For many years, Social Security had allowed Americans to take their full retirement benefits at the age of 65. However, starting in 1983, Congress increased the full retirement age from 65 to 67, ...

Earlier this month, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Claiming Age Clarity Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at ...

Along with potentially raising the retirement age, Commissioner Frank Bisignano suggested other measures to address the ...

Imagine thinking you can retire at 67, only to find out later that "full retirement age" has crept up to 69. That possibility isn't science fiction, and it's now part of the public debate. The looming ...

A new bipartisan congressional proposal for the beleaguered Social Security program aims to change the wording around key ages people can claim retirement benefits, to clarify that waiting longer ...

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

Age 62 is the earliest someone can claim Social Security, while 67 years is considered the full-retirement age (FRA) for those born in 1960 or later. However, the monthly check is about 30% smaller if ...

For many Americans, Social Security is the cornerstone of retirement income. Nearly 90% of people over age 65 receive benefits from the program, according to the latest data from the Social Security ...