Student loan rates aren’t about to double, despite the headlines. Only rates for newly-issued, subsidized federal student loans are set to rise July 1 from 3.4% to 6.8% because Congress couldn’t get its act together to prevent the increase. Loans that have already been made won’t be affected. Neither will there be an impact on […]
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Our #CreditChat is about to begin!
In a few minutes I’ll be answering your questions about how to deal with your debt on Experian’s #CreditChat, which starts at 3 p.m. Eastern/noon Pacific today. Topics include how to balance savings and paying off debt, which debts to tackle first, how to handle student loans and what to do if you’re drowning in […]
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