Americans’ personal financial satisfaction is the highest since 2006, as the latest report from the American Institute of CPAs latest survey shows. That’s not too
After the shock of the financial crisis, Americans began weaning themselves off plastic. In each of the 19 consecutive quarters since 2008, however, debt has
Investment Accounting Most entities maintain an investment portfolio that includes bonds, shares of stock and derivative securities. Entities maintain investments for a myriad of reasons
Student loans have increased by 84 percent since 2008, according to an Experian analysis. Students, former students and graduates now owe $1.2 trillion in student
The European Union is on the brink of a crisis in Greece, after talks between EU officials, the International Monetary Fund and Greece fell through
Big banks are reporting results this week. Reuters says that many are paying more attention to a neglected business: credit cards. According to writer David
Watching the Weather Channel the other day, hoping for a drop of rain, my ears pricked up at a commercial for the Student Loan Repairman,
Credit card debt is down; medical debt and student loans are up, and the median net worth of Americans is still far below levels of
You can bet student borrowing will be in the forefront of economic-woe headlines of 2013, and with good reason — the Federal Reserve Bank of
A new industry is benefiting from social media: debt collectors. According to Vanessa Romo’s segment for NPR’s All Things Considered, the practice is growing as
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