IRS has second thoughts about selfie requirement
Taxpayers seeking access to some information about their taxes were to be required to submit to facial recognition software, a move that has raised privacy concerns.
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With COVID protections expiring, tenants are now facing big rent hikes
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Paco de Leon, financial advice columnist for Refinery 29, on how renters can best deal with the increase.
Consumer groups want the FDIC to ban rent-a-bank loans with rates that can top 100%
With the Trump-era head of the FDIC stepping down, consumer protection groups see an opportunity to put an end to "rent-a-bank" loans with sky-high interest rates.
An old-fashioned crime is on the rise: bank check theft
NPR's Tamara Keith talks with David Maimon, director of Georgia State University's Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group, on how criminals are targeting mailboxes to steal and sell bank checks.
Check fraud is on the rise. Here's what you need to know and how to avoid it
Check fraud has spiked in the U.S. as thieves use age-old tricks to swindle Americans out of their money and then sell bogus checks on the darknet, a monitoring group has found.
How your gig work income could take a hit with new tax rules for payment apps
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary about how new IRS rules governing payment apps and Wall Street's wild week could affect your finances.
Claiming COVID costs, and 4 other questions about filing your taxes this year
Taxpayers who file early and electronically should be able to avoid massive delays. But some of this year's changes will translate into smaller refunds.
Are you worried about inflation or a falling stock market shrinking your savings?
NPR wants to know how you're being affected by falling stock values or the rising price of gas, food and utilities.
The IRS faces backlogs from last year as a new tax filing season begins
The IRS is "in the roughest shape it's been in in 50 years," says former commissioner Mark Everson. The agency, he says, is understaffed, has more work than it can handle and is underfunded.
Life Kit: How ethical investing works
Ethical investing is popular with many Americans. But what is it exactly? NPR's Life Kit it breaks down.