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		<title><![CDATA[Minnesota AG sues cash advance app Brigit over alleged breach of state lending laws]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The app-based cash advance business Brigit is in the state’s
crosshairs over small loans that officials say carry super-sized
interest rates of more than 700% in some cases.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued the company on Wednesday...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4225165</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bay Area downtowns aren't dying – they're changing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, headlines have warned of downtown “doom loops” and
“death spirals,” focusing on the
office vacancies that have piled up since the pandemic. Take a walk
through downtown San Jose, for instance, and you’ll see many
once-bustling...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224956</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Illinois is one step closer to banning 'junk fees' and hidden charges on renters]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Sharon Gardner was paying her rent. But her
Hanover Park apartment owner continued to pile up charges against
her.

With eviction threats mounting, Gardner was told she owed more than
$3,300 in unexpected fees — a $50 ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224952</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: How can we still close home sale after low appraisal?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We are selling our home, and the buyer’s appraisal just came
back $30,000 below the price we agreed on. Now the buyer is demanding
that we drop the price to match the appraisal. We priced the house
fairly and had multiple offers. Do we have ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224933</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Has Palo Alto unlocked the secret to downtown vibrancy?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a stroll down University Avenue in Palo Alto, California, on a
spring Saturday evening, one can see parklets that were once parking
spaces packed with well-heeled diners elegantly swirling wine glasses or
digging into their meals inspired by ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224931</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Downtown LA businesses are in crisis. Owners want politicians to deal with it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cemal Clik was rinsing some strawberries for lunch when he felt a gun
on his temple.

The 61-year-old was sitting near his gift shop in downtown Los
Angeles this month when two men threatened to kill him if he didn’t
give up the gold chain ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224511</link>
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    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where can Seattle ultrawealthy store their toys? Condos]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a city infamous for its high housing costs, Seattle’s
ultrawealthy will soon be able to buy condos for their luxury cars and
yachts.

Nearly 9 acres of a former industrial fuel terminal on Salmon Bay
waterfront near the Hiram M. Chittenden ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224507</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fight over housing in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood enters a new phase]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people thought the long fight over whether the city can or
should build housing near the baseball stadium was done in May. But it
will now stretch out even longer, after an appeal filed last month that
could also delay the city’s broader ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4224504</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Ask Me Anything: Cost of Ice, DIY Whipped Butter, Elderly Turkey, EC en Espanol]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mary: My husband says that it costs more to make ice in the freezer
than to buy it in bags. I find that hard to believe. Do you know the
answer? -- J.M.

Dear J.M.: Let's say a 10-pound bag of ice at the store costs $2. Two
dollars' worth of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4220788</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Repair Your Credit and Improve Your Credit Score]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your credit score is a three-digit number between 300 and 850, generated
by a mathematical algorithm (a mostly secret formula) based on
information in your credit report compared with information on tens of
millions of other people. The resulting ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4219997</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This new law could create a million new apartments and condominiums in California]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new state law that allows denser housing development near major
transit stops goes into effect in July, opening the door to construction
of more than 1 million new units in California's urban centers.

The law forces cities to approve taller ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4223246</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Credit Card Tips and Tricks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There's no doubt that credit cards are convenient. They're compact, easy
to carry and work just about anywhere. And that's the problem. What
seems like no big deal on a daily basis can add up to one whopping
surprise at the end of the month.

In ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4219145</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A lifetime of savings lost: How elder financial exploitation is challenging banks and families]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just months before she died at age 101, Phyllis Hood was facing a
prospect she never imagined possible — running out of money.

The longtime Beaver County, Pennsylvania, nurse had spent decades
caring for others. She lived frugally, attended ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4222321</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Las Vegans are bad with their money. Meet the guy who wants to change that]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Chi is on a couple of missions.

One, the chair of the Department of Finance at UNLV’s Lee Business
School wants to increase financial literacy across Nevada. A recent
study found that Nevada has the highest rate of credit card ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4222290</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: What I Prep Once in June to Save Time and Money All Summer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every summer starts with good intentions: This will be the year we stay
ahead of things. The year we don't waste food, lose track of sunscreen,
or make six emergency grocery runs a week because nobody knows what's
for dinner.

And then suddenly it...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4218307</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What are 'pocket listings' in real estate and why are they so controversial?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the rise of pocket listings — when a residential property is
put up for sale without being placed on the Multiple Listing Service —
are tough to track, one local broker said it should concern anyone who
is looking to buy or sell a home ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4219643</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[First-time homebuyers face hurdles despite gradual improvement]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea started with a sermon Micah Longmire heard at his
Presbyterian church in Ogden, Utah, about the importance of grandparents
in a child’s life.

Longmire, now 31, exchanged a look with his mother-in-law. “We were
like, ‘I’d be OK ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4219491</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: How can I avoid 'force-placed' insurance from my mortgage company?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My insurance company just told me it will not renew my homeowners
policy, and a few days later, my mortgage company warned that it will
buy “lender-placed” insurance if I do not show proof of a new
policy. I have never filed a claim in my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4219443</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Autonomous weapons firm Anduril betting big on Seattle office, shipyard]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Defense contractor Anduril Industries is expanding in
Seattle, with hiring plans to fill out what it calls its connected
warfare headquarters.

After installing a small office in Seattle about six years ago, the
Costa Mesa, California-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4219054</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Pennsylvania is moving to regulate firms offering home equity investments]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH -- Wendy Gilch wasn’t looking for a new financial threat
lurking in the housing market when she opened TikTok.

The Franklin Park, Pennsylvania, consumer advocate was researching a
completely different problem: companies she believed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4219049</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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