Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Even as home price gains have slowed, buying a house doesn’t appear to be getting any easier. Homebuyer affordability slid in June for the fifth consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors’ latest housing affordability index. Based on the median price of a single-family house, $446,400,…
U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department is putting top official Frank Bisignano in charge of implementing the expansion of its popular Trump accounts,…
Consumer prices pulled back in June on the heels of lower energy and gasoline prices, a reversal after moving sharply upward in recent months due to the Iran war. However, inflation risks re-igniting in coming months amid renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, economists said. The consumer price index, an inflation barometer, rose 3.5%…
Franckreporter | E+ | Getty Images Artificial intelligence has prompted concerns that workers — particularly young professionals — could be replaced by advancing technology. Yet signs are emerging that older workers are also affected, according to a new paper from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Workers aged 55-plus in AI-exposed industries are…
Svetikd | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education’s new Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, offers certain benefits to student loan borrowers — but only if their bill is paid on time. “Being late with a payment, by even just one day under the RAP repayment plan, will cost you,” said higher education…
Bipartisan legislation intended to increase the U.S. housing supply and improve affordability is now law — but experts say homebuyers and sellers shouldn’t expect fast relief. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law on Saturday after President Donald Trump neither signed it nor vetoed it within a set timeframe. The legislation combines…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark the launch of “Trump Accounts” in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 6, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters Trump Accounts officially launched on July 4, introducing a new tax-deferred investing option for children. Unlike 529 college savings plans and…
Catherine Delahaye | Stone | Getty Images Trump Accounts could provide kids in the foster care system with a more secure financial footing in adulthood, advocates say — but there are still some key details to work out. Under an initiative announced in early June by First Lady Melania Trump in conjunction with the U.S….
President Donald Trump speaks at the launch of Trump investment accounts in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Following a massive publicity push in the lead-up to the official launch of Trump Accounts on July 4, more than 6 million American children…
President Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions, alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 23, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Student loan borrowers don’t need to worry about losing eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness based on…
