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Intro Photo Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Household debt in the U.S. is the highest it has ever been. According to the New York Fed, total household debt reached $13.67 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, an increase…
Christy Bieber, The Motley Fool Published 7:00 a.m. ET July 29, 2019 | Updated 7:30 a.m. ET July 29, 2019 CLOSE Know what not to charge…
ITT Education Services, the erstwhile operator of the now defunct for-profit ITT Tech college chain, has reached a settlement with a federal consumer watchdog agency barring…
Linda Lacewell, superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services. (Courtesy photo) A national student loan servicer will pay a $236,309 settlement to New York state for…
You’ll come across a range of opportunities to increase your home value over the course of ownership. Whether it’s the peeling paint on your front door,…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More people in the United States appear to be struggling to keep up with their credit card and student loan debt, which…
Low mortgage rates have helped push U.S. mortgage debt to the highest level ever. In the second quarter of 2019, Americans’ mortgage balances totaled $9.4 trillion,…
Kelly Gooch – Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 Print | Email The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has extended the comment period for its proposal that would change rules…
Monday, August 12, 2019 The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued proposed regulations to implement the legislation enacted in April 2019 that requires servicers of student loans to…
Siouxland Public Media Newscast, 4:32, 08.12.19 A legislative committee has delayed a portion of new sports gambling rules that would allow the state to collect some…
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