Pros & cons of filing for bankruptcy
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People don't like to consider bankruptcy, but sometimes it can help people get out of a difficult situation. When should you consider filing for bankruptcy?

'Happy Days' actor Scott Baio leaving California: 'Not a safe place anymore'

Hollywood actor Scott Baio says he's leaving California after more than four decades, saying the state's crime, high taxes, and homelessness continues to go unaddressed.

Yellen: ‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there are “no good options” for the United States to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress fails to raise the nation’s borrowing limit of $31.381 trillion in the coming weeks.

JOBS: Grow your career through upskilling
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If you need to find a new job or a new career more people are turning to what's called "upskilling." These are low-cost to free online programs that offer professional skill development. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan shares more on how you can get started.

Number of new American business applications hits an all-time high

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 5.4 million new business applications were filed in 2021, the highest of any year on record. 

Money: Ways to save more with increased interest rates
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The Fed just raised interest rates again this week to help slow inflation. One benefit however is that it raises interest rates on savings accounts. After the increase, many people have been putting money in Apple's new high-yield savings account. FOX 26's Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan shares more options on how you can save.

Intuit TurboTax settlement: $141M to be distributed to customers misled to paying for filing

More than 465,000 Texans will receive payment from the $141 million settlement that was reached with Intuit TurboTax in 2022 after customers were misled to pay the company to file their federal tax returns.

United planning to hire 15K workers ahead of expected summer travel surge

The hiring sign is out at United Airlines. The airline said Wednesday that it plans to add 15,000 workers this year, and hired 7,000 in just the past four months.

Couple files discrimination lawsuit against bank for not being Asian
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An African American couple is suing American First National Bank, a Katy-based branch after they were told it only gives out loans to Asians but the story is stranger than you think.

Affordable mental healthcare patients can turn to even for the uninsured
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness says nearly half of people with mental health conditions go without treatment. Either because they are afraid of the stigma, or cannot afford care. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan shares some ?smart sense? on how to find care, including for those without insurance.

Feds raise key interest rate to highest level in 16 years

The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years.

Here’s why consumers' credit scores got a boost in March: Report

Consumer credit scores increased from last year to an average of 701, and the percentage of consumers scored in the subprime credit