The most affordable of all the federal repayment programs is ending sooner than planned after Trump conspired with red-state attorneys general to kill it.
personal debt
Posted inEconomic Policy
Selling the Poor on Spending Like They’re Rich
How plutonomy, premiumization, and social media squeeze the middle class
Posted inTAP
Endless Mortgage
The median age of a homebuyer right now is 59, and even for a first-time homebuyer, it’s 40. Nobody really wants to be in debt until they die.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Rent Debtors Strike Against Abusive Corporate Landlord
When Dani Long and Angel Speed received an eviction notice in 2023, they had been withholding rent for more than a year on what was supposed to be a luxury apartment in Los Angeles. Residents of the complex had been suffering with a variety of problems. Rainwater leaked through the roof. The elevators were perpetually […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Fast Fashion Keeps People Poor
Companies like Shein are using influencers to get Zoomers hooked on truckloads of shoddy clothing.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Injecting Crypto Into the Mortgage Market
Trump’s top housing regulator wants to allow crypto to be used as collateral for mortgages.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Usury in the Water
There’s never been a better time to be a loan shark for small businesses.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Sunburnt
How door-to-door solar salespeople can scam homeowners, and what the government could do to stop it.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Predatory Lenders in the Operating Room
Medical credit cards have gone mainstream, preying on sick people at their most vulnerable.
Posted inPolitics
Biden-Era Regulations on Congress’s Chopping Block
Republicans reveal their first targets for the Congressional Review Act. Consumer protection rules may be next.