Headline News Archive

2021

March

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• Tenant screening software faces national reckoning. Marco Antonio Fernandez, returned home after a yearlong Navy deployment in South Korea and searched for an apartment.  Fernandez, whose national security work had

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• Stimulus will cover seven months of rent for some, less than one for others. Congress passed a $1.9 trillion spending package that President Biden signed Thursday. Americans can expect $1,400 or more — the largest stimulus payments yet — in addition

• Preguntas frecuentes sobre el estímulo, el desempleo y las devoluciones de impuestos. Respondemos las dudas más comunes sobre el plan de rescate de Estados Unidos.

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• Who gets the most help from the Biden stimulus bill?. Over half the money — 54 percent — in the bill goes toward households. In addition to the popular $1,400 checks, there is also funding for extra

• Hogares californianos deben 1.000 millones de dólares por servicio de agua. Los hogares de California deben un total de 1.000 millones de dólares en cuentas de agua atrasadas...

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• Who will get the new stimulus checks, and who won't?. A third round of coronavirus aid checks should be coming soon. Millions of Americans reeling from the economic damage of the pandemic would get one-time

• Nursing home deaths prompt federal, state legislation. Patient advocacy groups are praising two proposals by state and federal lawmakers aimed at improving infection-control protocols and financial transparency in nursing homes, struck by

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• A policy revolution in aid for children in stimulus bill. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package moving through Congress advances an idea that Democrats have been nurturing for decades: establishing a guaranteed income for families with

• Few student loan borrowers received government forgiveness. Congress wrote a law promising forgiveness to student loan borrowers who make two decades of on-time payments. But that promise has fallen short, according to

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• What’s in the stimulus bill? A guide to the $1.9 trillion. The measure passed by the Senate, and headed to the House for final approval before going to President Biden’s desk, contains money for

• Moms fired during the pandemic sue former employers. At least 58 lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. from April 2020 to February 2021 that allege an employer denied emergency parental leave, did not inform

• Child tax credit advances an effort years in the making. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package moving through Congress advances an idea that Democrats have been nurturing for decades: establishing a guaranteed income for families with

• How much should you get from the new stimulus checks?. A third round of stimulus checks, part of the Biden administration’s “American Rescue Plan,” was approved by the Senate on Saturday

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• Signs you're not ready to collect benefits. The decision to sign up for Social Security is a big one. You're allowed to start collecting benefits once you turn 62, and while you

• Mothers are regaining jobs. The perception that we’re in the midst of a “she-cession” — in which women have lost jobs at a higher rate

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• How to buy a home with no down payment. As home prices continue to rise, affording a down payment has become a bigger hurdle for prospective home buyers. But there are a few options

• Biden limits eligibility for stimulus payments. Under the changes agreed to by Biden and Senate Democratic leadership, individuals earning $75,000 per year and couples earning $150,000 would still receive the full $1,400-per-person benefit.

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• Senate confirms Gina Raimondo as Biden commerce secretary. The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide

• 11 million families are at risk of eviction; the American Rescue Plan helps. An estimated 11 million families are at risk of eviction, according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The American Rescue Plan,

• Biden consumer watchdog pick signals more aggressive stance. President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the federal consumer watchdog agency indicated Tuesday that if confirmed he would restore more aggressive enforcement actions

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• High turnover at nursing homes poses risks for residents. A new study highlights the persistent problems caused by an unstable work force, an underlying threat that may have led to staggering death tolls in

February

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• Government agencies increasingly are accessing private information. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have tapped a private database containing hundreds of millions of phone, water, electricity and other utility records

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• More consumers complain about errors on their credit reports. The number of credit-reporting complaints more than doubled from 2019, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's online complaint database. Common mistakes include loans that

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• Here’s how to get a consumer complaint before the right pair of eyes. That beautiful birthday bouquet started to wilt within hours. Those pricey running shoes split apart in two months after only a few miles of use.

• Are you putting too much money toward your debt?. Whether you have outstanding credit card balances, student loans or a mortgage, paying off your debt is a sound money move that just about any