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What might consumers do with both a tax refund and pandemic relief money?

by Samantha Fields
Mar 9, 2021
Those who have already paid off debt and built up their savings may be ready to spend tax refund money.
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When will we see the next round of stimulus checks?

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 8, 2021
If the bill becomes law, you’ll probably start seeing the payments show up in bank accounts within a couple weeks.
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Washington relief packages leave out many domestic workers

by Danielle Renwick
Apr 17, 2020
More than 80% say they’ don’t know if they can afford food in coming weeks, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
An estimated 94% of domestic workers have had clients cancel on them during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a network of activist groups.
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Big banks pledge overdraft relief so customers reap full benefits of COVID-19 checks

by Nova Safo
Apr 16, 2020
Big banks say they’ll give customers a temporary break on negative balances.
Stimulus checks are fair game for private debt collectors. But big banks are offering relief for negative balances.
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Who's getting the $1,200 COVID-19 checks first?

by David Brancaccio , Kimberly Adams and Alex Schroeder
Apr 13, 2020
Those who filed taxes in the past two years and used direct deposit for their refunds will be the first to get the payments, the IRS says.
People who never gave the IRS their bank information may have to wait weeks, if not months, to get their payments.
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COVID-19 relief: Direct checks and a 90-day tax extension

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 17, 2020
"Americans need cash now," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says at a press conference.
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