After four years of university study and several more for a second or third degree, students are left with tremendous debt and a big hole in their pockets. Despite attempts to stay within a budget, find secure employment and start a payback plan, graduates find themselves stuck in the mire of financial obligations and bank… Continue reading Student Debt Remains Part of Economic Instability
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We’re Paying Off $47,000 of Debt. Here’s How
Steve and Jennie Silha ended up in debt the way a lot of young couples do: They had children. Steve, 44, is a realist, and says the problem was pretty simple. “It really came down to the fact that we decided that my wife would be a stay-at-home mom, but we spent like we had… Continue reading We’re Paying Off $47,000 of Debt. Here’s How
Consumer Financial Protection Report: Mishandling Credit Report Errors, Hassling Consumers and More
Harassing phone calls. Credit report errors. Payday loan company employees showing up at a customer’s workplace demanding money. These are just some of the more troubling findings in a recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was set up in the wake of the financial meltdown to police financial products and services.… Continue reading Consumer Financial Protection Report: Mishandling Credit Report Errors, Hassling Consumers and More