Vast majority of applicants for temporary student loan forgiveness are rejected
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Apr 7, 2019 6:00 AM - Tens of thousands of public servants have applied to have their federal student loans forgiven through a temporary relief program run by the U.S. Education Department. Fewer than 300 have had success. Now, one of the lawmakers who championed the initiative wants to know what happened.
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Andigo to sponsor three Chuck Jones exhibitions
Apr 5, 2019 2:35 PM - Andigo Credit Union has donated $15,000 to sponsor in part three upcoming projects this summer for the backyard EXPERIENCE and Chuck Jones Center for Creativity. -
How to know when it's OK to spend
Mar 31, 2019 6:00 AM - The ability to delay gratification is important for building wealth. But gratification delayed too long can leave us unhappy with the results. -
Schwab wants investing business to be subscription-based
Mar 31, 2019 6:00 AM - Charles Schwab Corp., the low-cost investing pioneer that now handles more than $3.5 trillion in assets, is switching to a subscription-based financial planning option to its digital advisory service that offers more hands-on help, the company said Thursday. -
There's more than one way to slay a debt. Here are four tips.
Mar 31, 2019 6:00 AM - The saying that debt is easy to get into and hard to get out of hits home for younger Americans: At the end of 2018, 18- to 29-year-olds carried over $1 trillion in debt, according to the Federal Reserve. That's the highest level since 2007. -
Almost half of older Americans have zero in retirement savings
Mar 31, 2019 6:05 AM - The bad news is that almost half of Americans approaching retirement have nothing saved in a 401(k) or other individual account. The good news is that the new estimate, from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, is slightly better than a few years earlier. -
You're not making nearly as much as you could be on your savings account
Mar 31, 2019 6:09 AM - How is that possible? Because clients haven't seemed to care all that much about getting paid more. They've kept depositing new money anyway, so there was no pressure on these banks to push up rates and absorb additional costs. But there's a whole set of other banks out there. -
Big banks' clampdown on data puts Silicon Valley apps on alert
Mar 30, 2019 6:00 AM - The fight has implications for thousands of so-called fintech startups aiming to disrupt parts of the traditional financial world. -
Apple debuts titanium credit card with Goldman, Mastercard
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Monthly charges eating away at your paycheck? How to stem 'subscription creep'
Mar 24, 2019 6:00 AM - Three $30-per-month subscriptions don't sound like much until you realize they total nearly $1,100 per year.
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Everything you need to know about Blackhawk BankBlackhawk Bank operates eight full-service banking centers and a dedicated commercial office, which are located in south central Wisconsin and north central Illinois from Elgin, Illinois, to Janesville, Wisconsin. -
The stories of the Home Equity Conversion MortgageThere are too many myths and sensational stories and a lot of misunderstandings about what a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. is, how it works and what it can do to improve most anybody's retirement. Here are some success stories.
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