Tag: payments

2024 Social Security Payment Estimates to Rise Unexpectedly, Group Says

The next cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase for Social Security recipients might be better than what was previously predicted, according to a nonpartisan seniors group. The Senior Citizen’s League advocacy group said that the COLA increase for 2024 might be around 3 percent, which is far lower than 2023’s 8.7 percent increase, according to a press release…


How to Decide on and Enforce Your Rental Policies as a Landlord

By Dave Spooner  Whenever you set up a new rental unit, you have a variety of decisions to make. From choosing a reasonable rent rate to screening new tenants to reside in the unit, you have your hands full. Deciding on your rental policies is one important step in setting up your rental. If you…


Your Social Security Checks Could Be Impacted Soon: Here’s Why

Treasury Secretary Janet Warned that if the United States defaults on its obligations amid a congressional impasse over raising the debt ceiling, Social Security payments could be interrupted. “Treasury finds itself in the position where we’re unable to pay all of the bills that come due that day. And this would be really the first…


UEFA to Investigate Barcelona for Its Referee Payments

GENEVA—Barcelona is facing a new legal threat from UEFA, including a possible Champions League ban, because of its payments of millions of dollars to a company linked to a Spanish refereeing official. The European soccer body asked Thursday for an investigation into the matter, which is already being pursued by prosecutors in Spain. Champions League…


Social Security Expert Says Americans Should ‘Consider Delaying’ Retirement

Because of relatively high inflation, older Americans should hold off on retiring if they can, a policy expert warned this week. After an 8.7 percent Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) was implemented starting this year, some have said that it may not be enough to combat the effects of inflation. “For one in…


PayPal Announces CEO Dan Schulman to Step Down at End of Year After Shares Plunge

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman will leave the company at the end of the year to “devote more time to my passions outside the workplace” following a turbulent year for the online payments technology firm, which saw the price of its shares plunge more than 60 percent. In a statement on Feb. 9, the online payments company…


AmEx Profits Fall 9 Percent as Customers Fall Behind on Payments

NEW YORK—American Express saw its fourth-quarter profits fall by 9 percent, as the credit card giant had to set aside significantly more money to cover potentially bad loans. The company saw charge offs and delinquencies rise, a troubling sign for a company whose customer base is usually well-to-do and extremely creditworthy. But the company did…


Social Security Payments Update Coming This Week, and It Could Be Significant

The Social Security Administration is expected to announce its cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security recipients this week—and it could be the largest increase in decades. Analysts with the Senior Citizens League say the COLA hike will be 8.7 percent to keep pace with year-over-year information. Last year, the Social Security Administration announced a…


PayPal Reverses Course, Says Company Will Not Seize Money for Promoting ‘Misinformation’

PayPal on Oct. 8 said it was not implementing a new policy that would have enabled the company to seize money from users who allegedly promote “misinformation” or “hate.” “An AUP notice recently went out in error that included incorrect information. PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be…


PayPal Reverses Course, Says Company Will Not Seize Money From People for Promoting ‘Misinformation’

PayPal on Oct. 8 said it was not implementing a new policy that would have enabled the company to seize money from users who allegedly promote “misinformation” or “hate.” “An AUP notice recently went out in error that included incorrect information. PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be…