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How A Housing Counselor Can Help First-Time Homebuyers Succeed

July 16, 2025 Jason Dakota

Buying your first home is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make, and it can feel overwhelming. Between confusing mortgage terms, fluctuating interest rates, credit score

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Here’s which Trump tariffs are actually happening

July 15, 2025 Jason Dakota

(NewsNation) — Tariffs have been central to President Donald Trump’s trade strategy, but a tangle of delays, threats and actual levies has made it difficult to determine what’s

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Judge scraps Biden-era Medical Debt credit reporting rule

July 15, 2025 Jason Dakota

(The Hill) — A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden-era rule that permitted medical debt to be wiped from credit reports, according to court documents. U.S.

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Inflation rose last month from year earlier to highest level since February

July 15, 2025 Jason Dakota

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of a range of goods,

Stamps just got more expensive: How much sending mail costs now

July 14, 2025 Jason Dakota

(NEXSTAR) — The United States Postal Service (USPS) has, again, raised prices on first-class mail, marking just the latest cost increase in recent years. Back in April, the

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How you receive your Social Security, VA benefits may change in fall

July 14, 2025 Jason Dakota

(NEXSTAR) — There have been several changes to government benefit payments already this year, including increased checks for some and clawbacks for outstanding overpayments for others. In about

4 ways to keep your financial data safe

July 14, 2025 Jason Dakota

(NerdWallet) – With data breaches and new scams constantly emerging, you might be wondering: How can I keep my financial data safe? The bad news? It’s not easy,

Do you pay unemployment benefits back once you get a job?

July 13, 2025 Jason Dakota

(NewsNation) — Unemployment benefits can be a tricky thing to navigate for people once they are back working again. Yes, those benefits stop once a person is employed

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Secret Service operation finds multiple card skimming devices in Tennessee

July 12, 2025 Jason Dakota

TENNESSEE (WREG).– It’s video you’ll only see on Your News Leader. Law enforcement agents uncovered an unsuspecting device used to steal your credit card information at a North

$1K ‘Trump Accounts’ for kids: How do they stack up?

July 12, 2025 Jason Dakota

(NerdWallet) – President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” is launching a new way to save for children’s futures: the “Trump Account.” This investment account gives kids who