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Personal Finance1 in 10 U.K. Gen Zers now owes more than $12,500 in credit card and buy now, pay later debt—and ‘finfluencers’ may be to blame
By Ryan HoggMarch 26, 2024
Affirm CEO Max Levchin
Personal FinanceMany consumers use ‘buy now, pay later’ like a credit card, Fed study shows—but providers insist it’s safer than that
By Dylan SloanFebruary 14, 2024
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Personal Finance6 things to do with money in your 20s, according to financial experts: ‘The dollars you save today are likely the most valuable dollars for your future’
By Alicia AdamczykFebruary 10, 2024
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Personal FinanceYour employer may soon give you a 401(k) match for your student loan payments
By Alicia AdamczykDecember 20, 2023
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Personal FinanceConsumers have been propping up the U.S. economy when no one else could—now the debts are being called and they can’t pay their bills
By Chloe TaylorNovember 8, 2023
Personal FinanceHow a government shutdown will affect your student loans
By Alicia AdamczykSeptember 28, 2023
PoliticsBiden pushes to scrub medical debt from credit scores so people will be ‘better be able to invest in their future’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressSeptember 21, 2023
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Personal FinanceAmerican families may soon max out their credit cards, top analyst warns, and be hung out to dry
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 1, 2023
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Personal FinanceSome Americans racked up even more debt during the student loan payment pause that they can’t pay
By Alicia AdamczykAugust 25, 2023
Personal FinanceAmerica’s credit card bill just passed a record $1 trillion. Here’s what it means
By Alicia AdamczykAugust 9, 2023
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Personal FinanceCash-strapped Americans are being forced to dip into their 401(k) retirement plan to make ends meet
By Chloe TaylorAugust 9, 2023
Personal FinanceThe millennial debt problem no one talks about
By Alicia AdamczykJuly 11, 2023
Student Loan Borrowers And Advocates Gather For The People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief
Personal FinanceYou have to start paying your student loans again in October, Biden’s education department says
By Alicia AdamczykJune 14, 2023
Economist Nouriel Roubini
FinanceWall Street’s ‘Dr. Doom’ sees ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of risks for economy and warns of a 2008-like crisis 
By Steve MollmanMarch 23, 2023
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Personal FinanceThe hottest holiday gifts are actually more affordable this year, but could hit you with a massive money hangover to kick off 2023
By Megan LeonhardtNovember 28, 2022
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