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June 14, 2021 at 6:10 am

Noom CEO talks life goals, weight loss and heavy metal

Noom CEO and co-founder Saeju Jeong moved to the U.S. in 2005 with $3,000, zero acquaintances and a lot of gusto to help people live...

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FILE – In this May 1, 2019, file photo Lisa Su, president and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, attends the opening bell at Nasdaq in New York. Most of the women running the biggest U.S. companies saw their pay increase last year, 2020, even as the pandemic hammered the economy and many of their businesses. Su, topped the list with a compensation package worth $27.1 million. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) NYBZ701 NYBZ701

May 28, 2021 at 5:15 am

Female CEOs saw ranks dwindle in 2020; median pay fell 2%

Already a small group, they saw several high-profile women leave their ranks last year. That means changes in pay for only a few helped skew...

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Homeowners have another opportunity to take advantage of a mortgage rate fire sale these days as a variety of economic factors and fee changes are coming together to push the mortgage market back down. (Dreamstime/TNS)

May 19, 2021 at 5:16 am

How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure

Experts say homeowners who are in forbearance should start making plans as soon as possible for their next steps — be that resuming payments as...

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April 28, 2021 at 11:02 am

Refinancing options for low-income homeowners expanded

The new refinance option is meant to help eligible low-income borrowers who have not already refinanced save between $1,200 and $3,000 a year on their...

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April 23, 2021 at 4:42 am

How struggling households can get federal rental assistance

An estimated 8.8 million Americans are behind on their rent, according the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While relief efforts have staved off some of the...

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FILE – In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, a pedestrian in a face covering walks past the sign plastered on the windows of a restaurant to announce that it is open after closure because of the coronavirus in Boulder, Colo. While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. According to a new poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say their finances have improved. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NYBZ204 NYBZ204

April 13, 2021 at 5:06 am

Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic

Overall, 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same as a year ago, 30% say better, but 15% say they are worse...

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A stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in January 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

March 30, 2021 at 1:59 pm

Stimulus payments headed to Social Security recipients soon

Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who don't normally file a tax return should expect their third round coronavirus relief payments soon.

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March 17, 2021 at 1:50 pm

IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17

Americans will be getting extra time to prepare their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it's delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15...

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March 15, 2021 at 6:03 am

What to do if you are a victim of unemployment fraud

Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic — the Labor Department inspector general’s office estimates that more than $63 billion...

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March 9, 2021 at 11:02 am

When to expect payments, other benefits from relief package

Direct relief payments, which President Joe Biden estimates will go to 85% of Americans, could start going out this month. Timing of the increased child...

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