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Verizon is teaming up with ForgiveCo to clear $10 million in consumer debt for more than 6,500 North Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Helene. The communications company…

Annual inflation increased to 3% in January, rising above expectations and giving the Federal Reserve further reason to slow down interest rate cuts. Inflation increased 0.5%…

The Internal Revenue Service has doled out millions of tax refunds amid the ongoing 2025 tax filing season.  More than 8 million tax refunds have gone…

Balances for 401(k) retirement accounts hit the “second-highest average on record” in the final quarter of 2024, according to new data from Fidelity Investments.  The financial…

There’s good news for potential homebuyers: mortgage rates continued to trend down this week. In January, rates hit 7.04%, the highest level since last May. This…

Annual inflation increased to 2.8% in February, an unexpected decline from 3.0% in January, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor…

Retirement nest eggs and Social Security benefits are key sources of funds for many Americans as they live out their golden years in the state of…

It isn’t always easy to save for retirement, in part because for many people it is so far away that there’s no sense of urgency.New research…

The Federal Reserve just met to discuss the possibility of interest rate cuts. This time around, the Fed decided to extend the rate pause, leaving rates…

More savers are embracing the tax-advantaged accounts, and many will contribute leading up to tax day. Young savers are flocking to Roth IRAs. They are taking the…