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Why is My Sons Navient Student Loan on My Credit Report?
Question: Dear Steve, I recently discovered that my son’s student loan is on my credit report. I...
One Day Closer to a Terrible Financial Disaster and I’m...
Back on March 11th, I wrote The Coronavirus Might Just Kill Your Finances Before It Kills Anyone...
States Where Expired Unemployment Benefits Will Hurt Most
The expiration of the $600 boost to unemployment benefits would leave millions of Americans without...
Ask the Get Out of Debt Guy
What Should I Do About My Old Defaulted Second Mortgage?
Question: Dear Steve, In 2009 I took out a 2nd mortgage on my property to pay off debt. Six months...
We Have $100K in Credit Card Debt That We Need to Deal With
Question: Dear Steve, We have over $100k in credit card debt that has accrued over time due to...
Can I Consolidate My Parent Plus Loan With My Loans?
Question: Dear Steve, I have student loans in my name and parent plus loans I took out for my...
How Do We Stop Paying Our Daughter’s Student Loan?
Question: Dear Steve, My husband and I have been paying on our daughter’s student loan that...
16 Easy Ways to Save More Money Right Now
Whether putting money away for a rainy day or for retirement, good savings habits can prepare you...
Why is My Sons Navient Student Loan on My Credit Report?
Question: Dear Steve, I recently discovered that my son’s student loan is on my credit report. I...
One Day Closer to a Terrible Financial Disaster and I’m...
Back on March 11th, I wrote The Coronavirus Might Just Kill Your Finances Before It Kills Anyone...
States Where Expired Unemployment Benefits Will Hurt Most
The expiration of the $600 boost to unemployment benefits would leave millions of Americans without...
Debt Relief Industry
Debt Settlement Kind of Wins Over Credit Counseling in CFPB...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just released a CFPB Report on Debt Settlement and...
CFPB Sues and Settles With Student Loan Assistance Company
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) settled with Timemark, Inc., a company based in...
Criminal Sentencing Scheduled for Brandon Frere From American...
Brandon Frere seems to be nearing the end of his legal issues with both the FTC and U.S. Attorney...
Lawsuit Goes After a Gaggle of Entities in the Settlement...
Ice Legal out of Lake Worth Florida has found a target in firms that were engaged in debt...
Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge
Lawyer Sentenced to 63 Years of Student Loan Hell
Peter Rubash is a sixty-year-old graduate of Duquesne University School of Law. He practiced law...
Single Mother Has Student Loans Logically Discharged in...
The Sad Case of Jessica Trejo In 2017, Jessica Trejo filed an adversary action in a Texas...
Rodger Love v. U.S. Department of Education: Betsy DeVos wears...
According to Urban Dictionary, “The Emperor Wears No Clothes,” is a phrase “often...
Clavell v. U.S. Department of Education: A New York bankruptcy...
Clavell v. U.S. Department of Education: An Introduction Christian Clavell, a 35-year-old sales...
Student Loan Rescue or Assistance
Irvine California Employee Spills the Beans on Student Loan...
I received the following tip from an alleged employee of an Irvine based student loan assistance...
Student Debt Doctor and American Student Loan Consolidators...
The operators of two Florida-based student loan debt relief schemes are banned from the debt relief...
Brandon Frere of American Financial Benefits Center –...
Student loan assistance company executive Brandon Frere, 41, was arrested and faces a maximum...
Deep Dive Into NY Suit Against Student Loan Assistance Companies
Earlier today I wrote NY Sues a Bunch of Student Loan Debt Relief Companies and Equitable...
From Around The Web
From Grand Opening to Shutdown in 24 hours: A restaurant’s...
Selling chicken and waffles was always going to be a bit of an uphill battle in a San Francisco...
Life after 60: 8 important things you should know
These tips will make your life rich for two reasons: realizing the joy of living in the moment, and...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today filed a complaint...
Put the Brakes on Phony Online Car Sales
You can buy practically anything online, including used cars. But before you shell out any hard...
Scam Alert
Scammers Who Used Robocalls to Target Cash-Strapped Consumers...
The operators of a Florida-based company that allegedly defrauded financially-distressed and often...
Why Has Mitchell J Stein Not Been Disbarred Yet?
Question: Dear Steve, I am a plaintiff for the State of California against Mitchell J Stein Why has...
Another Debt Relief Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Sham...
Here we go again. Another group of brainiacs takes a turn at the age-old credit card sham effort to...
Centerdon Group – Consumer Complaint – July 15, 2020
Consumer Statement: I signed up for debt consolidation and have been paying $480 for 17 months yet...