Housing affordability is at the lowest level in over a decade

Home prices are finally falling after hitting an all-time high in 2022, but ownership is still out of reach for many Americans. 

Norfolk Southern to pay millions for Ohio train derailment, governor says

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says Norfolk Southern will pay millions of dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after a derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals across the border in Ohio.

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans don't know when Tax Day is, survey finds

The recent survey also found the biggest tax procrastinators by U.S. state. Here’s which western state claimed the top spot.

Lowe's Foundation invests $50M to address 'critical' tradespeople worker shortage

The construction industry will need an estimated 546,000 more workers "on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2023 to meet the demand for labor," analysts say.

Americans with poor longevity literacy at greater risk of outliving retirement savings: Survey

Sixty-three percent of American adults are working with inaccurate longevity measures when they plan for retirement, according to the most recent TIAA Institute-Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) Personal Finance Index survey.

BetterHelp to pay $7.8M for sharing mental health data with Facebook, Snapchat

Online therapy platform BetterHelp will pay $7.8 million for reportedly sharing sensitive mental health info with Facebook, Snapchat and other advertisers for profit.

Biden's student loan forgiveness aside, Fresh Start gives borrowers in default a clean slate

Despite the uncertainty over where the U.S. Supreme Court will land on the student loan forgiveness plan, $34 billion of defaulted loans have already been marked as current under the Biden administration's Fresh Start program.

'Real leader': Biden nominates Julie Su as next US labor secretary

Julie Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California’s labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies late last year, working to avert an economically debilitating strike.

Auto and home insurance shopping increases after 2022 drop

Auto and home insurance shopping increased in the fourth quarter of 2022 after seeing declines throughout the year, a TransUnion report found.

Arizona State students sound off on student loan forgiveness as SCOTUS decides its fate

Conservative Supreme Court Justices appeared doubtful in court over President Joe Biden's controversial plan to forgive student loans held by millions of Americans. ASU students give their take as they're the ones directly impacted.

Student loan forgiveness: Supreme Court hears cases on Biden’s debt relief plan

The Supreme Court will hear two cases against President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know about the lawsuits.

Supreme Court hears arguments about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

The Biden administration says 26 million people have applied and 16 million have been approved to have up to $20,000 in federal student loans forgiven.