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Credit card delinquency expected to increase in 2023
Credit card and personal loan delinquency rates are expected to increase this year.
By Erin Bendig • Published
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What is a Good Credit Score?
Having a good credit score can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars on credit cards, mortgages, and other loans.
By Ellen Kennedy • Published
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6 Ways to Boost Your Credit Score
Ways to boost your credit score if it's in the doldrums.
By Lisa Gerstner • Last updated
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How to Pay off Credit Card Debt
Making Your Money Last Keep up with credit card bills using these tried-and-true strategies.
By Ellen Kennedy • Published
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Student Loan Forgiveness Blocked For Now Due to Court Rulings
Biden's student loan debt forgiveness program is on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court can weigh in.
By Kelley R. Taylor • Published
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Some States Will Tax Student Loan Forgiveness
taxes You won’t pay federal income taxes on forgiven student loan debt, but there are some states that will or could tax your student loan forgiveness.
By Kelley R. Taylor • Last updated
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How to Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Paying for College Even as broader breaks on student debt are rolled out, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program offers much more substantial help to those who qualify. But an important deadline is coming up.
By Rivan V. Stinson • Last updated
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As Used-Car Prices Fall, Financing Costs Rise
Prices of used cars are off their painful peak and should continue to ease, but rising interest rates are killing any gains in affordability for those who can’t bring cash to the table.
By David Payne • Last updated
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What Happens to Debt in Divorce?
If you can’t pay it off before all is said and done, there are key steps you can take to ensure that everything gets handled fairly.
By Sara Stanich, CFP®, CDFA®, CEPA • Published
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