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News Articles: Your Money

Why should you care about the knotty problems of the banking world? Below are a few possible consequences to watch.

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  • Economy

Could the banking turmoil affect you? 5 ways it might

There are possible consequences for regular people, small businesses and the economy.

March 21, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh
An 'open house' flag is displayed outside a single family home on September 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The U.S. housing market is seeing a slow down in home sales due to the Federal Reserve raising mortgage interest rates to help fight inflation.

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  • Your Money

Are you trying to buy a home? Tell us how you're dealing with variable mortgage rates

Recent high and fluctuating mortgage rates, compounded by bank closures, have created a challenging time in the housing market. NPR wants to know how you are navigating buying or selling a home.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Juma Sei
A Credit Suisse bank branch seen in Geneva. The bank was acquired by UBS on Sunday.

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  • Business

UBS to buy troubled Credit Suisse in deal brokered by Swiss government

UBS will buy rival Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion in a deal brokered by Swiss officials to try and prevent a banking crisis.

March 19, 2023
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  • Stacey Vanek Smith
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Yellen tries to reassure Americans that bank collapse fallout will be contained

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says bank depositors can feel confident their money is safe. Yellen promised a thorough review of what went wrong at two regional banks that failed in the past week.

March 17, 2023
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  • Scott Horsley

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  • Book Reviews

'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

March 17, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
A copy of a IRS 1040 tax form is seen at an H&R Block office on the day President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax cut bill in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida.

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  • Your Money

Have you been audited by the IRS? Tell us about it

Getting audited by the IRS can be incredibly frustrating and a little scary. NPR's Code Switch wants to hear about your experience when you found out you were being audited.

March 16, 2023
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  • James Sneed
An FDIC sign is posted on a window at a Silicon Valley Bank branch in Wellesley, Mass., on Saturday. The bank was caught in a meltdown, forcing a government takeover. The FDIC guarantees accounts up to $250,000.

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  • Your Money

The FDIC was created exactly for this kind of crisis. Here's the history

When it was established in 1933, some 4,000 banks had closed in the first few months alone. The FDIC is relying on one of its main tools — deposit insurance — to prevent more banks from failing.

March 14, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Women earn about 82 cents for every dollar men make, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. That means on March 14, women's pay catches up to what men made in 2022.

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  • Your Money

It's Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives?

Women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what a man earns in 12. And that's been true for decades.

March 14, 2023
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  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Real estate appraiser Jack Sonceau (right) and his trainee, Devin Minnis, assess a rowhome in Baltimore.

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  • National

Racial bias often creeps into home appraisals. Here's what's happening to change that

Black and Latinx homes are more likely to be undervalued by real estate appraisers, who are mostly older white men. New recruiting and technology aims to change how appraisals are done and by whom.

March 13, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
Stephanie Roth and her three children. Roth works full time but struggles to keep up with bills as prices rise. Like millions of Americans, she has found herself in mounting credit card debt.

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  • Business

Credit Card Nation: How we went from record savings to record debt in just two years

U.S. consumers had the highest savings rate on record in 2020 and credit card debt was plummeting. Now our savings is gone and debt is surging. What happened?

March 08, 2023
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  • Stacey Vanek Smith
A vial of the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Bivalent. Though the shots are free to pretty much anyone who wants one in the U.S. as long as federal stockpiles hold out, the next update of the vaccine might be costly for some people who lack health insurance.

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  • Health

Moderna's COVID vaccine gambit: Hike the price, offer free doses for uninsured

Once U.S. stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccine run out, Moderna says it might charge as much as $130 per dose, but give people who lack health insurance a break. Critics say that's not enough help.

March 08, 2023
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin

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  • Your Money

Why we usually can't tell when a review is fake

Is that review real or fake? Most of us can't tell

March 07, 2023
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  • Paddy Hirsch
Marcus and Allyson Ward were paying off a debt dating back to the birth of their twins, Theo and Milo. They are among 100 million Americans with medical debt, according to a KHN/NPR investigation.

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  • Health

Medical debt affects millions, and advocates push IRS, consumer agency for relief

More than 50 consumer and patient groups want the Biden Administration to aggressively protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors. The effort follows a KHN/NPR investigation.

March 07, 2023
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By:
  • Noam Levey
Savers can often find better rates on accounts from credit unions and online banks than at many major financial institutions.  Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images.

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  • Your Money

Getting a measly interest rate on your savings? Here's how to score a better deal

Many big banks offer shockingly low interest rates on savings accounts. Moving your money to a smaller institution could bring better returns.

March 04, 2023
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani
GPB News NPR

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  • Your Money

If you're getting financial advice from TikTok influencers don't stop there

Learning to save and invest is more accessible than ever thanks to social media. But there are potential pitfalls, say personal finance experts — including influencers themselves.

February 28, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
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