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After last year’s passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which overhauled the tax code, you might think Congress would be done with tax legislation for a while. That read more

Starting Sept. 21, consumers nationwide will be able to place and lift credit freezes for free under federal law. Up until now, credit-reporting agencies — which read more

Last July the Medicare trustees report forecast that 2019 Part B monthly premiums will remain at about $134. After that, they are expected to rise about 5 percent read more

The year-over-year increase in CPI-W was 3.1% in June, higher than overall 'headline' inflation measured by CPI-U.Inflation measured by CPI-W in July, August and read more

If you have $75,000, Chase has good news for you. Chase JPM, -0.02%   announced Thursday it is offering 60,000 points to customers who use a new read more

Courtesy of Harry Sit of The Finance Buff Back in October 2015, I bought into a CD special from Northwest Federal Credit Union. It was a 3-year CD at 3%, which was read more

From today's Tim Duy column: Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard delivered a clear message in her latest speech: The way things are going, the rate hikes are read more

A credit freeze — also known as a “security freeze” — restricts access to your credit file, making it far more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts read more

An update and guide to freezing your personal credit. 

From MarketWatch: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday directing the government to review rules As part of the initiative, the read more

I realize that there's one of these articles every week, but I'm a huge proponent of Roth IRAs and recommend that everyone of pre-retirement age at least consider read more

From CNBC  Long-awaited wage growth posted a recovery high in August while payroll gains beat expectations and the unemployment rate held near a generational read more

Interesting article about new proposed Banking Model for Savers.

The Public Interest Research Group has generated a laundry list of missteps by Equifax here:? Delaying public notification for at least six weeks ? Setting up an read more

Knowing the rules for inheriting IRAs can help avoid simple mistakes that come with big consequences. By , Editor An IRA is a powerful vehicle to build a nest egg read more

By Yet another key measure of U.S. inflation could soon hit the highest level in six years, but don't expect the head honcho at the Federal Reserve to get uptight. read more

Teachers Federal Credit Union Assumes Members, Shares, and Some Loans and Other Assets

He needs to take a lesson from Depositaccount.com!!!!

Three New York credit unions lose $93.5 million. More than three quarters of the losses came from two Queens credit unions that were placed into NCUA read more

Federal officials are investigating Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, for possible bank and tax fraud violations in connection with $20 read more

"By Exactly 83 years ago this week, the Social Security Act was signed into law. It was Aug. 14, 1935, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in his first term as read more

Alan S. Kaufman, who has been accused by the NCUA for allegedly violating laws and his fiduciary duties while he served as president/CEO of Melrose Credit read more

The list reflects Forbes' 2018 rankings.  Additional information here Instead of gauging the balance sheets and P&L statements as Forbes does for its read more

Dimon thinks rates could go up a lot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers' eligibility for mortgage read more

Why should the increase in retirement accounts due to inflation be subject to tax when non-retirement investments get a tax break?  

Vermont’s new law to regulate credit card machine leasing is a win for small businesses across the state. Here’s what you need to know.

Michigan regulators shut down a Detroit church-owned credit union with more than $600,000 in deposits on Tuesday for "unsound" operations. The Michigan Department read more

Agreement with Ken's biweekly posts The Federal Reserve will issue a statement declaring strong growth and inflation moving to its 2% target, making clear more read more

From Bloomberg High-earners are learning what tax experts have known for years: Tax collectors in states like New York make it really hard to leave.  If you're read more