Consumer Protection
Before you sign a home-equity sharing agreement: 7 numbers to calculate
What does "home equity sharing" really mean? Is it just like a loan?
Money
Cash, credit or in-between, you need currency of some kind to make things happen.
Consumer Protection
Payday lender’s bank deal could bring loans charging up to 195% APR to every state
OppFi is seeking federal approval to acquire BNC National Bank, giving the high-cost lender control of a national bank charter
Consumer Protection
How to recognize a payday loan disguised as an installment loan
When is an installment loan really a payday loan in disguise? Answer these questions to find out.
Consumer Protection
Zelle fraud case moves forward as New York court rejects most dismissal arguments
The ruling allows New York’s attorney general to investigate whether Zelle’s operator knowingly left consumers exposed to scams
Money
Consumer costs shift as inflation data, housing and autos compete for wallets
Inflation, war, tariffs - there's nowhere for consumers to hide from rising costs.
Money
Mortgage rates hit a one-year high, putting more pressure on homebuyers
The average 30-year mortgage rose to 6.58%, its highest level since August 2025.
Consumer Protection
Capital One’s $425 million customer payout stalled by appeal
A single class member’s challenge could delay checks and higher interest rates for more than a year
Money
Oil tops $95 as Red Sea joins the war
Houthi militants blocked Saudi vessels, opening a second front in the war
Health
Trump freezes $1 billion in Medicaid funding
Consumers caught in the middle as warrning political forces turn up the heat.
Money
Credit applications spike to a five-year high as Trump readies more tariffs
Households applying for credit hit highest level in nearly five years.
Money
Gas averages $4 as Brent tops $90, difficult week ahead
American households opened the workweek to a punishing five-front squeeze on prices and safety. The national average price for regular gasoline crossed $4 a gallon Monday for the first time since June 17 as the U.S.-Iran war entered its ninth consecutive day of strikes and Brent crude
Money
Iran truce collapses, oil back to $85 and pumps head higher
Pain at the pump becoming chronic and likely to worsen