Headline News Archive

2018

December

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• Affordable Care Act enrollment is almost over and sign-ups are lagging. Obamacare sign-ups are now down 500,000, or 12 percent, from last year with just a few days of open enrollment left to go. Through six weeks of

• CFPB moves to further ease enforcement on financial industry. The CFPB is proposing new rules surrounding “no-action letters”. The no-action letter is an assurance from the bureau that it won’t

• Elizabeth Warren doubles down on affordable housing legislation. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) doubled down on her strategy to fix America’s housing crisis. Along with Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) and Rep. Gwen

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• How much should first-time homebuyers spend?. New research sheds fresh light on one of the most frequently asked home-buying questions, especially for first-timers: With our annual income, what price house can

• U.S. investigators point to China in Marriott hack. U.S. government investigators increasingly believe that Chinese state hackers were most likely responsible for the massive intrusion reported last month into Marriott’s

• How retailers make fools of us at the sales rack. Sales make us irrational and thus susceptible to various marketing ploys. The more you know about how sales work, the less you might be inclined

• El calentamiento global ya existió… y acabó con casi toda la vida. Hace 252 millones de años, faltó poco para que la Tierra muriera. En los océanos, se extinguió el 96 por ciento

• 8 pasos esenciales para la planificación patrimonial. Una de las formas más importantes de protegerte tú y a tus seres queridos es establecer un plan patrimonial confiable completo con

• ¿Quieres un aumento de sueldo? Estas son las mejores y las peores formas de pedirlo. Te presentamos tres maneras que te ayudarán a lograr tu objetivo y tres que, de usarlas, te asegurarán un "no

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• Equifax data breach was "entirely preventable". A scathing new report finds one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history was "entirely preventable." A 14-month congressional investigation slammed

• Are you ready for the financial crisis of 2019?. Here are five ways things could get bad for everyone.

• Wells Fargo tops government report on fees paid by students. Wells Fargo charges students the most in fees on average to have a bank account, according to a government report.

• What to do if your school closes. This past week, a major for-profit college chain called Education Corp. of America (ECA) abruptly announced that it would be closing dozens of its campuses

• Ed Department to erase teachers' debts. For public school teacher Kaitlyn McCollum, even simple acts like washing dishes or taking a shower can fill her with dread. "It will just

• Formas de ahorro inteligentes cuando tu hijo está en la universidad. Es posible que en este momento extrañes a tus hijos que están en la universidad, pero al menos hay algo positivo

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• Investigation of generic ‘cartel’ expands to 300 drugs. What started as an antitrust lawsuit brought by states over just two generic prescription drugs in 2016 has exploded into an investigation of alleged

• Avoiding impulse purchases this holiday season. If you have compulsive spending tendencies, use this three step plan to avoid triggers to overspend but still take advantage of all those great holiday

• Así puedes diferenciar a un preparador de impuestos de un estafador. Los preparadores de impuestos son muy útiles para elaborar la declaración fiscal, pero debes cuidarte de los estafadores Hacer la declaració

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• A new wave of leaders could crack down on student-loans. State lawmakers are trying to push student-loan legislation over the finish line.

• Senate confirms Kathy Kraninger as CFPB director. Kathy Kraninger, a White House official, has been confirmed as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new director over objections by critics who highlighted her

• ¿No ahorraste para Navidad? Todavía estás a tiempo. Te presentamos cuatro opciones gracias a las que no todo está perdido Afrontémoslo, durante todo el año pensamos que al

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• Wells Fargo reform plans fail to satisfy Fed after scandals. The Federal Reserve has rejected Wells Fargo's plans to prevent further consumer abuses and told the scandal-plagued lender it needs stronger checks on management,

• Kroger and Walgreens: A one-stop shop for food and drugs?. A one-stop shop for your grocery and pharmacy needs is what Kroger and Walgreens have in store. Through “Kroger Express,” the

• Should you buy someone a phone for the holidays?. Should you buy someone a phone for the holidays? The answer is yes, if you can make sure you get them something they like, and

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• Quora discloses data breach affecting 100 million users. Quora, a widely used question-and-answer website, announced that a “malicious third party” had compromised the account information of 100 million users. Names, email addresses