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What is a ‘brushing' scam?
The U.S. Postal Service has warned about the scam in the past, which uses unexpected gifts delivered to a doorstep to lure victims.
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How women are breaking barriers in the sports betting space
With the U.S. sports betting industry experiencing unprecedented growth, here’s how women within the space are breaking barriers and creating a community.
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Social security recipients will see an increase in 2025 — and an extra check in November
While millions of retired Americans will soon see a 2.5% cost of living increase in their Social Security payments, additional Social Security checks might be in the mail for November, thanks to a calendar quirk.
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How a high school class helped this man build one of the largest Hispanic-owned financial firms in the country
Martin Cabrera’s career in investment banking began in high school with The Stock Market Game.
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Meet the founder of one of the largest Hispanic-owned financial firms in the US
Martin Cabrera had worked up a successful career in the investment banking industry when he decided to launch his own business.
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How this man built one of the biggest Hispanic-owned financial firms in the US
Martin Cabrera almost didn’t go into the investment banking industry. But a game he played in a high school class played a big role in convincing him to do so.
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This woman needs her side hustle to pay off her student loan debt
After earning her master’s degree, Nicole, a mother of two living in Los Angeles, realized that her full time job wouldn’t be enough to pay off her student debt, to cover her expenses and to start a family. She decided to revisit one of her childhood past times as an alternative to maintain her finances.
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You can now buy a $1,089 platinum bar from Costco—here's what to know before investing
Costco charges $1,089 for a 1-oz. bar of platinum on its website. But don’t invest in precious metals without knowing what you’re getting into, experts say.
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SSI recipients could get an extra check in November. Here's what to know
Head’s up, social security recipients: An extra check could be heading your way.
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Meet the family behind Siete Foods, PepsiCo's latest $1.2B acquisition
The Garza family wanted to bring Mexican American recipes to grocery stores when they launched Siete Foods.
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US dockworkers agree to tentative deal, ending strike
A major union for U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed to a tentative deal on wages.
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Judge: Biden's student loan forgiveness can move forward for now
A federal judge will let a temporary restraining order on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program expire.
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68-year-old retiree pays $460 a month to live by a lake in Mexico: ‘I found the peace and tranquility I was looking for'
Janet Blaser, who moved to Mexico in 2006, relocated from Mazatlán to San Antonio Tlayacapan, where she found a cute 2-bedroom yellow house with a yard.
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Visa debuts a new product designed to make it safer to pay directly from your bank account
Visa said it plans to launch a dedicated service for bank transfers, skipping credit cards and the traditional direct debit process.
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DC cancels $42M in medical debt for low-income residents
D.C. says it has canceled $42 million in medical debt. First on 4: Jenny Reed, the Director of the Office of Budget and Performance Management, explains who will benefit and why it helps Black and Latino communities.
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That $10 bill in your wallet could be worth over $15,000. Here's what to look for
While a $1 bill is always good to have, you might want to take a second look at it before using it at the store. That is because some examples might be worth over $100,000.
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¡Azúcar! US quarter coin with the face of Celia Cruz now in circulation
The face of the wonderful and legendary Cuban Celia Cruz, the Salsa Queen or the Guarachera of Cuba as many know her, is already immortalized on a 25-cent coin and the coins began to be distributed on Monday, the United States Mint, the official source of new U.S. currencies, announced.
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The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe' button
In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services.
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Do you suffer from ‘money dysmorphia'? Experts weigh in on the financial distortion
Earlier this year, a survey from Credit Karma made quite the splash: Approximately 45% of Gen Z and millennials are obsessed with the idea of being rich, and more than 40% of these demographics experience something called “money dysmorphia.”
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Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. ‘People are stretched,' experts says
Americans are racking up credit card debt and increasingly falling behind on their payments, recent reports show.