March 15, 2025

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Loans

Student loan borrowers who don’t pay face consequences after Sept. 30

Within less than 24 hours last weekend, I received two similar texts about what to do if you’re falling behind and failing to pay your student loan bills. “Working America: Fed student aid in default? There is a fed government program that may help. Deadline is 9/30.” The two different phone numbers listed as the

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Mortgage

What mortgage rates would make more buyers enter the housing market?

What would it take for you to bite the bullet and finally buy a home, or sell your current home for something that better suits your needs? For most people, it wouldn’t be a sudden uptick in housing inventory or a drastic decrease in home prices — though, that would probably help. Instead, according to

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Funds

NJ man finds $40K in unclaimed funds for Catholic diocese in need

Philip Britton, an active member of his church for years, was forced to stay home from Mass since 2020 because of his declining health. But sitting at home in front of his computer, he managed to bestow his diocese in Camden with a gift that thrilled Catholic church leaders. The enterprising 85-year-old from Pennsville was

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Loans

This is how much Arizonans owe

Corrections and Clarifications: A previous version included an incorrect number of Arizonans who owe student debt. The Biden administration’s student loan repayment plan, Saving on Valuable Education, is facing a legal hurdle. Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas blocked parts of the program in separate rulings on Monday. Though the decision does not cancel assistance

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Funds

Missing money? Hamilton County No. 3 in Ohio for most unclaimed funds

Hamilton County residents: Money might be waiting for you at the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds. The Ohio Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that Hamilton County ranks third among counties with the largest amount of unclaimed funds safeguarded by the state of Ohio. Of the approximately $4 billion currently in possession, more than

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Loans

Loan debt list ranks 3 Florida cities in US’s top 20 for most debt

Two months ago, Jacksonville ranked in personal finance company WalletHub’s top 10 U.S. cities where residents are the most financially stressed.  Just last week, Florida ranked in Forbes Advisor’s top 10 states where it’s most difficult for residents to save money and the Miami metro area ranked in the top five metro areas where it’s

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