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Some Families Could Get More Than $14,000 in New Covid Relief. It's Looking More and More Like Universal Basic Income
New $1,400 stimulus checks and monthly child tax credit payments could result in a big payday for a family of four earning less than $150,000.
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Black Women Bear the Brunt of Financial Pain From Pandemic, CNBC + Acorns Survey Finds
Half of Black Americans and 40% of Hispanics are counting on another round of government Covid relief to get by, while 57% of Black women say the same.
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Americans Are Struggling, But You'd Never Know It From Their Credit Scores
By most financial measures, Americans are faring well during the coronavirus crisis. But that’s not the whole story.
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New Rules Make It Easier for Struggling Student Loan Borrowers to Access PPP Loans
One of the changes to PPP loans that the Biden administration announced this week include allowing struggling student loan borrowers to qualify.
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Most Student Loan Borrowers Won't Get a Tax Break This Year
Student loan borrowers haven’t had to make payments for most of 2020. The savings has helped many, but it also makes them ineligible for the usual tax break.
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Biden Questions Why Yale Or Harvard Graduates Should Get Loans Forgiven. But Few Borrowers Attend Elite Schools
President Joe Biden questioned forgiving loans of students who attended elite colleges like Harvard. But few people with student debt came from such schools.
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State Attorneys General Call for President Biden to Forgive $50,000 in Student Loan Debt
A multi-state group of attorneys general on Friday sent a letter to Congress urging President Joe Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt.
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How $1,400 Stimulus Checks Could Be Best Targeted Based on Past Payments
New stimulus checks could be on the way with the latest relief bill. Data on previous rounds shows how well those payments reached those in need.
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Black Small-Business Owners Are Being Left Behind in the Pandemic, Survey Finds
About one-third of Black small-business owners said they can survive more than a year under current conditions, versus 59% of White small-business owners.
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Students Lament Biden Refusal to Cancel $50,000 in Student Debt
President Joe Biden said Tuesday he won’t cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt, disappointing some borrowers who are advocating for relief.
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Here's How This Couple Paid Off Their $300,000 Mortgage in 5 Years
Rob and Reshawn Lee put 10% down on their dream home in Dallas. Five years later, the couple have paid off their mortgage.
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Meet the Student Loan Borrowers Refusing to Pay Their Debt, Hoping Biden Will Forgive It
One hundred people with student debt are going on strike, hoping to pressure President Joe Biden to cancel the country’s outstanding student loan balance.
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Covid Takes a Toll on Couples Ahead of Valentine's Day
Many couples are struggling in the face of the current economic crisis and that will take a toll on Valentine’s Day.
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More Bubbles, Less Shorting. What the GameStop Craziness Could Mean for the Future of Investing
The GameStop bubble already appears to be popping. Experts say the event could spark changes for both the market and investors.
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Op-Ed: The Financial Lessons That 2020 Has Taught Us
Although 2020 was a year many would like to forget, there were still important takeaways we’d be wise to hold on to.
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How Soon New $1,400 Stimulus Checks and Other Coronavirus Relief Could Arrive
Eligibility for proposed $1,400 stimulus checks has become a sticking point on Capitol Hill. Here’s when those payments and other aid could be authorized.
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Half of All Americans Will Bet on Sunday's Super Bowl
Online gambling got a major boost from the Covid crisis, yet overall, Americans will wager $4.3 billion on this year’s Super Bowl, a 37% decline from 2020.
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Companies Now Have a New Tax Incentive to Pay Off Workers' Student Loans
Incentivized by tax breaks, some employers are slowly reducing the debt burden among workers by offering student loan repayment assistance.
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Democrats' $50,000 Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Would Make 36 Million Borrowers Debt-Free
Democrats call on Biden to forgive $50,000 in student debt for all. Who that would help.
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Getting Your Financial Advice From TikTok and Reddit? That Could Backfire
More people are picking up financial advice from platforms like TikTok and Reddit. But it can be hard to verify whom you’re listening to, and if you should be.