2026 tax brackets vs. 2025: Here’s what’s changed, other things to know, Austin

Choppy Multifamily Market Driving Explosion In CLO Lending

Collateralized loan obligations shot up in popularity last year as multifamily owners waited for new deliveries to dry up and ...

Zaffirini-backed bill ends state collection of consumer loan charges

Texas will no longer collect small portions of consumer loan fees under HB 4738, a law passed in 2023 that reflects a push ...

Treasury confirms rollout of car loan tax break for US-assembled cars

The Treasury Department is implementing President Donald Trump’s No Tax on Car Loan Interest policy, a measure designed to ...

BrightSpire Capital: Portfolio Stress Has Weakened Dividend Coverage

BrightSpire Capital, Inc. is rated Hold as dividend coverage is thin and portfolio risks persist despite an 11.1% yield. Read ...

Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates

President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said ...

The Student Loan Default Rate is Already High. The End of SAVE Could Make It Worse

The Saving for a Valuable Education plan is ending and the borrowers on it will have to move to another repayment plan and resume payments. These borrowers' payments are likely to be higher compared ...

Disgraced Austin developer's Lake Travis marina emerges from bankruptcy — again

The disgraced Austin real estate investor has used bankruptcy to protect his holdings from foreclosure since his empire began ...

Trump administration issues wage garnishment notices for student loan defaulters

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said it will send notices to student loan borrowers in default about wage garnishments ...

Feds Zero In On Austin Apartment Owner As Investors Allege $100 Million Scam

Federal investigators have zeroed in on an Austin real estate owner as a wave of investor lawsuits alleges roughly $100 ...

Nate Paul's Lake Travis marina could exit bankruptcy this week

A case involving WC Paradise Cove Marina is scheduled to go before Judge Christopher G Bradley Wednesday morning. The judge ...

New year, same distress: Troubled debt tops $826M for January auction

Troubled debt tied to commercial properties in the Texas Triangle surpassed $800 million for this month’s foreclosure sale.

2026 tax brackets vs. 2025: Here’s what’s changed, other things to know

Your paycheck could stretch further in 2026 as the IRS raised tax brackets and deductions under Trump’s “big beautiful bill." ...

Donating sperm just because he can't afford a Tesla

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She gambles as a form of therapy!

Resources I use/would use: 1) Acorns: Start investing, or open a retirement account, and get a free $5 by using my link: 2) ...

Gladstone Park hookah lounge at Milwaukee & Austin avenues seeks extended hours

BRIAN NADIG Requests to extend the hours for the Boss hookah lounge at Milwaukee and Austin avenues and to build a ...

Texas 'it' destination for movers, H-E-B fatal crash lawsuit topped week's news

This once-sleepy suburb is among the hottest destinations for movers, and H-E-B is named in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal ...

Morgan Metzer Was Assaulted by a Masked Man and Saved by Her Ex-Husband. Inside the Shocking Case — and When She Realized Her Ex Was Actually the Attacker

Morgan Metzer was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted on New Year's Day until her ex-husband rescued her, but it turned ...

Aurora City Council considers financially supporting city-connected fiber network

The Aurora City Council is considering financially supporting OnLight Aurora, a city-connected organization established to ...

Woman launches own investigation into post office after important mail goes missing

CHICAGO ( WBBM) -- A woman in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood said she is missing important pieces of mail. She did ...

Woman launches own investigation into South Side post office after mail goes missing

A woman in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood said she is missing important pieces of mail. She did her own investigation and believes someone at the post office might be stealing it. Each day, ...

Retired 60-year-old army veteran pleads guilty to withdrawing $100 from ATM on card left in machine before Christmas

A 60-year-old retired army veteran appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday after admitting to unlawfully using a debit card left behind at an ATM in Ladyville to withdraw cash just days ...

When will my EBT card be reloaded in 2026? State-by-state breakdown

The SNAP program provides monthly financial support to low-income families for the purchase of food. These funds are ...

Austin police seek publics help in identifying suspects in auto theft and debit card abuse case

The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying four suspects involved in an auto theft and ...