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What Is a Portfolio Lender? 04/15/2024 08:00pm • If you've applied for a mortgage and been turned down, you might want to look for a lender whose requirements are more flexible. Portfolio lenders have more leeway to set their own qualification guidelines and might work with you when other lenders have said no. What Is a Portfolio Lender?A portfoli Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud 04/15/2024 07:39pm • DENVER (AP) — A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges that they misspent nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery, jewelry and other personal expenses, according to court d It's Tax Day. And your refund may be big this year 04/15/2024 05:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — On this Tax Day, refunds are looking a bit bigger for taxpayers. According to the latest IRS statistics, the average income tax refund so far this season is $3,011, up $123 from last year. Two out of three taxpayers expect to receive a refund. The IRS is promoting the customer Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern 04/15/2024 05:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy. Biden, the sitting Democratic president, r A strong quarter for Wall Street lifts Goldman's first-quarter results 04/15/2024 11:16am • NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs said it saw a double digit rise in its first quarter profits on Monday, lifted broadly by the stock and bond markets' performances in the first months of the year. The strong quarter comes after Goldman struggled most of 2023 as higher interest rates put a pause on c 7 Best Money Market Funds to Buy for Safety 04/14/2024 08:00pm • When discussing investment safety, it's crucial to define what "safety" truly means. By doing so, investors can optimize their investment selection. Safety can mean a low risk of permanently losing investment capital. For example, shareholders of Enron faced a complete wipeout following its accounti All to play for in Champions League quarterfinals as Mbappe looks to rekindle form for PSG 04/14/2024 09:30am • Eighteen goals. Talking points aplenty. And, crucially, all four matchups still very much alive. The Champions League quarterfinals are certainly living up to their billing heading into the second legs. If the drama wasn't enough on Tuesday when Real Madrid drew 3-3 at home to defending champion Man Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor 04/14/2024 08:02am • HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — As more than 100 men carrying an elaborate float of Jesus halted before him, Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini lost no time in calling for social justice — the hallmark of the Catholic bishop’s decades-long frontline ministry. “Let’s hope that this procession may Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, must get gambling addiction treatment, judge says 04/13/2024 04:22am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's former longtime interpreter agreed Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment after federal prosecutors accused him of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts. The initial federal court ap Merrill drives in go-ahead run, Tatis has 3 hits as Padres rally for 8-7 win over Dodgers in 11 04/13/2024 03:05am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit the go-ahead single in the 11th inning, Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and had three hits, and the San Diego Padres rallied for an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night despite Shohei Ohtani hitting his 175th home run in the majors. Tatis hit a two Ohtani hits 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Matsui for most by a Japanese-born player 04/13/2024 03:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's 175th home run in the majors was not only a milestone, it was record-tying. Ohtani equaled Hideki Matsui for the most homers by a Japanese-born player with a solo shot during the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the San Diego Padres on Friday Biden tells racial justice meeting, 'We've kept our promises,' as he looks to energize Black voters 04/12/2024 05:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden virtually addressed the Rev. Al Sharpton’s racial justice conference on Friday, telling a sympathetic crowd “we’ve kept our promises” as he ramps up efforts to energize Black voters who will be vital to his reelection bid this fall. Addressing several h If O.J. Simpson's assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line 04/12/2024 04:26pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson died Wednesday without having paid the lion’s share of the $33.5 million judgment a California civil jury awarded to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Acquitted at a criminal trial, Simpson was found liable by jurors in Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan 04/12/2024 05:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan. Legendary athlete, actor and millionaire: O.J. Simpson's murder trial lost him the American dream 04/11/2024 11:08pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a long time, O.J. Simpson was the man who had it all. He lived the American dream as a sports legend, movie actor, commercial pitchman and millionaire. With his wildly successful career, startling good looks and a gorgeous wife, he became an image of success for Black American