Episode 8: Also discussed is whether boycotts are an effective tactic to get companies to change their policies and why we should consider increasing the pay of our politicians to get a better slate of candidates.
The Black-white homeownership gap is larger today than it was in 1968 when the Fair Housing Act, which outlawed discrimination when Americans buy or rent a home, apply for a mortgage…
With interest rates lower than they’ve been in years, many consumers are looking to buy a home or refinance their student loans. So, is there any reason why you can’t do both?
A singular crisis has led to extraordinary relief options for borrowers. Interest and payments have been paused on federal student loans. Homeowners can request nearly a year of mortgage forbearance.…
Also, if you're still trying to catch up on what's going on with GameStop's stock, here's an explanation and a look at how it affects (or doesn't affect) your finances.
If you find yourself with more financial flexibility due to the student loan payment pause, here’s how you can make the most of it.
Here’s a guess: There aren’t many of us who’d care to redo 2020. COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, changed everything, killing more than 365,000 Americans (as of this writing in early January) and taking the economy on an even wilder ride than the Great Recession, just a decade ago.
Gemma Arterton claims she only agreed to star as Bond girl and intelligence operative, Strawberry Fields, in the 2008 movie 'Quantum of Solace' because she wanted to pay off her student loan
The pause on federal student loans began March 13 as part of the original coronavirus relief package and has now been extended twice by the Trump administration, most recently through Jan. 31.
The payment pause, known as a forbearance, began March 13 as part of the original coronavirus relief package and in August was extended through the end of the year by President Donald Trump.
Federal student loan payments have been automatically suspended until the end of the year because of the ongoing pandemic. If you have private student loans, however, payments remain due —…
The 2020 presidential election could change the way you repay student loans, whether debt forgiveness is in your future and even how you or your children pay for college. Campaign…
Students watching the COVID-19 pandemic play out have reason to be wary of taking on additional loans for college. With what could be a slow economic recovery, signing up for…
If you’ve been asked to co-sign a loan, your first thought should be: Hey, why can’t they get the loan on their own?
When you spend your days dispensing advice about student loans, you learn a thing or two about navigating the system.
Undergraduate federal student loan interest rates could fall below 3% for the first time in more than 15 years this July.
Colleges nationwide are closing their doors and moving to online-only learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. If you’re left in the lurch, the federal stimulus provides some student loan relief, but…
An Ohio man is pondering what to do with the 55,000 duplicate statements addressed to his home by a student loan company.
The student loan statistics used in this analysis are from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Household Debt Statistics report. Median earnings for college graduates are from the U.S. Census Bureau 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Public higher education funding statistics are from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association 2018 State Higher Education Finance report.
