Coronavirus and Your Money

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  Child Tax Credit: When will your $3,000 (or $3,600) arrive and who’s eligible?

  Experts warn the IRS may be hard-pressed to send out checks starting in July.

  5 min read Mar 26, 2021
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  Third stimulus check: How to track your $1,400 relief payment

  Has your $1,400 stimulus payment arrived yet? Here’s how to check the status.

  6 min read Mar 24, 2021
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  Poll: Families get crash course in remote learning

  A new school year unlike any other is coming and parents are bracing for impact to their wallets.

  6 min read Mar 22, 2021
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  Stimulus checks: What consumers should consider doing with the money

  These are tough times. But thoughtful choices can stretch the dollars you get.

  4 min read Mar 18, 2021
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  Coronavirus unemployment benefits: What to know about extended relief in next $1.9 trillion relief package

  All federal coronavirus unemployment programs are set to be extended through Sept. 6.

  3 min read Mar 10, 2021
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  Biden’s stimulus package makes student loan forgiveness tax-free

  Borrowers on income-driven repayment plans will benefit most.

  2 min read Mar 10, 2021
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  Unemployment fraud is harming those with and without jobs. Here’s what to do if you’re a victim

  Billions of dollars worth of wrongful unemployment payments have been paid out during the pandemic.

  9 min read Mar 04, 2021
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  Real estate commissions fall to new lows as homes fly off the market

  Real estate commissions have fallen to a new low, and the reasons might surprise you.

  4 min read Mar 02, 2021
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  Yield curve control, explained: How soon this ‘blank check’ Fed bond-buying program could happen

  Here’s how this unconventional policy works to try and keep yields below a certain level.

  7 min read Mar 01, 2021
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  Is bank branch expansion dead? Not at Navy Federal, here’s why

  Bank branches in the U.S. has been steadily declining for years, but Navy Federal has taken a different approach.

  3 min read Feb 24, 2021