Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Lawmakers in Congress have taken a bipartisan step toward better protecting vulnerable adults from financial fraud. In a 414-2 vote, the House last week passed the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025, H.R. 2478. The bill would allow open-end funds — mutual funds, most exchange-traded funds — and…
The U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, April 16, 2026. Matt McClain | Bloomberg | Getty Images Read more CNBC personal finance coverage Trump Accounts, also known as 530A accounts, are open to any U.S. child under 18 with a Social Security number and include a one-time $1,000 pilot program contribution from the Treasury for babies born from 2025…
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July 1, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s crypto-related income and…
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…
Workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher were more likely to work from home, at least some of the time. Women were also more likely to work from home than their male counterparts and devote more time to childcare and other household tasks, the survey found. Other research shows some women also choose occupations that pay…
President Donald Trump speaks about Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Trump Accounts officially launch on July 4. These new tax-advantaged investment accounts for children are geared toward long‑term retirement savings, rather than education or shorter‑term goals. While some details are…
Organic eggs sit stacked on a loading dock in Petaluma, California, on February 18, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice and 17 state attorneys general reached a $3.3 million settlement with three of the nation’s largest egg producers for alleged price manipulation that “artificially increased” egg…
Alvaro Gonzalez | Moment | Getty Images Some graduate students will be able to borrow more in federal student loans than previously expected after a recent court order. Under President Donald Trump‘s “one big beautiful bill act,” starting July 1, new graduate students will be subject to an annual federal student loan cap of $20,500 a…
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two highly anticipated Supreme Court rulings on Monday may have far-reaching effects for consumers, both positive and negative, according to financial experts. In one ruling, Supreme Court justices preserved the Federal Reserve’s independence from political influence — for now,…
Bojanstory | E+ | Getty Images Trump accounts — set to officially launch July 4 — are aimed at helping the youngest Americans get an early start on building long-term financial security through investing. Whether that will reduce the retirement savings gap that women face is less certain, experts say. Research shows that although women…