Housing & Renting Rents reach a three-year high as mortgage costs push more buyers into rentals Priya Kesterson Reporter, Housing & Renting · renters and evictions · 1 hour ago
Debt Collection Medical costs lead many Americans to delay care and alter prescriptions Leah Prentiss · 4 hours ago
Credit Cards Visa reports stronger spending as fourth-quarter profit reaches $6 billion Caleb Ostrander · 5 hours ago
Identity Theft & Scams Man extradited to U.S. in alleged $100 million identity-theft tax scheme Elliot Varnum · 7 hours ago
CFPB & Regulators CFPB pauses plans to move regional employees to Washington Reid Calloway · 8 hours ago
Student Loans CMS offers up to $50,000 in support to nurses at eligible nursing homes Isaiah Pembrook · 9 hours ago
Economy Consumer confidence rebounds in October but remains below its long-term trend Odalys Wren · 10 hours ago
Retirement & Social Security SSI beneficiaries to get 3.6% COLA for 2027; federal maximums rise to $1,029 and $1,544 Faith Ostergaard · 22 hours ago
Data Privacy Fifth Circuit revives privacy suit over Meta Pixel, says browsing data can be health information Noor Haddix · 23 hours ago
Markets Broadcom-backed $63 billion financing lifts chips and Nasdaq ahead of Fed decision Grant Hollister · yesterday
Student Loans Nearly 2 million borrowers have picked new plans as the first SAVE transition deadline looms Nov. 1 Isaiah Pembrook · yesterday
Credit Scores Fannie, Freddie apply same pricing to FICO and VantageScore as FHFA director attacks FICO pricing Warren Quillen · yesterday
Debt Collection Orange County erases $199 million more in medical debt, bringing total relief to $758.2 million Leah Prentiss · yesterday
CFPB & Regulators OCC grants Ripple final approval to operate a national trust bank Reid Calloway · yesterday
Retirement & Social Security November Social Security, SSI payments shifted earlier; key dates for beneficiaries Faith Ostergaard · yesterday
Fintech & BNPL PayPal raises full-year profit forecast after beating quarterly profit expectations Theo Brannigan · yesterday
Credit Cards Bilt changes rewards structure for 2027, ending default 4% Bilt Cash and trimming hotel redemptions Caleb Ostrander · yesterday
Credit Cards Appeals court invalidates Fed’s debit swipe‑fee rule, orders regulator to rewrite cap Keisha Mallory · yesterday
Markets General Motors to move U.S. listing from NYSE to Nasdaq, opening Nasdaq-100 eligibility Grant Hollister · yesterday
Fintech & BNPL Klarna available as a payment option at Adorama and sister sites Theo Brannigan · yesterday
Credit Reports Minnesota orders collector to pay penalty after alleged collections on settled account and false credit reports Holly Brandvold · yesterday
Banking & Savings Some online savings accounts pay as much as 4.70% APY, Fortune/Curinos says Yara Whitlock · yesterday
Credit Reports Minnesota orders collector to pay penalty after alleged collections on settled account and false credit reports Holly Brandvold Reporter, Credit Reports · yesterday
Credit Reports TransUnion heads into earnings with analysts expecting double-digit revenue growth Holly Brandvold · 2 days ago
Credit Reports Synthetic identities and account takeovers left U.S. lenders with $2.4 billion exposure, TransUnion says Desmond Achterberg · 2 days ago
Credit Reports A clean credit report doesn’t always mean your identity is safe Holly Brandvold · 3 days ago
Credit Reports Identity theft led to two student loans and a 100-point credit drop for a 71-year-old retiree Holly Brandvold · 3 days ago
Credit Scores Fannie, Freddie apply same pricing to FICO and VantageScore as FHFA director attacks FICO pricing Warren Quillen Reporter, Credit Scores · yesterday
Credit Scores VantageScore: average VantageScore 4.0 holds at 701 as balances stay near $107.5K in September Warren Quillen · 2 days ago
Credit Scores Average 30-year refinance rate is 7.301% as of Oct. 23, 2026 Warren Quillen · 2 days ago
Credit Scores TransUnion offers 'first look' mortgage tool so lenders can buy reports before paying for scores Warren Quillen · 3 days ago
Credit Scores FICO cuts wholesale mortgage price to $10 for preferred lenders, reshaping mortgage scoring economics Warren Quillen · 3 days ago
Consumer Rights & Lawsuits OCC finds large banks limited access for some customers; CFPB opens probe Lydia Fennimore Reporter, Consumer Rights & Lawsuits · yesterday
Consumer Rights & Lawsuits First Advantage and ID.me roll out FCRA‑compliant AI identity checks for background screening Lydia Fennimore · 3 days ago
CFPB & Regulators CFPB pauses plans to move regional employees to Washington Reid Calloway Reporter, CFPB & Regulators · 8 hours ago
CFPB & Regulators OCC grants Ripple final approval to operate a national trust bank Reid Calloway · yesterday
CFPB & Regulators FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General over alleged chronic overcharging Victor Amundsen · yesterday
CFPB & Regulators FTC sends 65,022 refunds after finding Walmart’s money‑transfer controls let scammers through Victor Amundsen · 2 days ago
CFPB & Regulators Millions of Prime customers to get FTC refunds labeled with ‘President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission’ Victor Amundsen · 3 days ago
Debt Collection Medical costs lead many Americans to delay care and alter prescriptions Leah Prentiss Reporter, Debt Collection · medical debt · 4 hours ago
Debt Collection Orange County erases $199 million more in medical debt, bringing total relief to $758.2 million Leah Prentiss · yesterday
Debt Collection Nearly 27,000 Kansans notified their medical debt was bought and forgiven Leah Prentiss · 3 days ago
Identity Theft & Scams Man extradited to U.S. in alleged $100 million identity-theft tax scheme Elliot Varnum Reporter, Identity Theft & Scams · 7 hours ago
Identity Theft & Scams TiDB Cloud vendor says stolen service account keys let intruder copy internal data over 28 days Ruben Esterline · yesterday
Identity Theft & Scams Keeper adds local AI phishing protection to browser extension to spot spoofed logins Ruben Esterline · 2 days ago
Identity Theft & Scams Class action filed after Southern Co. parent says 400,000 customer accounts were breached Ruben Esterline · 2 days ago
Identity Theft & Scams Keystone says Shopify-powered store leak exposed customer names, addresses and order details Ruben Esterline · 3 days ago
Credit Cards Visa reports stronger spending as fourth-quarter profit reaches $6 billion Caleb Ostrander Reporter, Credit Cards · 5 hours ago
Credit Cards Bilt changes rewards structure for 2027, ending default 4% Bilt Cash and trimming hotel redemptions Caleb Ostrander · yesterday
Credit Cards Appeals court invalidates Fed’s debit swipe‑fee rule, orders regulator to rewrite cap Keisha Mallory · yesterday
Credit Cards Mastercard and MrBeast unveil creator-focused co‑brand card project Caleb Ostrander · 2 days ago
Credit Cards National average credit card APR hits 19.70% as balances and delinquencies rise Caleb Ostrander · 3 days ago
Data Privacy Fifth Circuit revives privacy suit over Meta Pixel, says browsing data can be health information Noor Haddix Reporter, Data Privacy · 23 hours ago
Data Privacy Austin ISD says Frontline Education breach exposed staff Social Security numbers and addresses Noor Haddix · yesterday
Data Privacy Washington Supreme Court says website clicks and searches aren’t private communications under state law Noor Haddix · 2 days ago
Data Privacy Congress faces steep odds of passing a national data privacy law after midterms Noor Haddix · 2 days ago
Data Privacy Google policy change lets Gmail and Photos data personalize search and ads when users opt in Noor Haddix · 3 days ago
Mortgages & Loans New York orders mortgage debt buyers to repay homeowners and remove expired claims Tamsin Delacorte Reporter, Mortgages & Loans · 2 days ago
Mortgages & Loans Sellers in Las Vegas are buying down mortgage rates to move homes as 30-year rates stay above 7% Tamsin Delacorte · 3 days ago
Mortgages & Loans 30-year mortgage rate falls to 7.32%, first weekly drop since late August Tamsin Delacorte · 3 days ago
Mortgages & Loans Trump order directs agencies to pursue lower mortgage-insurance and refinance costs Tamsin Delacorte · 3 days ago
Student Loans CMS offers up to $50,000 in support to nurses at eligible nursing homes Isaiah Pembrook Reporter, Student Loans · 9 hours ago
Student Loans Nearly 2 million borrowers have picked new plans as the first SAVE transition deadline looms Nov. 1 Isaiah Pembrook · yesterday
Student Loans Administration preparing to restart wage garnishments for defaulted federal student loans Isaiah Pembrook · yesterday
Student Loans Justice Department drops appeal of rule narrowing Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer eligibility Mateo Brightwell · yesterday
Student Loans Federal student loan default rate jumps to 21.3% as repayment changes bite Isaiah Pembrook · 2 days ago
Banking & Savings Some online savings accounts pay as much as 4.70% APY, Fortune/Curinos says Yara Whitlock Reporter, Banking & Savings · savings and fees · yesterday
Banking & Savings Citi launches Premium Boost offering up to 4.35% APY for wealthy account tiers Yara Whitlock · yesterday
Banking & Savings Federal Reserve expected to hold rates at Oct. 28 meeting, markets price small chance of a hike Yara Whitlock · 2 days ago
Banking & Savings Study: drivers in Seattle saved up to $184 a month by refinancing auto loans Yara Whitlock · 2 days ago
Banking & Savings Customers have days left to claim share of $2.8M FinWise Bank data‑breach settlement Gwen Talbridge · 3 days ago
Fintech & BNPL PayPal raises full-year profit forecast after beating quarterly profit expectations Theo Brannigan Reporter, Fintech & BNPL · yesterday
Fintech & BNPL Klarna available as a payment option at Adorama and sister sites Theo Brannigan · yesterday
Fintech & BNPL New Jersey bill would license and limit fees for buy now, pay later loans Theo Brannigan · yesterday
Fintech & BNPL Sezzle files to form Sezzle Bank, N.A., seeking national charter and FDIC insurance Theo Brannigan · 2 days ago
Fintech & BNPL The Bancorp schedules Oct. 29 earnings release and Oct. 30 investor call for fintech business Theo Brannigan · 3 days ago
Housing & Renting Rents reach a three-year high as mortgage costs push more buyers into rentals Priya Kesterson Reporter, Housing & Renting · renters and evictions · 1 hour ago
Housing & Renting Turo will let U.S. renters book Teslas with verified Full Self‑Driving (Supervised) Priya Kesterson · 2 days ago
Housing & Renting Sellers cut prices and offer incentives as U.S. housing market stalls Alana Rusk · 3 days ago
Housing & Renting In many California metros, rising rents still trail monthly mortgage costs by years Priya Kesterson · 3 days ago
Housing & Renting Study finds more Airbnb listings are linked to small but measurable rent and home‑price increases Priya Kesterson · 3 days ago
Retirement & Social Security SSI beneficiaries to get 3.6% COLA for 2027; federal maximums rise to $1,029 and $1,544 Faith Ostergaard Reporter, Retirement & Social Security · Medicare and the COLA · 22 hours ago
Retirement & Social Security November Social Security, SSI payments shifted earlier; key dates for beneficiaries Faith Ostergaard · yesterday
Retirement & Social Security Medicare 2027: higher Part D limits, 15 drugs added to price negotiations and a projected Part B premium rise Faith Ostergaard · yesterday
Retirement & Social Security Hawaii reaffirms policy to preserve Social Security survivor benefits for foster youth Jonah Steadman · 2 days ago
Retirement & Social Security Third round of October Social Security payments scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28 Jonah Steadman · 3 days ago
Economy Fed holds rates steady as inflation remains elevated Nolan Thackeray Reporter, Economy · the Fed and inflation · 3 hours ago
Economy Consumer confidence rebounds in October but remains below its long-term trend Odalys Wren · 10 hours ago
Economy Trump says U.S. oil firms are ‘making a freaking fortune’ as gas and diesel prices climb Bianca Torvald · 2 days ago
Economy RBC warns core PCE may reaccelerate and flags risks for lower‑ and middle‑income households Nolan Thackeray · 3 days ago
Markets Broadcom-backed $63 billion financing lifts chips and Nasdaq ahead of Fed decision Grant Hollister Reporter, Markets · yesterday
Markets General Motors to move U.S. listing from NYSE to Nasdaq, opening Nasdaq-100 eligibility Grant Hollister · yesterday
Markets Stock futures rise as traders brace for a week of central bank decisions and oil swings Grant Hollister · 2 days ago
Markets Dow falls 1.2% as tech weakness, oil and rising yields stoke inflation concerns Grant Hollister · 3 days ago