If you’re stretching toward a home purchase, anything that shrinks the pile of cash you need at closing looks pretty appealing. Homebuying assistance programs — usually in the form of help with your down payment or closing costs — could mean affording to buy now instead of waiting. Jeffrey Ruben, president of WSFS Home Lending...
Rates are spiking across the country, and there are many reasons why.
(The Center Square) – The candidates competing to represent Florida’s 25th Congressional District are offering competing solutions to the same problem: the rising cost of living.
‘Low-trust’ fraud detection practices have created an unsustainable situation, new report says.
You might assume you’re covered for repairs after a disaster because you have homeowners insurance. Unfortunately, you could be wrong.As extreme weather becomes more frequent and destructive, homeowners across the country are discovering gaps in their insurance policies — after the damage has already been done. Insufficient coverage limits may leave them without enough money to...
(The Center Square) – The federal government spent an estimated $6.7 billion in 2025 paying employees to stay home under its deferred resignation buyouts, and the agency that ran the program cannot say exactly what it cost.
This past summer, my family and I went on a two-week vacation that took us to seemingly every major city in Italy, the south of Switzerland and Paris. I knew this trip wasn’t going to be cheap, so in the months prior, I developed a credit card strategy to accrue rewards that would (somewhat) lessen...
(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve raised interest rates a quarter point Wednesday, its first increase in three years, a unanimous move that came despite President Donald Trump's demands for cuts, with officials signaling more increases could follow this year.
A Place for Mom reports on memory care costs in Alabama and across the country.
(The Center Square) – Congress never approved a dollar specifically for the war with Iran. Yet the Pentagon's inspector general says Operation Epic Fury has cost at least $33.4 billion, paid for out of accounts meant to train and maintain the military.
