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What Is a Good DTI for a Mortgage? 01/13/2026 07:00pm • If you plan to buy a home or car -- or make any purchase that requires a loan -- it is essential to have a good debt-to-income ratio. Your DTI reveals how much of your income goes toward debt payments each month, and this ratio gives lenders a snapshot of your financial condition and how likely you What Is a Good Credit Score? 01/13/2026 07:00pm • What is considered a good credit score depends on the type of credit score used. You have multiple credit scores, but the most popular type of score is FICO, followed by VantageScore. Even within each type of score, there are multiple score versions offered to lenders when they want to check your cr Trump visits Ford plant and defends his tariffs, hoping to counter jitters about the economy 01/13/2026 06:52pm • DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, traveling to swing-state Michigan to push the case that he’s boosted domestic manufacturing in hopes of countering fears about a weakening job market and still-rising prices that have squeez Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry 01/13/2026 05:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Up until this week, Wall Street has generally benefited from the Trump administration’s policies and has been supportive of the president. That relationship has suddenly soured. When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law in July, it pushed another sign Wall Street pulls back from its records as JPMorgan Chase and Delta kick off earnings season 01/13/2026 05:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pulled back from its records on Tuesday following a mixed start to the latest profit reporting season for big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 398 points, or 0.8%, from its own DC Water takes big step forward in Potomac River Tunnel project 01/13/2026 05:16pm • D.C. Water is making progress with an initiative that aims to clean up the District's waterways — the Potomac River tunnel project. On Tuesday, a multiton cutter head was lowered to the bottom of a 100-foot shaft at West Potomac Park to attach to a tunnel-boring machine. 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The tally, 230-196, sig Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Claim $75 Bonus for NBA Games (Jan. 13) 01/13/2026 02:06pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Activate the Underdog promo code WTOP to redeem a bonus offer for the NBA slate Tuesday night. All new users who sign up are able Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike 01/13/2026 12:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year, new federal data shows, as expiring subsidies and other factors push health expenses too high for many to manage. Nationally, around 800,000 fewer people have selected plans compared to a simil Inflation cooled slightly in December though it remains above Fed's target 01/13/2026 11:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that stubbornly elevated cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from the prior month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the same as in November. Excluding the volatil Nigeria's Alex Iwobi pulling the strings for Super Eagles at Africa Cup 01/13/2026 11:12am • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi is enjoying his moment at the Africa Cup of Nations after helping his team to the semifinals with key passes for the team’s star forwards. Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams have all thrived on Iwobi’s input. The 29-year-old attac Ice dance champion Cizeron accuses ex-partner Papadakis of smear campaign ahead of Olympic Games 01/13/2026 10:59am • PARIS (AP) — Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron said Tuesday that his former on-ice partner Gabriella Papadakis is spreading lies about him in the lead-up to the Milan Cortina Winter Games. 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