Cora Lewis

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  • Hundreds of millions of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ loans will soon affect credit scores for millions of Americans who use the loans to buy clothing, furniture, concert tickets, and takeout.Personal Finance

    Gen Z’s beloved Buy Now, Pay Later will soon impact credit scores, which could pose risks for vulnerable borrowers

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Rep. French Hill (R-AR)Politics

    House votes to overturn Biden-era rule that would have limited overdraft fees to $5, allowing banks to again charge what they want

    By Cora Lewis, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Young upset woman sitting at home, frustrated with family financial problems, paying bills taxes online on computer in the eveningRetail

    Trump’s latest tariffs will increase the cost of building a new home by an average of $9,200

    By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Cora Lewis, and others
  • FILE – President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks on student loan debt at Madison College, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Personal Finance

    The Education Department has suspended some income-driven student loan repayment plans. Here’s what borrowers should know

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For OMB Director Nominee Russell VoughtPersonal Finance

    The CFPB’s plan to save consumers $15 billion a year in overdraft fees is on hold after Trump’s pause

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The seal of the Federal Reserve Board is seen at the building in Washington, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Finance

    The Fed now expects to only cut rates 2 times in 2025. What the slowdown means for mortgages, debt and more

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Wisdom Cole, the National Director of the NAACP Youth and College Division leads a march from the Supreme Court of the United States.Personal Finance

    A 38-year-old with $38,000 in student debt tells other generations, ‘I highly recommend finding a way to avoid taking out loans’

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Boys holding their school lunchesLifestyle

    School lunch transaction fees are crushing parents—’they take money from people who need it the most’

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Season to pay Tax, Budget, and Tax planning concept. Business woman wear glasses calculating annual tax and using mobile phone. Calendar 2021 and personal income tax form placed on home office desk.Personal Finance

    Here’s what to do before the Fed cuts rates—’you want to jump on that now’

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Medical bills are seen in Temple Hills, Md., on June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Health

    1-in-5 Americans have medical debt. Here’s how to get relief from unexpectedly high bills

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Wall Street trader looks perturbedSuccess

    How to navigate a volatile stock market based on your ‘risk appetite,’ according to experts

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra speaks at a podiumFinance

    The U.S. government wants to crack down on apps that let people get their paychecks before payday

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A shadow is seen across a Medicare card on June 10, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Majorities of Americans favor forgiving all or some of an individual’s medical debt if the person is facing hardships, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Health

    Americans would rather have medical debt relief than student loan forgiveness: ‘I don’t think anyone should have to go into financial ruin to live’

    By Cora Lewis, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Klarna website on a laptop computerFinance

    Buy now, pay later companies like Affirm and Klarna must give consumers the same legal rights and protections as credit cards, consumer agency says

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
  • Sheri WilkinsPersonal Finance

    ‘They get you hooked on having that money’: Meet a 60-year-old who pays interest to get cash between paychecks and has nothing left over

    By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press