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The IRS began phasing out paper tax refund checks in late 2025, creating an urgent challenge for roughly 12 million unbanked Americans who depend on physical checks to access their refunds.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has fallen to 5.95%, crossing below 6% for the first time this year and hitting its lowest level since early 2025.
Automated investment platform Betterment disclosed a data breach compromising 1.4 million customer accounts through a social engineering attack, raising urgent questions about fintech security.
A widening gap between upper and lower-income consumer spending reveals a K-shaped economy where record stock portfolios coexist with record credit card delinquencies.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said inflation risks are tilted higher and she will not support another rate cut until price pressures from tariffs recede.
Chinese regulators have privately instructed major commercial banks to limit new US Treasury purchases and gradually reduce large holdings, citing concentration risks.
The delayed January jobs report and CPI release this week will reshape Fed rate expectations, directly affecting what Americans pay on mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, and student debt.
Coinbase reports Thursday and Robinhood Monday as Bitcoin crashes 50% from its October peak, testing whether crypto exchanges can survive when trading volumes collapse.
Nearly 55,000 U.S. jobs were explicitly attributed to AI replacement in 2025, according to Challenger data. In 2026, Mastercard, Dow, and UPS are accelerating automation-driven layoffs.
Visa reported record fiscal Q1 revenue of $10.9 billion as US holiday spending topped $1 trillion for the first time, but average card balances climbed to $3,564 amid rising consumer strain.
Mastercard is reducing its global workforce by 4%, eliminating 1,600 positions and taking a $200 million restructuring charge as AI automates fraud detection, compliance, and customer service across the payments giant.
Average homeowners insurance premiums rose 8.5% in 2025, a significant slowdown from the 18% surge in 2024, but climate-driven catastrophe losses and insurer withdrawals signal more turbulence ahead.