Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

8.6.13.CheckupToday’s top story: How student loans can hurt your mortgage approval chances. Also in the news: How to keep your health care costs in check, why identity thieves love millennials, and easy retirement plans for the self-employed.

Can Student Loans Hurt Your Mortgage Approval?
Pay attention to your debt-to-income ratio.

7 Ways to Keep Your Health Care Costs in Check
How to rein in your medical spending.

ID thieves love millennials.
A social media created monster.

4 easy retirement plans for the self-employed
Don’t miss out on the tax benefits.

MasterCard tries out ‘selfie pay’ for online purchases
Civilization was fun while it lasted.