Headline News Archive

2018

December

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• Digital divide is wider than we think.  According to the Federal Communications Commission, everyone in sprawling Ferry County has access to broadband internet.  But that is not the reality experienced

• How Trump appointees curbed a consumer protection agency. One year after Mick Mulvaney’s arrival, he and his political aides have constrained the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from within, achieving what conservatives

• This watchdog agency is smaller, quieter and less active under Trump. Under the Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has seen its role diminished. “People wondered when I got — when I took

• Wells Fargo computer glitch blamed as hundreds lose their homes. These days, Jose Aguilar can only drive by the home he and his family lost to foreclosure three years ago, the small ranch house in

• Restaurantes cuestionan ante el juez la ley de horarios de NYC. Restaurantes y franquicias están en contra de la Ley de Semana Laboral Justa de la ciudad de Nueva York y han presentado una

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• Here's how parents can repay Parent PLUS loans. Parents are borrowing more to send their children to college and struggling to repay those loans, says a new study from The Brookings Institution.

• Marriott says up to 500 million customers' data stolen in breach. In one of the largest cybersecurity breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday that information on up to about 500 million of its customers worldwide was

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• Using games, apps to help children get better with money. The research shows those who had hands-on experience with money while they were growing up learned how to work hard, how to manage money and

• What is a predatory loan?. Predatory loans have unfair, misleading or unaffordable terms that generally benefit the lender at the expense of the borrower. Just about anyone is at risk

• What I learned from tracking my spending. Everyone knows to watch their spending: A mistake can mean the difference between making or bouncing the rent check. I tracked my spending meticulously for

November

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• The myth of steady retirement spending. It’s the question at the heart of so much retirement planning: How much money will I need in savings when I’ve

• Your children don’t believe in Santa anymore? Good.. Use that to avoid overspending on their presents for Christmas.

• 7 steps to start paying back your student loans. If you’ve recently graduated and skated through half a year without too much thought about your student loan debt, it’s time

• Robados los datos de 500 millones de clientes de Marriot Starwood. Números de pasaporte y posiblemente de tarjetas comprometidos por los ciberladrones La mayor cadena hotelera del mundo, Marriot, ha avisado de que la

• ¿Tiene deudas? La solución está en otra tarjeta de crédito. Las transferencias de balances son más atractivas ahora que suben las tasas de interés Si tiene balances en sus tarjetas de

• ¿Ahorro o pago las deudas?. Deber dinero no solo impacta negativamente las finanzas sino también la salud ¿Tienes una deuda que no te deja dormir? ¿Sientes

• ¿Trabajar después de jubilarse?. Pros y contras de tener un empleo tras retirarse del mundo laboral Cada vez más personas mayores de 60 años deciden postergar

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• ITT Tech students score victory. As creditors of ITT Educational Services fight over the remaining assets of the defunct for-profit college, one group has secured a significant victory in the

• Tips to avoid scams and make smart giving decisions with your dollars. By doing a little research, you can give wisely, avoiding the scams and giving your money to good charities that will efficiently use your donations

• That virus alert on your computer? Scammers may be behind it. You know the messages. They pop up on your computer screen with ominous warnings like, “Your computer has been infected with a virus. Call

• New watchdog group aims to spur action on student debt. A consumer group, led by people who quit the Trump administration, is forming in hopes of serving as a check on the student loan industry.

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• Beware of 4 types of scams during the holiday season. 商業信譽局(Better Business Bureau)的全國發言人凱瑟琳‧赫特(Katherine Hutt)說：「民眾在年底節期需要更加小心，他們在急於完成許多事情時，會給與詐騙者可乘之機。」

• Santa Clara County District AG's Office warned of lottery fraud calls (Chinese). 【新唐人2018年11月29日讯】日前，湾区摩根山一名老年人接到诈骗电话，谎称其中了彩票大奖，结果被骗取五万多美元。周三（11月28日），硅谷圣塔克拉拉县地检长办公室发布警告，提醒民众提防此类骗局。

• It’s not Black Friday anymore. It’s weeks of discounts.. More than 165 million Americans shopped in stores and online from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation. In that time, the average

• Buyers can get "more house" with Fannie, Freddie loan next year. Thanks to a 6.9 percent increase in average home values nationwide, the so-called conforming loan limit on mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will