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What to Do if You Fall Behind on Auto Loan Payments

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suggests that lenders may be overzealous in repossessing cars.

By Ann Carrns

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Surviving Spouses May Not Be Responsible for Partners’ Medical Bills

A call from a debt collector may add to the challenges that bereaved people are already dealing with. But spouses “should not assume that they have to pay.”

By Ann Carrns

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Navient Reaches $120 Million Student Loan Settlement With Consumer Watchdog

The company has been banned from servicing federal student loans and must pay $100 million to harmed borrowers, as well as a $20 million penalty.

By Tara Siegel Bernard

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Where Does Biden’s Student Loan Debt Plan Stand? Here’s What to Know.

The Supreme Court refused to allow a key part of President Biden’s student debt plan to move forward. Here’s what’s left of it, and who could still benefit.

By Zach Montague