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Debt repayment
Student debt help could be a new worker perk with loan payments resuming soon
Jun 16, 2023
It’s still a relatively rare benefit: About 8% of employers in the country offer help with student loan debt.
Why credit scores are up — for now
Oct 20, 2020
Many people have been using their stimulus checks and extra unemployment benefits to keep up with bills and pay down debt.
Are zero interest credit cards easier or harder to get in this pandemic?
Aug 20, 2020
Some credit experts say that if Congress does not pass a new relief bill soon, credit card offers could dry up more.
Puerto Rico’s hurricane damage derails debt repayment plan
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Ryan Kailath
Dec 12, 2017
Economists say the island is economically crippled for the foreseeable future.
Puerto Rico is caught between a rock and a hard place
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Andy Uhler
Nov 30, 2015
Puerto Rico has a debt deadline Dec. 1st that it might not be able to meet.
In debt crisis, Puerto Rico's economy is pressured
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Andy Uhler
Jul 31, 2015
The commonwealth struggles with repayment and lacks industry besides tourism.
The snowball way toward eliminating debt
Jun 14, 2012
I have been paying down my debt using the snowball method. I'm making great headway and have cut my debt load in half in 3 years. I'm at a point where I need to choose between a home-equity loan with a variable rate (currently at 4.24 percent but eligible for tax deductions) and a car loan at 3.5 percent fixed. Which makes more sense to pay down? Scott, Chatham, MI