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US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Social Security's COLA Is 2.8% -- but Your Benefits May Go Up by a Lot Less

Social Security COLAs aim to preserve purchasing power by tracking the CPI-W, but Medicare premium increases can reduce the actual net benefit increase for enrollees.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Your Social Security Check is Changing in 2026. Are You Ready?

Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026 due to the Cost-of-Living Adjustment based on third-quarter CPI-W data.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

2026 mortgage appraisal threshold set at $34,200

The mortgage appraisal threshold for higher-priced loans will rise to $34,200 effective January 1, 2026, reflecting a 2.1% CPI-W increase.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

The Fed's December Rate Cut Brings Bad News and Good News On the Social Security COLA

On December 10, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point rate cut, bringing the benchmark rate to the 3.5%-3.75% range. This was both the final rate cut and the final Fed meeting of 2025, so the Fed ended up delivering a total of three rate reductions over the course of this year. This means 2025 ends with the benchmark rate three-quarters of a percentage point lower than the 4.25% to 4.50% target rate we started the year with.
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