"Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain." - Moliere

Debt

by Tamila McDonald

The All-Cash Diet – Are You Up to the Challenge? As of June 2018, Americans owed an astounding $1.039 trillion in revolving debt. Additionally, the average Americ... read the story

by Tamila McDonald

How to Do A Credit Card Dispute For An Unauthorized Credit Card Transaction In 2017, data breaches alone exposed approximately 14.2 million credit card numbers. Other scams, like the use of skimme... read the story

by Tamila McDonald

You Thought There Were Only 3 Credit Bureaus – Wrong! When people think of credit bureaus, they usually think there are only 3: Experian, Equifax, and Transunion. While these... read the story

First-Time Buyers Account for Nearly Half of All New Mortgages Prospective first-time homebuyers are facing stiff challenges as they enter today’s housing market – including f... read the story

5 Ways To Have Your Student Loans Forgiven And Which Forgiveness Paths Could Close Soon Does your student loan situation look hopeless? Don’t give up hope ye... read the story

This Startup Helps Employers Repay Employees’ Student Loans It’s not uncommon for companies to help with tuition payments for their employees who are continuing their educati... read the story

by Tamila McDonald

How the Fed’s Interest Rate Increases Affect Your Finances The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank just raised interest rates a quarter of a percent. How does that actually work and at what... read the story

5 Biggest Warning Signs for Student Loan Debt As a nation, America’s student debt load is reaching crisis proportions. The New York Federal Reserve puts the tot... read the story

Jumbo Student Loans Increasing — What Indebted Students Should Do Jumbo debt is usually associated with commercial borrowing along with large residential mortgages — not something ... read the story

The Geography of Student Loan Debt Map Shows Patterns of Educational Debt America’s outstanding student loan debt reached $1.52 trillion in the first... read the story