By The Conversation March 10, 2024 People caring for elderly or disabled relatives need a break—and, in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has a proposal to give them one. Whitmer’s recently proposed $5,000 tax credit, the Caring for MI Family Tax Credit, is part of a growing trend of public subsidies for families shouldering the … Continue reading Michigan Governor Whitmer proposes a $5,000 caregiver tax credit, joining other states
Are your exceptional marketing efforts going unnoticed? Explore how AI can help turn the tide in your favor. Theresa Kushner on September 25, 2023 “It was a great quarter,” the senior executive said as he raised his glass to toast the winning district sales manager. “You guys did me proud.” The company had just made … Continue reading Why you’re not getting credit for your marketing efforts — and how AI can help
By Sofia Quaglia September 21, 2023 This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and Discover Magazine. Microplastics are everywhere. Research from 2019 suggests that we might breathe in up to 11.3 microplastics per hour, or up to 272 microplastics in 24 hours. And now, a new study published in the journal Physics of … Continue reading You breathe in a credit card’s worth of microplastic every week
U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade: How It Affects Advertising by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 6, 2023 The Fitch Ratings agency last week announced that it would downgrade its long-term credit rating of the United States from AAA to AA+ with a stable outlook. It forced the stock market rally to take a breather, and drove up … Continue reading U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade: How Does It Affect Advertising?
By Clint Rainey February 01, 2023 President Biden has put exorbitant credit card late fees in his administration’s regulatory crosshairs. On Wednesday, the administration announced the proposal of a new rule to cap those fees at $8, potentially saving American families as much as $9 billion per year. It seeks to reform the practice … Continue reading Credit card late fees are set to drop by 75% if the Biden administration gets its way
By Sam Becker September 10, 2022 Tens of millions of Americans live outside of the mainstream financial system, and as many as 11%—or an estimated 50 million, as of 2022—can be classified as “credit invisible.” That means that they have no or little credit history; and as a result, could be denied access … Continue reading Citi’s head of racial equity talks about how the financial giant is fixing ‘credit invisibility’
By Clint Rainey September 07, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering Credit Karma, the free personal-credit monitoring site, to pay $3 million to users who received “false ‘pre-approved’ credit card offers” that ended up hurting their credit scores. The agency filed a complaint alleging that from February 2018 to April 2021, Credit … Continue reading Credit Karma might owe you money over fake ‘pre-approved’ card offers: Here’s how to find out
Debit Vs. Credit Card Spending Rose During Holidays For COVID Lockdown Categories by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 28, 2022 Despite supply-chain slowdowns and record out-of-stock warnings during the 2021 holiday season, U.S. consumer spending on credit and debit cards from the week of Thanksgiving through the week of Christmas for 2021 rose 22%, … Continue reading Debit Vs. Credit Card Spending Rose During Holidays For COVID Lockdown Categories
Devin Partida January 17, 2022 The highly competitive world of retail means businesses must find ways to create customer loyalty. Launching a credit card gives a brand the ability to pass out member points for purchases all over, offer higher perks for shopping in the establishment, and keep the business’s name at the forefront of … Continue reading Why Brands Are Launching Their Own Credit Cards (And 10 to Check Out)
Brian Wallace January 7, 2022 There are many milestones to reach as an adult, from the first legal night at the bar, to the first car purchase, to the first “real” job. One of the most important “adult” milestones to build a foundation for a financially secure future, is to achieve a great credit score, … Continue reading Fixing the Credit Score Problem [Infographic]
