The online webinar where you can post your debt related questions and get free advice, opinions, and feedback about how to tackle debt issues. Register Below The online meeting is titled the Debt Whatever meeting for two...
Is this really a good thing for consumers? TransUnion thanks so. Press Release Consumers seeking even more convenient and relevant credit offers will benefit from TransUnion’s latest enhancements to its Mobile Offers NowSM solution. The solution removes...
Here is an interesting look at some tests at Walmart with new electronic labels for pricing information in their grocery section. Kroger has also been testing new label ideas to make shopping easier. rame> I would expect...
Capital One (NYSE: COF) is helping demystify business credit for today’s business owners with the launch of Business CreditWise, an easy-to-use tool providing unlimited, free access to a company’s credit profile. Business CreditWise is available to any...
Dealing with financial problems is about more than just making a budget. This time Damon Day and I talk about how to make having fun affordable, traveling on the cheap with your own trailer, a few money-saving...
Brandon Frere who is the honcho behind American Financial Benefits Center and a subject of the action by the Federal Strade Commission against the student loan debt relief companies, has won a victory of sorts. Good News...
If you’ve taken the first steps to finally tackle your debts head on, it probably didn’t take all that long to come across a debt solution that seemed to be mentioned time and time again. We talk...
The Federal Trade Commission has apparently found a few more parties to add to their ongoing court action against a host of other companies and people who are thought to have sold services in violation of FTC...
The Federal Trade Commission has made some updates to their published list of entities and people banned from selling or offering debt relief service, assistance, or programs. The list as of February 6, 2019, is below. Entity/Individual...
Debt MD, an online platform designed to connect consumers with the professional help they need to become debt-free, released its smart debt analyzer™ today. The fintech startup, founded by James Lambridis, aims to empower people to regain...
Justice takes time. In 2016 I first wrote about Navient and Sallie Mae student loans that clearly appeared to be eligible for and dischargeable in bankruptcy if people had filed. See this post for more. At issue...
Question: Dear Steve, I have 28 yr old student loans the school I attended is now closed but they never tested me and I don’t have a get I never finished school due to a family situation....
Question: Dear Steve, My uncle has a parent loan with Navient and is 76-years-old, is retired and only has Social Security income of about $1700 a month to live on. Navient is insisting that he still...
Question: Dear Steve, 1. It was recommended to file chapter 7 (approximately 15+ yrs ago) Not able to discharge student loans -still have to date. Any exception to the rules to request a review of student loan...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published this request for information regarding the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD Act or Act). Additionally, they are looking for feedback regarding debt settlement programs...