The Internal Revenue Service today urged Americans to file a 2021 federal income tax return so they can take advantage of key tax benefits included in the American Rescue Plan and other recent legislation. Often, individuals and families can get these expanded tax benefits, even if they have little

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has announced that February 1 will mark the statewide launch of the Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund. The fund supports Pennsylvania homeowners whose household income is at or below 150% of the area median income (AMI) and are facing financial

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the January 2022 edition of PHLP Health Law News. You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org.

Consumers in 2021 reported losing about $770 million to fraud initiated on social media—about one fourth of all reported fraud losses for the year and an 18-fold increase from 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight . Of those who reported losing

As part of the ongoing investigation of unusual account changes within Pennsylvania's unemployment compensation (UC) system, the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is taking the proactive step of offering free credit-monitoring services to all UC claimants even though there has been no confirmed

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched an initiative to save households billions of dollars a year by reducing exploitative junk fees charged by banks and financial companies and seeks publlic input.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead today advised Pennsylvanians of a potential phishing scam texting people that their EBT card is locked. Pennsylvanians should not reply or share any personal information if they are contacted in this manner. DHS and other

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it will begin examining the operations of post-secondary schools, such as for-profit colleges, that extend private loans directly to students. The CFPB is issuing an update to its exam procedures including a new section on