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So you’ve been faithfully wielding a credit card with a $0 annual fee and a modest spending limit, but it’s got a lackluster rewards program. It’s…

Total consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 2.5% in July to reach about $4.98 trillion, according to the latest data by the Federal Reserve.…

Social Security Disability or SSDI, is not easy to obtain. If applied to before age 62, you need to check a lot of boxes. But if…

The numbers: Mortgage demand is at a 27-year low as homeowners held off on refinancing amid an increase in rates. Demand for mortgages continues to be…

If you have federal student loans, you’ve likely noticed interest has started accruing and your first payment is looming. If you haven’t thought much about having…

Dear Quentin, My wife and I have been happily married for over 30 years. With our savings and two paid-off houses, we are looking at an…

U.S. home prices rose in July, but the West Coast wasn’t feeling the love. While prices rose nationwide by 2.5% annually in July, 11 states saw…

Potential car buyers are no longer contending with chip shortages that dried up new-car sales during the pandemic and sent used-car prices soaring, but it’s still…

Home buyers, beware.With mortgage rates at multi-decade highs, business has dried up for mortgage lenders. Few home buyers are keen to take on a 30-year mortgage…

U.S. politicians made the choice to lift millions of children and families out of poverty in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. But the pandemic-era programs…