University of Phoenix Settles with FTC
The University of Phoenix, one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains, agreed to a $191 million settlement on Tuesday with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the school had ...
What Does Discharge Mean?
What Does My Discharge Order Mean? The most important part of a bankruptcy case for many individual debtors is the bankruptcy discharge – this is the final court order that ...
Can’t Pay Your Car Loan? Here’s What to Do
Can’t Pay Your Car Loan? Here’s What to Do If you are falling behind on your car note, you are not alone. Borrowers are missing car payments now more than ...
10 Steps to Take In the New Year to Get Out of Debt
Starting the New Year in debt can be overwhelming. However, if you look at the New Year as an opportunity to get out of debt, January 1 may actually be ...
Cut the Cable Cord – and Save Money
Have you seen the ads about ditching your cable and saving money? I’m not talking about ditching your cable and switching to satellite. I’m talking about cutting off cable or ...
Did Your Credit Score Go Up While You Were Sleeping?
Did you notice an increase in your credit score? If you have not checked your credit score recently now is a good time to do so. You may be pleasantly ...
Student Loan Repayment Rights
Student loan debt now exceeds $1.5 trillion and is officially a crisis. If you have a student loan, the National Consumer Law Center published an article that will answer many ...
Is It Possible To Discharge Student Loans In Bankruptcy In 2018?
Student loan debt is now the second highest category of consumer debt with borrowers owing $1.5 trillion in loans. For many college graduates beginning their careers at entry-level salaries, paying ...
Online Sales Taxes – Yikes!
Aren’t we all used to clicking on the shopping cart icon, checking out online, and not seeing any sales tax collected on most retail websites? I wonder how much I’ve ...