Inflation has been battering family budgets all summer long, and the latest line item to take a hit is school supplies. According to the National Retail Federation, which released its annual back-to-school survey in July 2022, shoppers have been feeling the pressure, cutting back on spending in other categories and working longer hours to cover the……
More than 200,000 federal student loan borrowers who were misled by their schools are in line for $6 billion worth of debt relief as a result of a preliminary settlement approved by court order on Aug. 4. It’s a whopper of a settlement and a big win for borrowers. But these discharges are only the……
Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, announced that a computer coding error resulted in the miscalculation of credit scores for consumers in a three-week period between March 17 and April 6. For 300,000 consumers, the error shifted credit scores as much as 25 points. The changes to credit scores did not show up……
Chase is joining American Express and Capital One in launching its own set of branded airport lounges. Although originally announced in June 2021, details are still slim about the forthcoming Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club. Let’s review what we know so far about how to get into Chase lounges, which airports will have a……
Auto dealerships make a lot of money off financing. Mostly, they act as intermediaries to connect their customers with banks and credit unions, earning either a flat fee for each loan referral, a percentage of the loan amount, or a portion of the interest. Some loans make a dealer very little, $100 or even less,……