Let’s talk about American’s crumbling infrastructure and what needs to be done about it. Even in deeply divided America, I have found that on this point, there is wide agreement. You can’t travel through an airport in America today, or ride on a train, or bump your way down a […]
While you were busy watching the melodramatic Jim Comey testimony on Trump and Russian hacking, the House of Representatives was busy voting to roll financial reforms passed in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse. The partly-line vote could is meant to end numerous consumer protections, including rules government payday loans […]
While folks are consumed by the testimony of former FBI Director Jim Comey — almost certain to be a letdown — take a moment to look around at the action that’s really happening in Washington D.C. Comey is going to say a bunch of things we already know. Your attention […]
Montana Congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, whose name suddenly landed on all American’ lips Wednesday night, also plays a role in wallets. Gianforte was involved in an altercation with a journalist on the eve of an election for a vacated seat in the House of Representatives. Gianforte is also on the board […]
The 43 million Americans with student loans — and the millions more who will take out their first college loans this fall — should pay close attention to President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget. It requests dramatic changes to the help offered to borrowers, calling for an end to many […]
“On tilt.” You gotta know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em. Sadly, folding is something very few people do well. Hey, it happens to the best of us. Poker players end up “on tilt” all the time. Being on tilt means letting your emotions get in the […]
The vast majority of high-risk student loan borrowers don’t know about the options they have to lower their monthly payments — and that’s because loan servicers do a bad job of telling them. That’s the thrust of a report that MagnifyMoney asked me to write about this week. I wrote recently […]
The student loan crisis is starting to feel a lot like the housing crisis of the last decade, warns Illinois State Attorney General Lisa Madigan — a swelling economic disaster with millions of fragile borrowers unable to get timely help or good advice. If that seems like an overstatement of […]
I’ve been fighting for consumer rights and writing about credit card fraud for a loooong time, and I’d never heard of this. In fact, lots of people in the banking industry have never heard of this. *Not* knowing this has probably cost us both some money through the years, so […]
By Christine Gacharná NOTE: High school JUNIORS (and parents), the clock is now ticking. Keep reading to learn what my college-bound teens and I wish we had known last year on May 1! I’ve compiled the information below to help you get a head-start on the process. Dreams, travels, college […]
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