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Student Loan Default Figures Show Moderation

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:38:05 +0000

New Department of Education figures indicate the number of students struggling to pay back their loans is moderating. For-profit colleges continue to have the highest default rates but saw their numbers improve compared to last year.

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Fannie-Freddie Barred from Reducing Principal for At-Risk Borrowers

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:33:41 +0000

A federal regulator is standing by its decision to bar Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from reducing principal for borrowers at risk of foreclosure, resisting pressure from the Obama administration.

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Europe Frets: Will Spain Need Full Bailout?

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:58:17 +0000

Europe is on the brink again. The crisis over too much debt in the 17 countries that use the euro flared dangerously on Monday.

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Canadians Are Richer Than Americans – Call It the 'Great Wealthy North'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:50:57 +0000

When President Obama’s healthcare law was upheld by the Supreme Court, some infuriated people had a rather amusing response: they vowed to move to Canada, a country where socialized medicine is the law of the land.

But it’s perhaps thanks to that and other “socialist” policies that Canadians are now richer than Americans.

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How Much is Your 401K Costing You? [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:00:17 +0000

You may not realize it, but hidden fees could be costing you up to 30 percent of your 401k plan over time.

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Very Few Young Adults Have A Will, Survey Shows [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:11:42 +0000

Better than seven in ten young adults have not prepared a will in the event the unthinkable happens.

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