People shop for groceries at a Wegman’s store in Brooklyn on July 13, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Cooling inflation has also chilled some experts’ expectations for the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, which may be between 3.7% and 3.8%, according to new estimates. The Social Security COLA may…
A driver refuels a vehicle with regular gasoline in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, July, 1, 2026. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images 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,…
Buy now, pay later services have been on the rise as more consumers look to short-term installment financing options to help them manage the rising costs of daily necessities, not just pay for discretionary purchases. BNPL providers originated nearly $157 billion in consumer credit products in 2025, up from nearly $116 billion in 2024, according…
A pedestrian passes the seal of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency displayed outside the organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday issued guidance that experts say could reduce banks’ lending to certain unauthorized immigrants, the latest move by…
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….
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 08, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks were off to a blistering pace in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy‘s trajectory is more tepid, somewhat divorced from that of…
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks at the launch of Trump investment accounts in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 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…