Category: Personal Finances

Education Dept. Agrees to Resume More Student Loan Cancellations

Hailed as a win for borrowers, the agreement will enable more enrollees in income-driven repayment plans to have their remaining debt canceled.
Want to Know What You’ll Pay for College? There’s a Fast New Calculator for That.

Nearly two dozen private colleges are offering an online tool that factors in need-based grants and scholarships to estimate students’ actual costs.
How Churners Earn Money By Regularly Signing Up for Credit Cards

A growing number of Americans are making thousands by exploiting credit card reward offers.
Student Loan Cancellation Is Restarting for Some Federal Borrowers

After a halt for most of the year, borrowers enrolled in one income-driven repayment plan may begin to receive loan discharges within weeks.
Fintech Start-Ups and Investment Firms Are Battling Over Your 401(k)

Financial tech companies are connecting outside financial advisers to your retirement accounts, and at least one investment firm, Fidelity, is resisting.
Nasty News? Forget About It. The Markets Say All Is Well.

The third quarter was fabulous for investors, and market signals are upbeat. It’s as though all were calm in the world.
How ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Built a New Culture of Consumption

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.
More Retirees Are Living on Less, and Losing a Means of Help to Pay for Medicare

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs.
Some Workers Are Turning to Pay-Advance Apps for Basic Expenses

Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.”
The Woman Who Always Paid for Dinner

She kept grabbing the check, and men kept letting her, until she landed on a (possibly) brilliant idea.
What are your financial goals? We want to hear about them.

Inching toward a long-term money milestone can be full of highs and lows, and we want to come along for the ride.
It’s a Bad Time to Cut the Information Coming From Corporate America

President Trump wants the S.E.C. to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports. Our columnist says it’s a reasonable experiment, but at a dangerous time.