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US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans 07/18/2024 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth in Lending Act, a 1968 law that requires lenders disclose all loan costs and fees. If en Capital One offers $265B benefit plan to appease regulators for its planned purchase of Discover 07/18/2024 10:47am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Capital One said Wednesday it plans to offer $265 billion in lending, investing and philanthropy projects as part of its pending $35 billion merger with Discover Financial. The plan is designed to appease federal bank regulators, who have been initially skeptical of approving the m European Central Bank leaves key interest rate at 3.75%, waits for signs inflation is under control 07/18/2024 10:20am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Central Bank left its key interest rate benchmark unchanged Thursday as its rate-setting council and President Christine Lagarde take their time to make sure stubborn inflation is firmly under control before lowering rates again. The decision leaves the depos 'Longlegs' star Maika Monroe's secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it 07/18/2024 10:03am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� One of the few moments of levity in ���Longlegs��� ��� the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer ��� happens when Maika Monroe���s character, Lee Harker, meets her co-worker���s young daughter. It���s obvious the analytical FBI agent doesn���t spend a l Things to do in the DC area: Purcellville Wine & Food Festival, free gelato ��� and more! 07/18/2024 07:35am • There���s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of��Things to do in the D.C. area. For its eleventh year, the Purcellville Wine & Food Festival has retur Christian Benteke scores twice, adds assist to lead DC United to 3-2 victory over Minnesota United 07/18/2024 05:14am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Christian Benteke scored the first and last goals of the match and picked up an assist in between to rally D.C. United to a 3-2 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night. Benteke scored in the 14th minute to give D.C. United (6-11-8) a 1-0 lead and found the net ag Hundreds gather to remember former fire chief fatally shot at Trump rally in Pennsylvania 07/18/2024 01:14am • SARVER, Pa. (AP) ��� Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to remember the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump in a rural area of Pennsylvania shaken by violence perpetrated by a local 20-year-old man. Outside Lernersville Speedway in Sarvar, Pennsy 2024 Election Latest: Biden contracts COVID-19, Vance speaks at RNC 07/17/2024 11:35pm • The third day of the Republican National Convention shifted its focus to issues of national security and foreign policy. Republicans are focusing on Democratic President Joe Biden���s handling of the ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East. Former Trump administration officials have also taken What Are Your Rights as a Co-Signer? 07/17/2024 08:00pm • If someone you're close to needs to borrow money to buy a home or start a business, you might want to help out by co-signing. Co-signing a loan can help the person you care about get ahead financially, but it's a significant commitment that you should enter into with your eyes wide open. You need to A Look at Gas Prices Around the World 07/17/2024 08:00pm • When filling up your tank with gas and watching the numbers tick up, you may think you have it worse than everybody else. Not so, according to data collected by Global Petrol Prices, an industry-wide fuel price tracker. Out of 170 countries analyzed, America has the 40th least expensive gasoline, pl What Credit Score Do I Need to Get a Credit Card? 07/17/2024 08:00pm • Some folks have credit scores that soar into the heavens. But many of us have scores that are a bit more down to earth. What type of credit score do we need to get the best credit cards, or any type of plastic at all? Your score will have a major impact on your ability to borrow, and at what terms. How Does Citi Flex Plan Work? 07/17/2024 08:00pm • Citi Flex Plan is a service that lets Citi credit card holders tap into their line of credit in creative ways. With Citi Flex Pay, cardholders can split a large purchase into fixed monthly payments. With Citi Flex Loan, cardholders can borrow from their available credit but avoid a cash advance fee. Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over 'tuna bond' scandal that spurred debt crisis 07/17/2024 05:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The ��� tuna bond ��� scandal that shook Mozambique's economy is washing into a U.S. court, where a former Mozambican finance minister is being tried on charges that he took bribes to commit his country ��� secretly ��� to huge loans that prosecutors say got looted. When the loans Discover: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/17/2024 04:27pm • RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) ��� RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) ��� Discover Financial Services (DFS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.53 billion. On a per-share basis, the Riverwoods, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $6.06. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average Who is Usha Vance? Yale law graduate and wife of vice presidential nominee JD Vance 07/17/2024 04:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Usha Chilukuri Vance, Yale law graduate and trial lawyer, was thrust into the spotlight this week after her husband, JD Vance, was chosen as Donald Trump���s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Chilukuri Vance, 38, was raised in San Diego, by Indian immigrants. Her m