Author: Sarah Brady, NFCC Published: September 24, 2026 (Updated from September 2023) Main Facts While bankruptcy is a widely recognized term throughout the United States, the mechanics of how it actually functions remain deeply misunderstood by the general public. Many consumers and business owners alike struggle to answer fundamental questions: Who is legally eligible to…
WASHINGTON — Stablecoin giant Tether is facing an escalating congressional investigation regarding millions of dollars that allegedly flowed to a political consulting firm co-owned by Bo Hines while he was actively helping shape U.S. cryptocurrency policy inside the White House. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), serving as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on…
By Sarah Brady, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Updated: September 30, 2026 Main Facts: The Modern Parenting Debt Crisis Raising children in the twenty-first century is an exercise in financial endurance. Between skyrocketing child care costs, inflated grocery prices, and the endless stream of unexpected expenses that accompany raising a family, maintaining a balanced…
By Erik Brandt (Adapted for Financial Literacy Insights) Updated: October 1, 2026 Main Facts: The Rise of the Teen Investor In the living rooms and high school hallways of 2026, the traditional teenage conversation about allowance and part-time job earnings has shifted dramatically. Today’s adolescents are talking portfolios, market caps, and digital assets. According to…
By Consumers’ Checkbook Updated: August 20, 2026 Main Facts The global landscape of financial crime has entered a dangerous new era. Con artists are no longer relying solely on clumsy phishing emails or poorly translated text messages; instead, they are weaponizing artificial intelligence to execute sophisticated, hyper-realistic scams. Armed with generative AI, modern fraudsters effortlessly…
By Sarah Brady, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Published: September 14, 2026 Main Facts While civilian households across the United States continue to wrestle with persistent economic pressures and an elevated cost of living, America’s military families and veterans frequently bear a disproportionate brunt of these financial strains. Active-duty personnel face unique socioeconomic hurdles—ranging…
Author: Jessica Blais, NFCC Published: September 1, 2026 Rewritten and Expanded By: Financial Journalism Desk Main Facts In an era defined by rapid digital transactions, contactless payments, and a growing consumer culture, teaching children the fundamental principles of personal finance has never been more critical. According to recent financial literacy data, early childhood habits heavily…
BERLIN — In a major push to establish industrial-grade boundaries for increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence, Nvidia unveiled the OpenShell Reference Architecture on Wednesday at GTC Berlin. The comprehensive, full-stack design integrates Nvidia’s Vera CPUs, the OpenShell open-source runtime, and BlueField-4 Data Processing Units (DPUs) to safely contain, monitor, and govern autonomous AI agents at scale….
By Sarah Brady, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Updated: September 8, 2026 Main Facts: The Reality of Personal Bankruptcy in America Every year, more than 500,000 Americans take the legal step of filing for bankruptcy. For individuals drowning in a sea of escalating credit card bills, mounting medical debt, and sudden job loss, bankruptcy…
NEW YORK — Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of Wall Street titan Citadel, stepped up to the podium at the Future of Global Markets Conference in New York with a message that simultaneously acknowledged market excess and defended long-term technological vision. Investors, Griffin stated plainly, are “almost certainly” navigating an artificial intelligence bubble….
