family finances

During my late teens, my mom handed me two worn, blue passport-size books with details of my custodial investment accounts. I had no clue what to do with them, but it didn’t matter, because the accounts were empty anyway.…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing homes and debt collectors are flouting a law that prohibits them from requiring friends and family of care home residents to shoulder the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing homes and debt collectors are flouting a law that prohibits them from requiring friends and family of care home residents to shoulder the costs of the facilities, according to a federal report…

Put 20% down when buying a home. Don’t spend more than 30% of your income on housing costs. Keep child care expenses below 10% of your annual household income.These money rules of thumb can be useful guardrails, helping you…

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS - Associated Press For Nick Marcil, the cancellation of $10,000 of his student loans could mean at last moving out of his parents' house.Marcil, 24, studied at a Pennsylvania…

By COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under…

Breaking up sucks — even if it’s necessary and you’re better off without them. Emotions loom large and life changes. Your to-do list fills up with loaded logistics, like figuring out who gets the cat or how the heck you’ll…

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people in Britain who contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s will receive 100,000 pounds ($120,000) in compensation, the U.K. government said…

By MILA KOUMPILOVA and MATT BARNUM of Chalkbeat, and COLLIN BINKLEY of The Associated Press - Chalkbeat and Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on…

By MILA KOUMPILOVA and MATT BARNUM of Chalkbeat, and COLLIN BINKLEY of The Associated Press - Chalkbeat and Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on…