Consumer groups are pressing for legislation to reform the way credit agencies handle errors on credit reports. The calls to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act come in the wake of an admission by Equifax last month that a coding problem caused sizable shifts in the credit scores of about 300,000 people. U.S. .
The work of some nonprofit organizations has only increased with the pandemic and the needs that have come from it. An author and expert in the field of trauma speaks at a Montana conference today about many workers feelings of being overwhelmed. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, founder and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of "The Age of Overwhelm", said there s a cycle for nonprofits in which they become overextended because of structural issues within society, which in turn affects their workers. .
Another income-tax season is approaching and a program to help people with low and moderate incomes do their taxes for free is looking for volunteers. AARP Idaho is recruiting people for next year to be part of the AARP Foundation s Tax Aide program. Nationwide, AARP volunteers have been helping people with their income taxes for 55 years. .
As states like North Dakota debate whether to stay committed to fossil fuels, an online scorecard gives people with retirement accounts a glimpse into what role their investment portfolio plays in keeping the industry funded. The nonprofit As You Sow is out with its latest Fossil Free Funds ratings. Andrew Montes, director of digital strategy for As You Sow, said they grade investment firms based on which energy sources their funds are linked to. .
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