New caucus chair Elise Stefanik leaves her Fort Drum constituents at the mercy of debt collectors.
personal debt
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: Why Can Debt Collectors Take Your $1,400 Check? Blame Everyone.
Plus: Gene Sperling won’t become OMB director.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Coronavirus Will Ruin Your Credit Score
And big banks, with an assist from Sen. Pat Toomey, want to keep it that way.
Posted inCoronavirus
USAA Grabs Coronavirus Checks From Military Families
The bank, one of the nation’s largest, has told customers it would use the $1,200-per-person payments to offset existing debts.
Posted inCoronavirus
Your Coronavirus Check Is Coming. Your Bank Can Grab It.
Regulators have given banks the green light to use stimulus funds to pay off debts that individuals owe them.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Federal Government Wants to Let These Financial Predators Off the Hook
Rent-to-own businesses that have been colluding with one another could get a free pass at the Federal Trade Commission. That would be a tragic mistake.
Posted inTAP
About Those Very Low Mortgage Rates
Today on TAP: If you are not a current homeowner, it’s harder to get a mortgage than ever
Posted inPolitics
The Americans Joe Biden Left Behind on the Bankruptcy Bill
In 2005 amendments to the bill, Biden voted against borrowers drowning in medical debt, seniors, servicemembers, union members, and victims of deadbeat dads.
Posted inWorking in America
Four Reasons Why Millennials Don’t Have Any Money
Compared to the boomers, they’re way behind.
