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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Borrowers Get More Safeguards With New Rule
Shoppers who use the popular installment loans will be guaranteed some of the same consumer protections that traditional credit cards…
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Ted Cruz Has Some Strong Opinions About College Sports
College sports bring in billions of dollars in revenue every year, but until very recently virtually none of it went…
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Are University Athletes About to Earn a Big Payday?
A $2.8 billion class-action settlement proposal could finally erase the notion that college stars are amateurs — though the plan…
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The Gender Pay Gap Is a Culture Problem
American women made significant progress toward closing the gender pay gap in the second half of the 20th century, but…
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My Co-op Neighbor Never Pays His Maintenance on Time. Can We Make Him?
State law currently allows co-ops to charge up to 8 percent of the monthly cost as a late fee. But…
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How a ‘Hidden’ $1.4 Billion Tax Will Make N.Y.C. Water Bills Rise
Mayor Eric Adams is resurrecting a budget gimmick and charging rent to the city’s Water Board, which will pass on…
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Why Are We Gambling With America’s Future?
Over the past few decades, in a surge of bipartisan national self-confidence, the federal government has borrowed a lot of…
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‘Pay Later’ Lenders Have an Issue With Credit Bureaus
Shoppers in recent years have embraced “buy now, pay later” loans as an easy, interest-free way to purchase everything from…
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You Don’t Have to Take Every Tax Deduction, and You Shouldn’t
Alejandro Narváez is OK taking less. He hires only contractors who pay their workers a living wage, even if that…
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Real Estate
Can My Landlord Force Me to Use a Rent Guarantor?
A lease rental bond guarantee, which covers losses if a tenant fails to pay the rent, may seem unnecessary. But…