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Personal Finance
Audible Introduces New Lower Tier for Audiobook Subscription
by Kyle Burbank
Amazon-owned audiobook platform Audible is rolling out a new lower-cost subscription plan in the U.S. and elsewhere. About Audible Standard Plan: Today, Audible announced the debut of its Standard membership plan. This new option is now available to customers in the United States, as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, and France. Additionally, testing is underway in other global markets. Priced at $8.99 in the U.S., the Standard...
Personal Finance
Chime Adds Another Service Tier With More Rewards, Perks
by Kyle Burbank
The neobank Chime has rolled out a third service tier to its banking platform. About Chime Prime: Less than one year ago, Chime introduced its premium tier called Chime Plus (previously stylized as Chime+). Now, another tier has arrived: Chime Prime. With Chime Prime, members can earn the highest APY on savings, earn up to 5% back on purchases, and more. For example, qualifying members currently earn 3.75% APY. Prime...
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Bilt Rolling Out Neighborhood Concierge Digital Assistant Feature
by Kyle Burbank
Bilt Rewards is bringing a new digital tool to members. About Bilt's Neighborhood Concierge: Today, Bilt unveiled the Bilt Neighborhood Concierge. This free service is integrated into the Bilt app and is meant to help users complete everyday tasks while also accessing exclusive member benefits and more. Among the Neighborhood Concierge tasks cited by Bilt are making rent or mortgage payments, placing maintenance requests (at participating Bilt properties), getting restaurant...
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myFICO Adds Mortgage Score Simulator for Premier Members
by Kyle Burbank
The Fair Isaac Corporation (much better known as FICO) has officially launched a new feature built for prospective homeowners. About myFICO's Mortgage Score Simulator Tool: This week, FICO revealed the addition of a new mortgage score tool to its myFICO platform. With the FICO Mortgage Score Simulator, users can better prepare to purchase a house by getting a greater understanding of what their credit scores will look like for lenders. While...
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Credit One Pays $10.2 Million to Settle California Civil Lawsuit
by Kyle Burbank
Credit One Bank has reached a settlement agreement with California District Attorneys regarding debt collection calls. About the Credit One-California Settlement: District Attorneys for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and Santa Clara counties in California have announced the resolution of a civil lawsuit filed against Las Vegas-based bank Credit One. This lawsuit accused Credit One and its vendors or making unlawful debt collection calls to California customers, including "repeated, intrusive...
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Neobank Chime Announces Partnership with Major League Soccer
by Kyle Burbank
A popular neobank is becoming an official sponsor of Major League Soccer. About the Chime-MLS Partnership: This week, Chime revealed a new partnership with MLS. As part of the agreement, the app will become the Official Retail Banking, Credit Card, and Debit Card Partner of MLS in the United States. Furthermore, Chime will be integrated into the league's events, with the two parties collaborating on "meaningful opportunities to engage supporters,...
Personal Finance
Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: The "Magic" of Virtual Staging
by Kyle Burbank
A few weeks ago, a "For Sale" sign went up in front of our next-door neighbor's house. This was pretty expected on our end since they haven't been living in the home for months and had only been by a few times to do some work on the place. Anyway, once I saw the sign (and it opened up my eyes), I headed to Zillow to check out the listing....