Financialist articles
- That Small Pay-Advance Fee Can Add Up to a 232% APR
- Student-Loan Autopay Discount Gets Three More Months to Sign Up
- 21,586 New York Households Applied for Lower Utility Bills. Not All Are Approved
- Maine Electric-Bill Help Moves to Monthly Discounts
- California Opens Property-Tax Postponement. It Is a Loan, Not Free Money
- New Jersey Property-Tax Relief Has a November 2 Deadline
- Washington Sets a $17.73 Wage Floor and Higher Overtime Salary Tests
- Illinois Finds $9.3 Million in Lost Insurance Benefits. The Search Is Free
- Rhode Island Cut Insurers' Requests. Your Health Premium Can Still Rise
- California Moves Its Job-Exit Debt Rules to 2027 Contracts
- SNAP Has a New $1,023 Ceiling. It Is Not Every Family's Check
- Illinois Opens Heating-Bill Help. Some Households Can Apply Before November
- Facing a Utility Shutoff? A New Grant Window Just Opened
- UGI's Rate Hike Was Cut, but the Gas Bill Still Goes Up
- Cashless Checkout? Maryland Just Added a Right to Pay With Cash
- Maryland Takes Aim at Grocery Prices Picked Just for You
- Skip the Boss's Political Meeting? Maryland Adds Job Protection
- A 1099 Is Not the Final Word: New Jersey's Worker Rules Begin
- Michigan Teen Jobs Get a New Permit Portal Today
- Washington Workers Must Hear About I-9 Inspections Before the Fallout
- No Retirement Plan at Work? Rhode Island's First Enforcement Deadline Is Near
- South Carolina Adds Paid Leave for More State Parents
- North Carolina State Workers Get a 12-Week Parental-Leave Boost
- DC Paid Leave Just Got Smaller: Check the New $1,100 Cap
- California Says AI Cannot Be the Only Boss Behind a Firing
- Can't Decode Your Overtime Pay? Connecticut Now Requires a Guide
- Assaulted on the Job? Connecticut Expands Full-Pay Protection
- Tips Cannot Fill the Wage Gap for Connecticut Cannabis Workers
- Pumping at Work No Longer Has to Fit Only Inside Existing Breaks in Connecticut
- Mandatory Security Checks Count as Work Time Under New Connecticut Rule
- Amazon Owes $7.25 Million in DC Delivery Refunds. This Is Not the FTC Prime Payout
- California Lyft Deal Covers Past Driver Work, Not a New Classification Rule
- NYC Click-to-Cancel Enforcement Starts. The Fine Is Not Your Automatic Refund
- State Farm Dividend Guidance: $142 Is a Delaware Average, Not a Guaranteed Check
- IRS Scholarship-Credit Rules Are Proposed. A Donation Is Not a Tuition Refund
- Treasury Says Child Accounts Are Enrolled. Parents Still Have to Claim Them
- ACA $500 Payments Have Started, but Most Marketplace Enrollees Are Not the Target
- Connecticut Job Ads Must Show Pay and Benefits Under Newly Effective Law
- Connecticut Expands Job-Exit Debt Ban to Small Employers
- Freddie Mac Mortgage Average Rises to 7.28%. Your Quote Can Differ
- New Student-Loan Default Portal Offers a Way Back, Not Automatic Forgiveness
- Canceled Student Loans Still on Credit Reports? Borrowers Take the Fight to Court
- Colorado Medical-Debt Deal Undoes Default Judgments on 44 Accounts
- Paid Before Charity Care Approval? Washington Deal Returns Money to 1,300 Patients
- Texas Hospital Investigation Finds Bills Often Arrive Before Aid Screening
- Kansas City Debt Reporting Shows Why a Hospital Summons Cannot Wait
- Hospital Drug Discounts Do Not Always Translate Into Clear Patient-Aid Policies
- Pennsylvania Mavis Customers Have Until January 26 to Support a Restitution Claim
- California Signs Tougher Disaster-Claims Rules, but They Start in January
- Washington Challenges a Power-Benefit Change That Could Raise Private-Utility Bills
- California's Used-Car Return Right Starts Today, With Mileage and Fee Limits
- October Medicaid Changes: California, Maryland and Rhode Island Have Different Safety Nets
- New Jersey Announces $16.48 Minimum Wage. Tipped Workers Still Need the Full Floor
- Worcester Adds Evening and Saturday Small Claims Sessions
- CUNY's New Free-Transit Pilot Starts October 5, but Only 700 Students Got the First Slots
- IRS Travel Per Diem Changes Today. The $329 Rate Is Not a Tax Refund
- SEC Proposes Wider Private-Market Access. Fees and Exit Terms Still Matter
- ADP Reports 90,000 New Private Jobs. Pay Growth Is a Separate Number
- Equifax Sees a Small Financial-Health Improvement. Good Credit Still Is Not a Cash Cushion
- New Debt Study Says Payments Ate Half of Estimated Income Gains
- Washington Fines USAA and Allstate. The $230,000 Is Not a New Refund Pool
- IRS Extends Israel-Related Tax Relief to 2027. Prior Eligibility Is Not Enough
- Mortgage Appraisal Format Gets an Exception, Not a Blanket Deadline Delay
- Got an IRS Saver's Match Letter? It Is Not a $1,000 Check Today
- Lowe's California Settlement: Gift Cards Under $15 Can Be Cashed Out
- Kin Adds California HELOCs. Paying Off Cards Still Puts Your Home at Risk
- New York Seeks Evolutions Festival Refunds. The Lawsuit Is Not a Payout Yet
- Home Prices Rose in July, but Chicago and Seattle Tell Different Stories
- CFPB Funding Ruling Protects a Consumer Tool, but the Court Fight Continues
- OCC Says 97.7% of Its Tracked Mortgages Performed, Yet Starts Rose
- Brooklyn Rental Applicants May Get Deposits Back After Blacklisting Case
- New York Orders $1 Million-Plus in DARCARS Refunds. Check Your Paperwork
- FleetCor's $100 Million FTC Deal Could Repay Businesses, but Not Yet
- Amway's Proposed $225 Million FTC Deal Is Not a Refund Form Yet
- Fed's Stablecoin Plan: Full Reserves Proposed, Not Yet Required by This Rule
- FTC's Corteva Deal Targets Pesticide Prices, Not Immediate Farmer Refunds
- Mortgage Delinquencies Hit 3.53% in August. The Headline Needs Context
- Selling Farmland? IRS Proposes How Four-Year Tax Payments Would Work
- O'Reilly Text Settlement Claims Close Today: Who May Get Up to $22
- Florida Clears Four Home Insurance Rate Cuts. Will Your Renewal Be Cheaper?
- New York Wants to Shut Polymarket Down: What the Lawsuit Actually Says
- Colorado Health Premiums Rise 10% for 2027, but Subsidized Bills Tell Another Story
- Amazon Prime Refunds Expand to $200; More Checks Start October 1
- Bought a Generic Drug Years Ago? Check This $96 Million Settlement Before March 8
- Paid a Surprise Maryland Hospital Fee? Some UMMS Patients Are Getting Refunds
- FTC weighs new duties for platforms carrying impersonation ads
- September 28 tax deadline approaches for eligible San Carlos Apache Tribe disaster area taxpayers
- Hawaii joins proposed Credit Acceptance auto-loan settlement with debt relief
- States reach $2.3 million Labcorp settlement over debt collector's data breach
- Nano Banc deposits transfer to Sunwest after California closure
- Maryland approves 2027 ACA rates: 14.6% average increase before subsidies
- IRS adds account notices and tax records to free mobile app
- Michigan attorney general challenges UPPCO electric rate hike
- Michigan sues generator sellers over customer deposits
- New York warns of storm price gouging: what to document