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COVID-19 has put a plug in the nation’s cash flow, forcing graduates to dig deeper into their pockets if they want to avoid drowning in student loan debt. Fortunately, the…
Congress and the White House are still debating whether the HEALS Act, HEROES Act – or some compromise Act in between – will deliver the next round of coronavirus relief…
If you’ve lost your job due to the coronavirus crisis, your unemployment benefits are likely to decrease very soon. It’s just a question of how much. That will be decided…
When the House of Representative passed the $3-trillion HEROES Act on May 15, it all but guaranteed that a second stimulus check would arrive for Americans in need of financial help…
The storm is coming. American consumers will be filing personal bankruptcies in record numbers by the end of 2020. That is the projection from bankruptcy attorneys, bankers and other experts…
The phrase “stimulus check” is second only to “coronavirus” or “COVID-19” as something to talk about these days and people are definitely talking. About 159 million Americans have received the…
Everyone knows the old saying: Time flies when you’re procrastinating. Seems like only yesterday we were breezing past April 15 — the traditional deadline for income tax filing — and…
Don’t plan on receiving and cashing a second COVID-19 stimulus check just yet. A group of 20 fiscal hawks, many of the close advisors to President Trump, sent Trump and…
“You deserve hazard pay for that job!” All of us probably have either said that or someone said it to us, and it’s almost always a tongue-in-cheek expression of sympathy…
As the COVID-19 crisis drags on and unemployment spikes to unprecedented levels in the U.S., individual debt burdens can feel more overwhelming than ever. On top of it, as many…
Sources:
- N.A. (ND) Coronavirus and Forbearance Info for Students, Borrowers, and Parents. Retrieved from https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/coronavirus
- Horch, A. (2020, July 16) How to avoid getting crushed with student loan debt during the pandemic. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/16/avoid-getting-crushed-with-student-loan-debt-during-the-pandemic.html
- Whistle, W. (2020, July 22) Three Things To Know About Student Loan Forgiveness During The Pandemic. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesleywhistle/2020/07/22/three-things-to-know-about-student-loan-forgiveness-during-the-pandemic/#207b4bf3779c
- Whistle, W. (2020, August 10) Trump’s Executive Order Hurts Those Seeking Student Loan Forgiveness. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesleywhistle/2020/08/10/trumps-executive-order-hurts-those-seeking-student-loan-forgiveness/#5151925d78c0