Headline News Archive

2019

February

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• States, consumer groups blast CFPB’s fintech protections. State attorneys general, consumer advocates, community activists, and banking regulators are criticizing proposed legal protections for banks and technology firms that develop “innovative”

• Which is more accurate: Zillow’s Zestimate or Redfin’s Estimate?. When you type in a home’s street address to obtain an online valuation from the two biggest players in the field — Zillow

• Consumers still prefer paper bills, but can they make you go digital?. Paper may be vilified in green offices, but it’s still king at home when it comes to how we receive our bills. 

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• Wall Street, with big tax breaks, sets sights on distressed main streets. More than 80 of the funds have sprung up since January 2018, even though the Trump administration has not finalized regulations governing them. Managers of the funds

19

• The biggest economic divides are local. Superstar cities like Washington offer economic advantages in terms of careers. But research shows less populated areas can be better places for parents to help

15

• Survey finds dangers for thousands in private military housing. Severe mold, asbestos and electrical hazards are among the dangers in private military housing for thousands of service members' families, according to a new survey

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• New online services are like Priceline.com for home sellers. Many consumers are accustomed to entering a date and a place and having an instant array of options comparing costs for flights, hotels and car

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• Devastated by one shutdown, dreading the next. The federal government had finally called her back to work after 35 days, but now Vicki Ibarra wondered how she could afford to get there. Her

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• 3 reasons why it's harder for women to buy homes. For many women, the path to home ownership remains an uphill battle. Here are steps they can take to increase their readiness to purchase a

04

• The pros and cons of reducing homeowners insurance coverage. It's important to shop around for homeowners insurance coverage every year or every other year to make sure that the insurance premiums are

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• A minimum-wage worker needs 1.5 jobs to afford half their rent. To afford a two-bedroom apartment, a minimum-wage worker would need to work about 122 hours a week.

January

30

• U.S. regulator drops fine against Citi over fair-lending claims. A top U.S. bank regulator has decided not to fine Citigroup for discriminating against minority mortgage borrowers, dropping the public rebuke that some officials

• The shutdown showed how precarious Americans' finances are. The shutdown made apparent not only the federal safety net’s inherent weaknesses, but also the precariousness of federal workers’ and contractors’

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• Moving company accused of holding belongings hostage. Florida is cracking down on a group of moving companies accused of defrauding consumers around the country. The state's Attorney General filed a civil

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• Federal workers unlikely to see back pay until next week. While Congress and President Trump on Friday agreed to reopen dozens of federal government agencies that have been shuttered for 35 days, the 800,000 employees who haven

• Los Ángeles regulará renta de viviendas vacacionales. No todos quedan de acuerdo, pero es un avance para poner balance a la necesidad de vivienda en Los Ángeles, dicen concejales El Concejo

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• Millions of sensitive mortgage documents exposed in massive data breach. According to the TechCrunch report, the database contained mortgage and financial documents stretching back to at least 2008, and included documents from Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Capital

• Switching to digital billing statements?. It seems like everything is going digital, so it’s no surprise that businesses of all sizes (and even some government agencies) are pushing

• Lo que debes saber acerca de una asociación de propietarios antes de invertir en una casa. Tu relación con la HOA puede ser tranquilizadora, molesta y, a veces, hasta arriesgada Las ventajas y desventajas de ser propietario de una

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• Odd jobs make ends meet during the shutdown. Across the country, idled federal workers and contractors are taking up last-resort jobs with ride-hailing services and delivery apps. They are flooding school districts with

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• Debt is keeping young people from buying homes. Student loans are keeping many in the 24 to 32 age group from buying a home, according to a Federal Reserve study.

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• Microsoft pledges $500 Million for affordable housing in Seattle. The Seattle area, home to both Microsoft and Amazon, is a potent symbol of the affordable housing crisis that has followed the explosive growth of

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• Shutdown’s economic damage starts to pile up. Revised estimates from the Council of Economic Advisers show that the government shutdown, now in its fourth week, is beginning to have real economic consequences.

• Supreme Court refuses to hear CFPB case. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  The State National Bank

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• Government shutdown is disrupting retirement for some federal employees. The partial government shutdown has caused uncertainty for some workers who were ready to retire.