Lifestyle and Budget

Water service was cut off to an estimated 1.4 million people living in more than a half-a-million American households that got behind on their bills two years ago, as some struggled to keep up with rising costs and governments didn't do enough to help, a group contends in a first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday.

Small business owners interested in buying insurance through an association health plan should tread as carefully as they would with any kind of health care coverage.

As small business owners shop for 2019 health insurance, some will for the first time have the chance to join forces and buy cheaper insurance — depending on which state they're in.

It's time to think health insurance.

"Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out.

Credit scores are about to get a tweak that might help those with weaker credit.

Americans on average spend more on health care than they do on groceries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest Consumer Expenditure Survey.

As the Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.6B, lottery fever grips the nation

Boxer spends thousands of dollars on Mega Millions lottery tickets.

International agency Fitch has raised Cyprus' credit rating by one notch to BBB-, elevating the Mediterranean island nation back into investment grade more than five years after a financial crisis nearly drove it into bankruptcy.

U.S. home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, a sign that housing has become a weak spot for the economy.

Most people would be better off not having mortgages in retirement.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates dipped slightly, taking a pause after weeks of steady increases stoked by rising interest rates.

For Bridgett Snelten, changing her health insurance meant enduring wild blood sugar swings, bouts of vomiting and weight gain.