Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard

Here’s what bank security employees might be thinking when deciding whether to shut down a customer account after detecting unusual activity.

Surprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong.

Responses to queries about financial aid, 529 plans, need-blind schools and more.

The pandemic pause on student loan payments will end soon, but a new system for calculating repayments may lower monthly bills.

The F.D.I.C. and other entities will protect most people’s bank and brokerage balances. But it’s as good a time as any for consumers to create...

President Biden’s move means the student loan balances of millions of people could fall by as much as $20,000. This F.A.Q. explains how it will...

President Biden’s executive order means the student loan balances of millions of people could fall by as much as $20,000. Here are answers to some...

Individuals can often use health insurance or flexible spending accounts to pay for abortions or deduct the cost on tax returns. Congress might weigh in.

Financial companies collect a lot of payment data from customers. Prosecutors could subpoena those records for evidence of abortion, legal experts say.