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This year's tax season is almost over - and nearly one million individuals still have unclaimed tax refunds from 2020. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel confirmed in a statement that almost 940,000 taxpayers in the US have unclaimed funds from 2020 tax year. 'There's money remaining on the table for hundreds of thousands of people who haven't filed 2020 tax returns,' said Werfel. 'We want taxpayers to claim these refunds, but time is running out for people who may have overlooked or forgotten about these refunds.'

At least eight states are planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the next decade - and others are considering joining them. Only zero-emission vehicles can be sold in participating states beginning from the 2035 model year, according to the Advanced Clean Cars II legislation. The rule, which was first adopted by California, means that automakers and dealerships would be banned from selling new gas cars in these states from that point onwards. Americans will not be forced to take their gas-powered cars off the road, however, and will still be able to buy used and secondhand gas vehicles.

As more and more workers look set to retire with seven-figure savings, many may be hunting for the perfect place to spend their twilight years. But it appears most are headed for California as a new study shows the Golden State is home to some of America's wealthiest retirement towns. Personal finance website GoBankingRates compiled a list of the top 20 'richest' areas where a high proportion of its populations are 65 and over. Top was a coastal city - where retired golf fans are close to the Trump National Golf Club, with views over the ocean.

Even among 55 to 65-year-olds, who are close to retirement, a quarter have nothing put away. an alarming new study warns. The findings lay bare America's so-called 'retirement crisis' amidst fears many workers are using their 401(K) pots like cash machines. Across all ages, 28 percent have no money at all saved for their twilight years while 39 percent are not contributing to a retirement fund, survey of more than 1,000 adults by GoBankingRates found.

Its sunny climate, expansive state parks and relative affordability attracted an influx of buyers during the pandemic. But after two years of rapid price growth, it appears Austin's housing bubble is finally about to burst. Properties in the Texan city are typically selling for $525,750 now having declined almost $150,000 from their peak in May 2022, according to figures from Redfin. It marks an astonishing u-turn in demand across Austin which was seen as the epitome of the Sunbelt's pandemic real estate boom. The region proved especially popular with well-paid tech workers, who were left unshackled from their San Francisco offices by lockdown. But a sudden slowdown in jobs and population growth - preceded by a period of overbuilding - have caused both prices and rents to plummet.

Fed-up Americans are fleeing major banks in favor of credit unions after becoming tired of low interest rates and dwindling branch numbers. Some 1,500 traditional banks closed their branches across the US last year as part of an ongoing and industry-wide cost-cutting strategy, driven largely by the rise of Internet banking. Meanwhile, the country's credit unions expanded their brick-and-mortar presence. Over the same period, the total number of federally-insured credit union branches increased by over 50, according to data from National Credit Union Association.

DailyMail.com explains what student loan borrowers need to do in the coming weeks if they want to get student debt cancelled. The US Department of Education has set April 30 as the final date for consolidating student loans. This is crucial in order to make sure Americans receive the correct credit for the amount of time they have already spent repaying their debt, which could help bring them closer to the threshold for forgiveness. And experts are also pointing to further deadlines later this year which borrowers need to be aware of.

Hybrid cars are being snapped up three times as quickly off dealer lots than electric cars, new data has revealed. According to research site Edmunds, the vehicles are also now selling twice as quickly as gas cars. A traditional hybrid vehicle has a gas-powered internal combustion engine and an electric motor - a battery - that both work in tandem to run the car. Last month, hybrids typically flew off dealer lots within 25 days, Edmunds found, while electric vehicles took an average of 72 days. Gas-powered cars, meanwhile, typically sold after 52 days. It comes as hybrid vehicles overtook fully electric and gas cars to lead the way in this year's closely-watched Consumer Reports' top car rankings.

Don't have enough airline miles for that free flight? United Airlines is now letting people pool and share their frequent-flyer points with family and friends, a feature currently offered by some smaller carriers. United said Thursday that a 'pool leader' can pick up to four other people to set up a joint account in its MileagePlus program. The group leader must be over 18, but there is no minimum age for others, so parents can sign up kids.