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Personal Finance News

Bilt Introduces Point-Earning Opportunity on House Purchases

by Kyle Burbank
The platform that enables renters to earn rewards is now rolling out a program where those buying a home can score points. About the program: Bilt Rewards has announced a new offering where members can earn Bilt Points while purchasing a home. This feature comes via a partnership with eXp Realty. In turn, members will need to work with an eXp agent to be eligible for the offer. When members...
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IRS Raises 401(k) Contribution Limit for 2025 Tax Year

by Kyle Burbank
The Internal Revenue Service is revising its contribution limits for 401(k) and similar plans in 2025 — although the limits for IRAs will remain in place. About the limit changes: Recently, the IRS announced that it was changing the employee annual contribution limit for 401(ks), 403(bs), governmental 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan. For the 2025 tax year, the total employee contribution limit will be $23,500 for...
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Homebuyer Sentiment Continued Upward Swing in October

by Kyle Burbank
Despite home prices remaining high, consumer sentiment on the housing market continued to climb last month. About the index increase: The latest update to Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) saw another increase. Specifically, the index rose 0.7 points in October 2024, hitting 74.6. This marks the highest point for the index since February 2022 and is up more than seven points since the end of last year. Moreover,...
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Personal Finance News

Study Highlights States Seeing Largest Auto Loan Rate Increases

by Kyle Burbank
A recent study found that auto loan rates in certain states have increased by more than 2% in the last quarter. About the results: New data from the personal finance site WalletHub found that auto loan rates increased in all but four states between the second and third quarter of this year. As the site notes, auto loan debt in the United States totals more than $1.6 trillion. That amounts...
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Personal Finance News

Bask Bank Adjusts Miles-Earning Savings Account Rate Downward

by Kyle Burbank
A bank that allows you to earn airline miles instead of interest is now lowering its rate. About the changes: Recently, Bask Bank made an update to its Mileage Savings Account. Previously, customers could earn 2.5 miles for $1 saved annually. This means that someone who held $10,000 in their account would earn a total of 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles over the course of that year (with miles being...
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Personal Finance News

CLEAR Plus Pilots Paid Curb-to-Gate Assistance Service Option

by Kyle Burbank
CLEAR is introducing two VIP service options exclusively for CLEAR Plus members. About CLEAR Ambassador Assist: The biometric identity verification service CLEAR is now offering new services that will allow travelers to gain VIP assistance. Dubbed CLEAR Ambassador Assist, this platform allows customers to book Curb-to-CLEAR or Curb-to-Gate services. With each of these options, a dedicated ambassador will greet passengers upon arrival, help them with their bags, and guide them...
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Personal Finance News

Survey: 85% Review Card Statements for Unauthorized Charges

by Kyle Burbank
With the holiday shopping season approaching, a new survey asked consumers about their online shopping and digital security habits. About the survey findings: According to a new survey conducted by CardRates, several online shoppers are making security a priority as we head into the holiday retail season. Although 72% of respondents say that shopping online allows them to save time, 69% say they worry about fraud or identity theft when...
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Personal Finance News

Apple Celebrates 10 Years of Apple Pay, Announces New Features

by Kyle Burbank
In honor of Apple Pay's 10th anniversary, Apple has teased some upcoming additions to the popular service. About Apple Pay's incoming features: It's now been 10 years since Apple first introduced its mobile wallet solution, Apple Pay. Since then, the offering has grown to 78 markets, 11,000 bank and network partners, and "hundreds of millions of consumers." Moreover, the platform is well-reviewed, with a recent Morning Consult poll finding that...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Credit Card News

Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...