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Anthony Hazzard
April 09, 2025

Tired of the airport shuffle? A new program could finally eliminate the hassle of rechecking bags and going through security again. Find out more later in this email…

💵 Today’s Top Stories
Phone

You’re sitting at an airport or hotel when you spot a cell phone-charging USB port. Eureka! But the FBI issued a warning against using those due to this nasty scam. Read more.

Tire

Team Clark tells you how much you should spend on tires, the best inexpensive brands and where to shop for tires. Read more.

Wifi

Where do Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T rank in measurable network coverage, speed and reliability? Which network works best for your area if you want a cheaper phone plan? Read more.

Insurance

Your job isn’t done once you file a homeowners insurance claim. Here’s how to advocate for yourself with an insurance adjuster – and what to expect from the process. Read more.

Two credit cards

A popular credit card issuer partnered with Lyft the last several years for some of its most popular rewards cards. But it downgraded some of those rewards on April 1. Here are the changes. Read more.

✈️ U.S., U.K. Work Toward More Efficient Security

If you’ve flown from the United States to the United Kingdom on a connecting flight in the last several decades, you’ve gone through the hassle.

  1. Clear customs.

  2. Pick up your checked luggage.

  3. Navigate to a recheck station.

  4. If you fail to make your bag check cutoff time, rebook your checked luggage on a later flight.

  5. Go through security again.

  6. Find and board your connecting flight.

However, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.K. Department for Transport (DfT) are running a pilot program on American Airlines flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Named One-Stop Security (OSS) – so many acronyms – it will prescreen passengers and their checked luggage at the original departing airport. Those passengers will go straight to their connecting flight without needing to go through security double jeopardy.

OSS could expand to passengers traveling in the opposite direction (or perhaps to other airlines and airports).

Here’s to more convenient international travel.

💸 Today’s Top Savings Rates

Check out our updated list of Clark.com-approved high-yield savings accounts with the highest rates. Here are the top five APYs on our list as of April 9, 2025.

📊 Stat of the Day

🏠️ 16.7%: Share of U.S. mortgages that Rocket is expected to handle after acquiring Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion. That’s one in every six mortgages. The deal gave Rocket nearly seven million new customers.

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals
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🎙️ Podcast

As investors, we naturally want to protect everything and make everything safe. It’s our human emotion. But fiduciary financial advisor Wes Moss warns us to beware the siren’s song of safety luring you to move to cash. He has three tips to help you ignore the urge. Also, inflation has been wild over the last several years. While inflation is always part of the equation, intense periods of inflation can wreak havoc. Wes shares the secrets to help you beat it.

☎️ Need Money Help?

The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information.

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