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Stay ahead of the curve with the latest personal finance news. Our team of financial experts curates the latest news, trends, and analyses impacting your money. We’ll keep you informed on the stories that matter most to your financial well-being.

2020 Late Payment Survey
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Survey Shows Late Credit Card Payments Aren't Always About Being Broke

by Fioney Staff
Everyone knows that carrying a balance on your credit card can lead to interest fees, adding to your debt. However there's another expensive risk that consumers may run afoul of: late fees. In fact a new survey from the personal finance site WalletHub finds that 46 million Americans anticipate missing a credit card payment this year for one reason or another. Contrary to what you might assume, the top reason...
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Members of China’s People’s Liberation Army Indicted for 2017 Equifax Hack

by Fioney Staff
In 2017, Equifax — one of three major credit bureaus in the United States — announced that they had experienced a breach. This resulted in approximately 147 million customers having their sensitive data exposed, including names, birthdates, social security numbers, and more. Then last year Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission announced that the company had agreed to pay at least $575 million to those impacted by the hack. Now...
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Fair Isaac Announces FICO 10 Credit Score Model

by Fioney Staff
Although these upcoming developments might put fear into some consumers, it seems that those who are already practicing good credit habits have little to worry about.
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Chase Adds New Perks to Sapphire Reserve, Increases Annual Fee

by Fioney Staff
When it comes to credit cards, there are at least two major schools of thought: those who think they're evil and those who see them as a potentially positive tool. Yet, even among those in the latter camp, high-end credit cards can be a bit divisive, with some praising the outsized value they receive while others balk at the high annual fees. Well now one of the most popular premium...
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Personal Finance News

Survey Finds Even the Financially Savvy Make Money Mistakes

by Fioney Staff
When it comes to personal finance, it's fairly simple to make a mistake. Whether it's as simple as overspending or more complicated such as errors in investing, you might expect that most Americans would be quick to cop to these missteps. What you might not anticipate, however, is that these types of money mess-ups are also common among the financially savvy — yet that's exactly what a recent survey from...
2020 New Year's Financial Resolutions Survey
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Financial New Years Resolutions Proving Popular Yet Again

by Fioney Staff
With the holiday shopping season drawing to a close, now is about the time when many Americans are paying extra attention to their bank balances, budgets, and debts. As luck would have it, this revelation comes as a new year is now on the horizon, leading to the annual tradition of setting resolutions. Sure enough, as a new WalletHub survey shows, New Years Resolutions involving personal finance are expected to...
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Personal Finance News

Apple Card Introduces Interest-Free Financing for iPhones

by Fioney Staff
When Apple announced the Apple Card earlier this year, it was met with both excitement and skepticism — and has somehow delivered on both. Despite being described by Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon as the "the most successful credit card launch ever," there have been some bumps along the way. While some of those problems may still exist, Apple seemingly has a couple of ideas for winning over fans. This week Apple...
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Personal Finance News

WalletHub Shares Black Friday Trends and Best Deals for 2019

by Fioney Staff
It's almost here: after weeks of "pre-Black Friday sale" ads flooding airwaves and e-mail boxes everywhere, the main event is nearly upon us. As has become tradition, this Friday retailers across the nation will woo shoppers with special "doorbusters" and other attractive pricing in a bid to kickstart the holiday shopping season. Of course, when it comes to scoring the most worthwhile deals, not all stores or offers are created...
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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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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,...