treasurer added more than 6,000 names to September’s unclaimed property list as the state holds over $1 billion across more than 8 million properties
Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ’s office has put more than 6,000 new names on its September unclaimed property list, and the state now holds more...
Equifax’s $30 million hard-inquiry dispute settlement is estimated to pay $100 to $400 per valid claim, and claims close November 29
Equifax’s $30 million settlement over hard-inquiry disputes is estimated to pay about $100 to $400 per valid claim, depending on which of three groups a...
Six-month Treasury bills paid savers 4.314 percent at the October 5 auction
Treasury auctioned $82 billion of six-month bills on October 5 at a high investment rate of 4.314 percent, the first decline in the weekly sale...
Post offices close and mail stops Monday, October 12 for Columbus Day
Every Post Office in the country will be closed on Monday, October 12 for Columbus Day, the Postal Service said in an October 5 announcement,...
Every FSAFEDS flexible spending account holder who wants to continue in 2027 must re-enroll by December 14
Enrollment in FSAFEDS, the flexible spending account program for federal employees, closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on December 14, 2026, and the Office of Personnel...
Nonrevolving consumer credit grew at a 4.1 percent annual rate in August, the Federal Reserve’s October 7 report shows
Nonrevolving consumer debt, the category that holds car and student loans, grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1 percent in August, the Federal...
A five-year new-car loan from a commercial bank averaged 7.54 percent in August and a two-year personal loan 11.90 percent, the Federal Reserve reports
A five-year new-car loan from a commercial bank carried an average rate of 7.54 percent in August, the Federal Reserve reported October 7, up from...
Holiday packages to Alaska and Hawaii should ship by December 16 using Ground Advantage, a day before the lower 48 deadline, the Postal Service says
Holiday parcels bound for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories have to be in the mail by Wednesday, December 16 if they...
Nine federal employee health plans, including four Health Net of California options, will not be offered in 2027, and enrollees who do not switch go into Compass Rose Standard
Four of the nine federal employee health plan options that will not be offered in 2027 belong to Health Net of California, the Office of...
California’s SB 876 will double insurer penalties for claims violations during declared emergencies and require restitution paid directly to policyholders, with phased implementation beginning January 1, 2027
California has enacted a law that doubles the penalties insurers face for breaking claims-handling rules during a declared emergency, and that makes them pay restitution...
TransUnion agreed to pay $8.31 million to settle claims it sold credit reports showing bankruptcy remarks with no matching public record, and claims are due October 30
Trans Union LLC has agreed to put $8.31 million into a fund for people whose credit reports carried a bankruptcy remark that no court record...
Kroger’s $17 million Savings Club prescription pricing settlement lets insured pharmacy customers file claims through December 21, 2026, with October 22 the deadline to opt out
Kroger has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a class action over how its pharmacies reported prescription prices to insurers, and people who paid...
California’s insurance commissioner proposed barring auto insurers from rating drivers by marital status
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has proposed a rule that would stop car insurers from using a driver’s marital status to set rates. The Department...
California will bar life and disability insurers from using certain genetic test results of people without symptoms in underwriting from January 1, 2027
California will stop life and disability insurers from using certain genetic test results of people who have no symptoms when deciding whether to sell them...
EIA expects retail diesel to average about $4.50 a gallon in 2027
Retail diesel should average about $4.50 a gallon next year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says in its October forecast released on October 6. That...
Progressive County Mutual policyholders in Texas have until January 19, 2027 to claim in a settlement over late personal injury protection payments
Texas drivers whose medical bills were paid late under Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company’s personal injury protection coverage have until January 19, 2027 to file...
Kelly Benefits has agreed to pay about $50 each from a $5 million fund to people caught in its December 2024 data breach, and claims are due December 28
Kelly Benefits, a Maryland company that administers employee benefits for employers and insurers, has agreed to put $5 million into a fund for people whose...