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JPMorgan projects home prices will fall in 22 U.S. cities in 2026, with Florida and Texas markets leading the decline as the pandemic-era migration boom reverses and inventory floods the market.
The University of Michigan's year-ahead inflation expectations fell to 3.5% in February from 4% in January, the largest monthly decline in over a year. Combined with January CPI at 2.4%, the data strengthens the case for Fed rate cuts.
The 2026 tax refund season is delivering the largest refunds in American history, with the average check up 22%. But the gains are starkly unequal: the top 5% of earners will see $3,748 more while the bottom bracket gets just $18.
The IRS has lost 19,000 employees in the past year, seasonal hiring is at 2% of target, and new direct deposit requirements add complexity. Here is what to know about getting your 2026 tax refund.
The CBO now projects Social Security's retirement trust fund will be depleted by 2032, accelerated by the One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts. Without congressional action, all beneficiaries face a 24% across-the-board benefit cut.
Medicare Part B premiums jumped 9.7% to $202.90 per month in 2026, consuming a third of the 2.8% Social Security COLA increase and leaving millions of retirees with an effective raise near zero.
The SEC is expanding retail investor access to private equity and private credit, the House passed the INVEST Act to modernize accredited investor rules, and an executive order directs the DOL to consider adding alternatives to 401(k) plans.
After three years of relentless premium increases that squeezed household budgets nationwide, five of America's ten largest auto insurers are cutting rates in 2026. State Farm is leading with over $1 billion in reductions.
Subprime auto loan delinquencies have reached 6.65% at 60+ days past due, the highest since the 1990s. Vehicle repossessions surged to 1.73 million last year as affordability pressures crush borrowers paying 21% interest on used car loans.
Exactly one year after DOGE's mass federal layoffs began on February 14, 2025, former government employees share stories of new careers, relocations, and financial hardship that reveal the true cost of the largest peacetime workforce reduction in American history.
Allstate is reducing auto and homeowner premiums by an average of 17% for 7.8 million customers after more than doubling net income in 2025. Yet new rate hikes in Illinois and continued turmoil in California paint a picture of a home insurance market still far from stable.
The American Rescue Plan's tax exemption for forgiven student loans expired on January 1, 2026. Borrowers who receive IDR forgiveness now face federal tax bills averaging $5,800 to $10,800 on debt they thought was simply being erased.