Insurance
Home-hardening improvements can reduce storm damage and may qualify for premium discounts, grants or lower deductibles. But savings vary widely by insurer, state, location and the age and construction of the house.
Consumer Protection
It should be as easy to cancel a subscription as it was to make it, consumer advocates have been saying for years. Regulators are starting to listen.
Consumer Protection
Consumers could soon find it much easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions, while hidden mandatory fees may also come under new scrutiny.
The 250th anniversary hoopla celebrated freedom of the press, among other things, but a bedrock of journalism is on the watch list.
Meta is putting monthly usage limits on Conversation Focus, a smart-glasses feature that helps users hear nearby speech more clearly in noisy places
The nation’s biggest radio company is cutting local talent across the country, many who have spent decades with their listeners.
Americans say they are spending more time, money and emotional energy trying to solve routine problems with airlines, banks, retailers, telecoms, health insurers and delivery companies.
The overlap between scams, auto issues, housing, healthcare and debt problems is striking and tells a broader affordability-and-fraud story.
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Tariff reimbursements figure into some of the price cuts
It's the end of affordability for first-time home buyers
Lawn tools, Kia Tellurides and Cuisinart gas grills lead today's recall list
Used cars that have been in accidents should be checked for bogus airbags
Get the seat but not all the service in stratified airline premium cabins
Healthier clients dropping Obamacare, leading to more rate hikes as remaining clients are sicker.
Being just a few days later on a credit card payment can wreck your credit rating and cause your interest rate to shoot up
For consumers, the stakes are familiar: banks say late fees deter missed payments and keep costs down for on-time payers; consumer advocates say the fees have become a major profit center.
The August trial is part of a broader wave of social media litigation that could reshape how platforms are designed for children and teens
Consumers braced for continued inflation, Fed warns.
Consumer advocates warn the bill could weaken state protections and let costly wage-advance products avoid lending laws
Earned wage access apps can be useful in a pinch, but they can also shrink the next paycheck and create a cycle of repeated advances.
