Banking4 min read
CARES Act Relief Turns Household Cash Triage Into The First Job
Bill Hardekopf · March 30, 2020
The CARES Act brought emergency relief into household budgets, but one-time help still needed a plan.
Month archive
March 2020 Articles
BillSaver articles published in March 2020.
Banking4 min read
IRS Moves Tax Day To July 15. Payment Choices Still Matter
John Oldshue · March 23, 2020
Treasury and the IRS moved the 2020 federal tax filing and payment deadline to July 15 because of the pandemic.
Mortgages4 min read
Fed Cuts Rates Near Zero. Refinance Math Still Starts With Fees
Bill Hardekopf · March 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve moved rates near zero in March 2020, sending many homeowners back to refinance math.
Credit Cards4 min read
Fed Makes An Emergency Cut. Card Balances Still Stay Expensive
Bill Hardekopf · March 9, 2020
Early March 2020 rate-cut talk made borrowing costs a household headline, but high-cost consumer debt still needed attention before any official move.
Credit Cards4 min read
FTC Coronavirus Scam Warnings Put Account Alerts On The To-Do List
John Oldshue · March 2, 2020
As coronavirus fears spread in March 2020, scam warnings became part of basic household financial safety.