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Student loan debt could be the next economic bubble waiting to burst. Banks wrote off $3 billion in student loan debt the first two months of 2013, and an estimated…
There is encouraging news from the IRS this week: Statistically speaking, you likely are due a refund when you file a tax return. There is also discouraging news: That refund…
Before the ink dries, there will be at least six budget resolutions offered and voted on in the House of Representatives: The Paul Ryan budget, a budget crafted by moderate…
As the April 15 deadline to file taxes approaches, it’s important for college students and their parents to be aware of education tax credits, which can save families thousands of…
Bank of America has tossed a lifeline to American families drowning in credit card debt. BofA, the second-largest bank in the United States, is offering the “Better Balance Rewards” credit…
It’s not easy being a 20-something nowadays. Between landing a full-time job, paying back student loans and building credit, it’s hard to be financially stable. But are young adults solely…
If anyone in America still has faith in the quaint notion, enshrined in the Pledge of Allegiance, that we live in a country where there is “justice for all,” it…
Unemployment dropped in February to its lowest levels in four years, consumers spent money at the fastest rate in five months, and Wall Street set new records, all of which…
There are so many mixed signals coming from all sectors of the U.S. economy that you need a linguist to properly interpret the flow of information. Depending on where you…
If you are like every elected politician in Washington and have successfully ignored sequestration for the last 19 months, button up. The effects of the federal government’s disastrous financial policy…
Sources:
- Touryalai, H. (2013, January 29). More Evidence On The Student Debt Crisis: Average Grad’s Loan Jumps To $27,000. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2013/01/29/more-evidence-on-the-student-debt-crisis-average-grads-loan-jumps-to-27000/
- Hayward, J. (2013, March 26). Is The Student Loan Bubble About To Pop? Humanevents.com. Retrieved from http://www.humanevents.com/2013/03/26/is-the-student-loan-bubble-popping/