From smart claiming strategies for couples to tips on maximizing your monthly check, we have advice that can help you.

Until regulators, courts and litigants begin to hold receiving banks accountable, BEC fraud will remain practically immune ...

The banking sector is rolling out a new system intended to combat scam losses by telling customers when a payment recipient's name does not match other account details.

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper Social Security checks will get theirs in the mail in September. President ...

The Social Security Administration, which overpays billions in benefits annually, will start withholding some benefits sent to overpaid recipients.

The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly payments.

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

The insolvency of Social Security could accelerate due to Trump's immigration crackdown, as unauthorized immigrants are paying $24 billion in taxes without benefits, a new report finds.

The Social Security Administration is providing less information about caller wait times. Critics complain it's misleading the public.

All Social Security benefits, including spousal, may be subject to federal income tax, depending on your total income. Here's how you can figure out if you'll owe federal taxes on your benefits.

The second round of June’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will be distributed in two days. Here is all you need to know about ...

Age 70 is the latest you can delay and receive an increased monthly amount. At age 70, you will receive around $740 more than the average benefit at 62. Deciding when to claim Social Security will ...