April 18, 2024

Biden administration to erase medical debt records from credit reports, affecting millions of Americans

The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to remove medical bills from Americans’ credit reports in a push to end what it called coercive debt collection tactics that affect millions of consumers. GOV. KATHY HOCHUL HAS MESSAGE FOR MIGRANTS LOOKING TO COME TO NEW YORK: ‘GO SOMEWHERE ELSE’ Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters that […]

Goldman Sachs reportedly looking to exit credit card deal with Apple

Goldman Sachs is considering exiting its partnership with Apple, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The iPhone-maker and Goldman Sachs started rolling out a virtual credit card in 2019. The bank is in talks with American Express to take over its Apple credit card and other ventures with the tech giant, the report added. Goldman Sachs and […]

Credit Suisse to Borrow up to 50 Billion Swiss Francs from Swiss National Bank  

Credit Suisse announced it would borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs from the Swiss National Bank in a move to strengthen its liquidity amid dwindling stock prices. Fifty billion Swiss francs is the equivalent of $53.68 billion. Credit Suisse is the country’s second biggest lender. On Wednesday, Credit Suisse’s shares went down as much

This credit card can hear what you are saying and it’s coming to a wallet near you

Every year I attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to see the latest tech and gadgets we need to watch out for – in both good and bad ways.  CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER  One that particularly caught […]

Facebook Brazenly Asks Banks for Customer Bank Balances, Credit Card Numbers

Facebook has requested customer financial information from a number of U.S. banks without obtaining permission from users, according to a recent report. Included in the requests are credit card transactions and checking account balances for the customers. Facebook has spoken with JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup Inc. and U.S. Bancorp. Their requests are ostensibly to […]

Give Trump credit for USA getting the World Cup.

MOSCOW — This will be music to the ears of his supporters and torturous reading for those who oppose him, but since November 2016 Donald Trump is 1-0 in presidential elections and 2-0 in the United States landing global sports events. Victory for the “United Bid” comprised of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on Wednesday means that […]

‘Credit Goes to President Trump’: South Korean Foreign Minister Praises Peace Deal.

Cheriss May/Getty Images After the leaders of North and South Korea made the historic vow to end the war between their countries on Friday, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha gave the credit to President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN. Following months of insults between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Kang […]

More Winning: Latest Senate Tax Bill Raises Child Tax Credit, Ends Obamacare Individual Mandate.

The Senate Finance Committee released its updated tax bill late Tuesday night, and there’s a lot to cheer populist conservatives. The new bill raises the child tax credit to $2000, twice the current credit of $1000 per child. The earlier version of the Senate bill raised it to $1,650. A higher child tax credit is one […]

Georgetown Offers Class Credit For Attending Anti-Trump Teach-In

A professor at Georgetown University offered her students course credit if they attended a teach-in rallying opposition against president-elect Donald Trump. The class “The Cultural Politics of HIV in the US and South Africa” required students to attend a World AIDS Days event and write a 2-3 page paper about it, according to a new […]

BREAKING: ISIS Takes Credit For Attack at Ohio State University

The Islamic State has taken credit for Monday’s attack at the Ohio State University that left 11 people injured. The attacker, a Somalian-born student named Abdul Razak Ali Artan was shot and killed by a campus police officer minutes after plowing his car through a group of students. UPDATE: Islamic State claims responsibility for Ohio […]

ISIS Claims Credit For Minnesota Mass Stabbing Attack

ISIS has claimed credit for a stabbing attack at a Minnesota mall Saturday night that left eight wounded, and the attacker dead. “The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to […]

Report: ‘Black Power Political Organization’ Takes Credit For Dallas Massacre

A group called the Black Power Political Organization is apparently taking credit for the Dallas police massacre that has left five officers dead and seven wounded, according to the UK paper The Mirror: “More Will Be Assassinated In The Coming Days! Do You Like The Work Of Our Assassins? Get Your Own Sniper” read a […]

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