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The new year looks even brighter for more than 1 million people deep in student loan debt. The new Pay as You Earn program, created in an effort to help…
In November, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in four years and 146,000 jobs were added by a still-improving economy, but the background news to both numbers…
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Where do you stand on the so-called “fiscal cliff,” which the U.S. economy may or may not be stepping off of at midnight Dec. 31? Before you answer, read over…
Facing increased scrutiny from housing advocates and community groups, President Barack Obama is being asked once again to sidestep political protocol to replace Ed DeMarco, the acting head of the…
Despite a devastating hurricane that wiped away much of the Eastern seaboard in October and the constant warnings of an impending fiscal cliff and tax hikes in the coming year,…
“You deserve a break today, So get out and get away … to McDonald’s!” Last week, 200 New York City fast food workers took a break and got away from…
Republican leaders sent a letter to President Obama on Monday, proposing solutions to the debt crisis that include spending cuts of $1.4 trillion and an overhaul of the tax code…
With an improving economy and programs aimed at helping homeowners stay current with their mortgages, housing-market analysts say that 2012 will prove to be a turnaround year for homeowners and…
Sources:
- Federal Student Aid. Pay As You Earn Plan. Retrieved December 10, 2012, from http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/repay-loans/understand/plans/pay-as-you-earn
- Pope, J. (2012, December 7). Feds: New student loan repayment options set. MPR News. Retrieved from http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/12/06/education/feds-new-student-loan-repayment-options-set/
- Rampell, C. (2012, July 20). Report Details Woes of Student Loan Debt. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/business/government-report-details-student-loan-debt.html
- Hechinger, J & Lorin, J. (2012, September 28). Student-Loan Default Rates Rise as Federal Scrutiny Grows. Bloomberg News. Retrieved from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-28/student-loan-defaults-soar-as-government-scrutiny-grow.html
- The Project on Student Debt. Student Debt and the Class of 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2012, from http://projectonstudentdebt.org/