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Debt repayment

Student debt help could be a new worker perk with loan payments resuming soon

by Stephanie Hughes
Jun 16, 2023
It’s still a relatively rare benefit: About 8% of employers in the country offer help with student loan debt.
Employers who offer some sort of benefit that helps workers with student debt see it as part of competing for talent in a tight job market.
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Why credit scores are up — for now

by Samantha Fields
Oct 20, 2020
Many people have been using their stimulus checks and extra unemployment benefits to keep up with bills and pay down debt.
With government aid and other pandemic relief, people have generally been able to pay down debt and keep up with bills. But the lack of additional assistance could mean a wave of missed payments is about to hit.
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Are zero interest credit cards easier or harder to get in this pandemic?

by Lukas Southard
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.
Another month, another monthly credit card bill.
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Puerto Rico’s hurricane damage derails debt repayment plan

by Ryan Kailath
Dec 12, 2017
Economists say the island is economically crippled for the foreseeable future.
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Puerto Rico is caught between a rock and a hard place

by Andy Uhler
Nov 30, 2015
Puerto Rico has a debt deadline Dec. 1st that it might not be able to meet.
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In debt crisis, Puerto Rico's economy is pressured

by Andy Uhler
Jul 31, 2015
The commonwealth struggles with repayment and lacks industry besides tourism.
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The snowball way toward eliminating debt

by Chris Farrell
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
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