Headline News Archive

2020

December

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• Stakes high for Trump’s new demands on economic relief. Fresh signs emerged of a stalling economic recovery, raising the stakes in President Trump’s surprise refusal to sign a $900 billion stimulus package into

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• Your stimulus check may not be in the mail until Jan. 15. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said $600 payments may start going out next week. But many Americans may not get their funds that soon.

• Dems to McConnell over Trump’s $2,000 stimulus check idea: ‘Let’s do it!’. In a surprise video address on Tuesday night, President Trump said something House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could finally get behind: The proposed

17

• The CDC banned evictions. Why are tenants being thrown out?. Evictions processed while the moratorium is still in place are a preview of what some experts predict will be a wave of homelessness when the

• Behind on weekly rent and afraid of being evicted. Low-budget weekly rental lodgings — furnished units with limited cooking facilities that typically rent for around $200 a week — are often the housing of last

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• Women to be harmed most when 87 million lose paid leave on Dec. 31. Legislation passed in March under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ensured workers at small- and medium-sized companies up to two weeks of fully paid

• CA is banning short term rentals; travelers can't get refunds. The state’s latest travel restrictions make most hotel or short term lodging illegal. But Airbnb and Vrbo, the biggest home-sharing companies, are sticking

• Use it or lose it: Tenant aid effort nears a federal cutoff. Emergency pandemic funding to help renters must be distributed by Dec. 30. But getting the money to those who need it is no small task.

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• Get your home ready for winter. Taking smart steps now can help keep you safe and warm in a storm.

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• What struggling homeowners need to know. The Federal Housing Finance Agency extended its moratorium on foreclosures and certain evictions until the end of January. While the moratorium only applies to loans

• Nationstar Mortgage agrees to settlement for mishandling foreclosures. Nationstar Mortgage, which rebranded as “Mr. Cooper,” agreed to a $91 million settlement for allegedly violating consumer protection laws after the Great Recession. The

09

• Wall Street frets over a soon-to-be revived CFPB. The Trump administration has done its best to neuter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, giving large banks a reprieve from aggressive enforcement and new rules.

• White House proposes much lower unemployment benefit. The new proposal represents a sharp rejection of the bipartisan efforts that have gotten Democrats and Republicans closer to a compromise amid signs that the

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• Millions of Americans are unemployed and over $5,000 behind on rent. Hefty bills will come due in early 2021 for rent and utilities. Economists warn many unemployed families won’t be able to pay without more

• If there's no second stimulus, what should you do when deferrals end?. Traditionally, the end of the year is a time to take stock of your finances and make a few last-minute moves that can save you

07

• The stock market is soaring; most Americans aren’t along for the ride. Many Americans are still hurting. Giving them the help they need could have greater value for the economy—and the country—than the

• Unemployment, sick leave and housing aid will expire in weeks. The looming deadlines have added new urgency to congressional talks over a new $908 billion stimulus package.

02

• Biden: ‘We’re going to fight like hell by investing in America first.’. Biden’s top priority, he said, is getting a generous stimulus package through Congress, even before he takes office. We are courting serious long-term

• Black households were saving more. Then came covid-19.. The covid economic crisis is a crash course in why saving for an emergency is critical, especially for Black households.

• California recibió $1.3 mil millones de apoyo por incendios forestales. Las víctimas no han obtenido nada. Después de que su domicilio en Santa Rosa, California, se quemara en el incendio de Tubbs hace tres años, Linda Adrain

November

30

• How government incentives shaped the nursing home business. Federal government reimbursements for nursing home patients on Medicare and Medicaid have resulted in the nursing home industry retaining certain services that are reimbursed

• Preparing your children for a holiday with less. What if the pandemic recession has affected your family finances to the point that the usual treasure trove of presents and lavish holiday meal aren

• Health experts urge Americans to take restrictive measures. America’s top infectious-disease expert sounded the alarm Sunday, warning of a “surge superimposed upon” a surge of coronavirus cases over the

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• Biden has the power to make the CFPB more aggressive thanks to Trump. Analysts expect the CFPB under Biden to follow a similar model to what the agency pursued under Obama and Cordray in terms of calling out

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• Realtors must now offer transparency on commissions. Real estate agents’ commissions have always been a bit mysterious to buyers. Sellers must negotiate their commission with their agent and determine how much