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IRS Gives One Chance To Issue A Second $ 600 Stimulus Check – Here’s What To Do If You Miss It
The IRS tool ‘Get My Payment’ has one sentence you don’t want to hear.
Millions of families didn’t have a financial buffer to last for three months – and that was before COVID-19 hit
“These” net worth poor “households have no assets to withstand a sudden economic loss, as we saw with COVID-19,” said a study co-author.
Federal regulators want to revise home appraisals – here’s how that can hurt buyers and sellers alike
A federal financial regulator has asked for input on how to change the assessment process for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Vaccine Distribution Will Take “ Much of a Year ”: Democratically-Controlled Senate Could Restore $ 600 Weekly Unemployment
The additional $ 300 in weekly unemployment and other CARES Act programs will likely be renewed under a Democrat-controlled Senate, experts say.
‘Families Across America Watched in Horror’: How to Talk to Your Kids About the Storming of the Capitol
It has been months of frenetic current events for children to process.
10 Biden Tax Plans That Will Sail Through a Democratically-Controlled Senate – And How To Prepare For Them
Tax Guy weighs in on President-elect Joe Biden’s grand tax plans with a democratically controlled senate.
My colleague has 10 homes, 9 of which are rented out. How did he get a stimulus check when I didn’t?
‘I just happened to inherit my mom’s house so if I don’t qualify, that’s fine. I’m working.’
Americans are losing faith in the housing market as the COVID-19 pandemic rages
Sellers are increasingly hesitant about whether now is a good time to sell, which could hurt home sales in the coming month, a new report suggests.
My sister became my father’s power of attorney, took out a reverse mortgage and exhausted his assets. What can I do?
“She installed a camera and walked down the street, so when visitors like me went to his house, she showed up right away.”
Why it has become more difficult to buy a second home
Buyers rave about second homes, but lenders aren’t.
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The Brazilian president says his country is ‘broke’ – here’s why
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he could do “nothing” about it and blamed what he called the “press-fueled” coronavirus pandemic.
Extremists posted plans for an attack on the Capitol on social media
Several websites that analysts say are hotbeds for far-right and racist ideologies organized numerous chat threads on Jan. 6 urging Trump supporters to “ storm the Capitol. ”
Britain and the EU set out to confront financial services
Much of trading in euro-dominated equities has shifted from London to continental European stock exchanges since the beginning of the week, after the UK exited the European Union’s internal market.
Biden denounces storming of Capitol: ‘one of the darkest days in our nation’s history’
President-elect Joe Biden shot the storming of the US Capitol by a crowd of Trump supporters on Wednesday on Wednesday, making his remarks at an event introducing his nominees to the Justice Department.
What you need to know about the 25th Amendment as calls for President Trump’s removal grow louder
Following the riot on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, an increasing number of Republican officials have called for President Trump to be removed from office according to the procedures outlined in the 25th amendment to the constitution.