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Veterans

How Veterans Can Get a VA Home Loan

By Bill Fay | November 1, 2018

Landing an extraordinary home loan probably isn’t anyone’s top reason for enlisting in the armed forces, but since the end of World War II more than 22 million active military…

How Debt and Bad Credit Affect Security Clearances

By Bill Fay | October 31, 2018

For those pursuing a life in the United States military — Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard or Space Force — gaining and keeping a security…

Military & Veteran Debt Relief Options

By Bill Fay | August 22, 2018

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New Study: Veterans More Likely to Suffer Credit Problems, But Save More

By Bill Fay | December 15, 2017

Military veterans are more likely to suffer through credit problems, underwater mortgages and late house payments than the civilian population. Those are some of the findings from a 2017 analysis…

Debt Consolidation For Military Members & Veterans

By Bill Fay | July 20, 2017

In 2024, 45% of military households said debt was a problem for them. Sure, managing debt is easier than going into battle, but it’s a problem that can still keep…

Resume Website Helps Unemployed Veterans Get a Foot in the Door

By Bill Fay | January 29, 2013

Joe Corsino, like a lot of Americans, would see out-of-work veterans gathered in groups in city parks or panhandling with signs on downtown streets or even camping out at interstate…

Is Walmart Hiring Veterans a Patriotic Play or Corporate Ploy?

By Bill Fay | January 22, 2013

With $444 billion in annual revenue, Walmart could be a country. And if it were, it would rank among the largest economies in the world. But Walmart, admittedly the planet’s…

How Military Spouses Deal with Benefits and Debt

By Bill Fay | November 7, 2012

Military spouses and dependents share in the benefits earned by service members and that often includes the pressure and stress that comes with trying to collect those benefits. Military spouses…

40 Republican Senators Shoot Down Veterans Jobs Bill

By Bill Fay | September 26, 2012

More than three dozen Republican U.S. Senators voted against the $1 billion Veterans Job Corps Act of 2012 – a fully paid-for, bipartisan piece of legislation that would have put thousands of veterans back to work tending to the country’s federal lands and bolstering local police and fire departments.

Obama, Congress Deride For-Profit Schools’ Preying on Veterans

By Bill Fay | July 17, 2012

Responding to complaints from thousands of veterans, Congress, the Obama administration and various veterans groups are condemning some of the practices of for-profit schools and colleges that receive hundreds of…