Angry Las Vegas homeowners say their million-dollar luxury homes are crumbling after just 5 years — buyer beware or the builder’s fault?

Willie Barron thought he had found his dream home when he purchased a $1.3 million property overlooking Lake Las Vegas. Five ...

Fare evasions cost NYC $1 billion last year — and now the MTA is fighting back. But even if it works, here’s why riders still end up paying for it

It's not as though the MTA isn't trying to enforce fare collection. During the third quarter of 2024, fare evasions resulted ...

My aunt drained my grandparents’ savings and racked up $30,000 debt on their credit cards, but they’re afraid to get her in trouble. What should I do?

Bria found out that her aunt, who lived with the elderly couple previously, defrauded them of thousands of dollars — and ...

NYC cracked down on Airbnbs 2 years ago — yet rent remains sky high for locals. Why experts say the ban hasn’t had the impact lawmakers intended

So, who profited from New York’s short-term rental ban? Hotels, which saw their average revenue per night jump 7% from 2023 ...

Trump abruptly axes obscure US trade rule after dubbing it a ‘catastrophic loophole’ — and it could end up costing Americans $10.9 billion

According to Pablo D. Fajgelbaum and Amit Khandelwal of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Trump’s executive order ...

The Federal Reserve cut its rate — but 1 financial planner warns it’s a ‘non-event’ and won’t change your life overnight. Is it too soon to refinance?

The reason why it may not pay to rush into a new loan or refinance is twofold. First, the Fed’s most recent rate cut was ...
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Who’s at risk of garnishment

Not every student loan borrower is at risk. This only applies to people with federal student loans who are already in default. Private student loans fall under different rules, and lenders must go ...

Department of Education announces new focus on warning students of the risks of federal loans — but critics push back, argue more urgent issues exist

Consumer advocates criticized the department’s new focus on financial literacy, saying more pressing issues exist. In a CNBC interview, Carolina Rodriguez, director of the Education Debt Consumer ...

Florida parents buy Toyota RAV4 for 16-year-old daughter — but Sheriff seizes it 7 months later. And they’re still paying it off

That’s exactly what Craig and Hannah Blanchard envisioned when they surprised their 16-year-old daughter in February with a ...

Kevin O’Leary issues blunt reality check to potential US homebuyers — warns 3.5% mortgage is dead. How to ‘get on with life’ without your dream home

“Even though the Fed dropped 25 basis points, which is a quarter of one percent, people are anticipating a big drop in ...

Georgia widow’s family says she’s being evicted by company that didn’t pay for her home — now she’s hospitalized over the stress. How’d this happen?

When Kimberly Gravitt — a widow from Gwinnett County — fell behind on her mortgage, she reached out to a company she believed ...

Why Trump wants foreigners to share know-how when they set up U.S. production

Even with the support of foreign experts, the U.S. needs stronger training pipelines at home to future-proof the work.