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Homeland Security rejected reports that agents were told to stop picking up immigrants without criminal records, sending fresh guidance after a week of confused verbal orders about collateral arrests.
Your Daily UpdateSunday brief: credit-card late fees can legally rise above voluntary $8 charges, FBI impersonation alerts, Wednesday’s PCE inflation test, the December 11 CR deadline, an IV saline recall, and TSA’s $45 ConfirmID fallback.
Lead storyWall Street Waits on BEA August PCE Inflation Gauge Due Wednesday MorningWith U.S. equity markets closed for the weekend, investors are positioning for Wednesday’s August PCE report—consensus near 3.8 percent headline and 3.4 percent core—plus a batch of Fed speeches before Friday’s jobs data.
Credit CardsRegulation Z Allows 41 Dollar Repeat Late Payment Penalty as CFPB Reopens Fee Data Request
SecurityScammers Wear Fake Uniforms While Posing as Federal Agents, FBI Says
PoliticsAppropriations Clock Stops at December 11 After Trump Signed September Continuing Measure
HealthOtsuka Recalls Saline IV Bags After Potassium Chloride Mix-Up in Overwrap
TravelTravelers without REAL ID-compliant licenses can pay a $45 TSA ConfirmID fee for identity verification before screening, but payment does not guarantee passage and must be completed online before arriving at the airport.
A federal court vacated the CFPB’s $8 late-fee cap in 2025, so large issuers may legally charge up to $41 on repeat missed payments even while many still bill $8 voluntarily—and a new agency data request could reopen the fight.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to become Imelda as it nears the Bahamas, and a Fujiwhara tug-of-war with Humberto is keeping the Southeast's early-week forecast — plus flight waivers and cruise itineraries — in flux.
A 100% duty on patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients starts Sept. 29 for companies outside the Annex III exemptions, while generics are carved out. Most U.S. prescriptions are generics, so here is the one call worth making before Monday.
The zero-rate window for most patented drug imports closes Sept. 29 at 12:01 a.m. ET. Generics stay exempt, but customs brokers and importers now face a new HTS code and a 100% duty on covered entries.
A 3.4% drop in Brent and hopes for U.S.-Iran talks in New York helped the S&P 500 close at 7,743.41, up 0.51%, snapping a three-week losing streak. The Dow led, the Nasdaq lagged, and the 10-year eased from its 5.20% weekly peak.
The FCC says real banks never ask customers to wire, Zelle, or hand over cash to a "safe account." Here is the callback rule that breaks the spoofed fraud-desk call, plus the reporting steps that still work after the money leaves.
The Fed’s Sept. 16 quarter-point hike is hitting prime-linked card APRs on September billing cycles. If you carry a balance, the effective date depends on your statement—and paying before it closes can blunt the interest hit.
Congress capped debit swipe fees in 2011 to make checkout cheaper. Most of the savings never reached the shelf, and the fee gap between debit and credit is exactly what funds the cash-back offers that cash and debit shoppers never earn. Here is the mechanism, the evidence on pass-through, and why the same fight is back over credit routing.
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