Personal Finances – Page 104

Student Loan Pause Is Ending, With Consequences for Economy

Three years of relief from payments on $1.6 trillion in student debt allowed for other borrowing and spending — and will shift into reverse.

By Lydia DePillis

Labor and Jobs Law and Legislation New York City Personal Finances Wages and Salaries

How Pay Transparency Laws Help and Limit Job Seekers

Salary disclosure laws have been a boon for workers searching for jobs that pay fairly — but only when the advertised pay bands are narrow enough to be useful.

By H. Claire Brown

Banking and Financial Institutions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Content Type: Service Credit and Debt Payday Loans Personal Finances Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Overdraft Fees Are Dwindling, Study Finds

But the share of people paying the fees remains unchanged, and they’re often among the most financial vulnerable.

By Ann Carrns

Content Type: Service Federal Reserve System Newton, Isaac Personal Finances S & P Dow Jones Indices Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Stocks and Bonds Swift, Jonathan

It’s Too Soon to Say Whether This Is a Bull Market, but Invest Anyway

Stocks still haven’t returned to their last peak, and our columnist is in the camp that says this isn’t a bull market yet. But he’s buying stock anyway.

By Jeff Sommer