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Contingent legal fees are customary in personal injury cases. Increasingly, they are the norm in employment lawsuits too. Indeed, the variety of cases in which contingent…

Back on July 18, the Equable Institute released the 2023 version of its annual State of Pensions report, which means that, yes, it’s time for another…

Last month, the Education Department notified over 800,000 borrowers that they qualify for student loan forgiveness. The Biden administration estimated that these borrowers would collectively receive…

Good news for homeowners in New Jersey — home-price growth in the Garden State in June was the highest in the nation, according to real-estate data…

A growing number of consumers struggling to make ends meet are reluctantly turning to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services as a financing alternative, according to…

When Alana Laverty, now 28, first moved from Ireland to Brooklyn in 2017, the summer heat and her sauna-like apartment almost made her book a return…

Workers in Washington state saw a new deduction in their paychecks last month: a tax on wages meant to help pay for the cost of long-term…

Several banks are now offering certificates of deposit paying 5% interest or even slightly better for two full years. At the time of writing, those included…

The American Dream has often been synonymous with home ownership. For many, owning a home is not just a financial investment, but a pillar of personal…

I don’t know if any of your readers have had similar experiences, but here goes. I received a call from my bank, Citibank, and was told…