If you’re considering buying a new construction home and will be working with the builder’s agent instead of your own real estate agent, you’re doing yourself a disservice. It seems obvious, but it needs to be stated that you’re being…
Often, consumers are advised to make weekly or multiple payments throughout their credit card billing cycle. However, there’s not much context given with this advice. This could leave consumers tying up their funds unnecessarily. Let’s consider…
We’ve all heard the warnings: “Keep business and personal separate.” “Don’t mix business and personal. Sometimes, these phrases can refer to the concept of keeping personal life and work (or business) life separate. In the…
The massive debt wipeout concludes an almost five-year-long investigation into complaints against the servicer. Navient will be required to pay $1.85 billion, which includes: $1.7 billion in student loan cancelation $95 million in restitution $47.4 million…
In 2021, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion collectively received over 700,000 consumer complaints filed against them at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The three major credit bureaus, who are responsible for collecting and maintaining credit…
Some student loan servicers, including Navient and FedLoan Servicing, have opted to stop servicing federal student loans. Around 15 million federal student loan borrowers are serviced by these particular servicers. Roughly half of the affected borrowers will…
Although automatic re-enrollment is offered, you may be missing out on better-fitting plans if you don’t review the available plans and select one that’s right for you. In fact, if you didn’t enroll in or update your Marketplace health…