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The high price of desperation: How a $3,000 repair ballooned into a $14,000 debt
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoJames Hollis, who lives on Social Security disability and $23 in monthly food stamps, was so afraid...
Avant vs. Upstart: Which offers better personal loans?
Bankrate via AOL· 3 months agoGetting approved for a personal loan with bad credit often means jumping through a few hoops. But it...
Lawmakers introduce legislation to close 'pawnbroker loophole'
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMoving to Chicago last year, content creator Jazmine Thompson needed some extra cash to cover rent...
Subprime lender, struggling with debts, gets reprieve from creditors
American Banker via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoThe consumer lender CURO Group says that its agreement with bondholders gives it a 30-day grace...
Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits in Illinois
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD — Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are pushing legislation to put pawnbrokers under the same interest rate caps as payday lenders and other small-dollar, short-term ...
'Really kind of disgusting': This YouTuber explains ‘why it costs more to be poor’ — and breaks down...
Moneywise via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoIt's one thing for Billie Holiday to sing in her 1941 song "God Bless the Child": "Them that’s got...
A big tax refund can be a lifesaver, but is it better to withhold less and pay more later?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoEvery tax season, millions of Americans eagerly await their refund check. It's often called the “biggest payday of the year.” But should it be? A refund is money that rightfully belonged to ...
We tend to underestimate our future expenses – here's one way to prevent that
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When asked to...
NY to study if $500 extra a month can keep at-risk families out of child-welfare system
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMOUNT VERNON — State officials were in town, unveiling a first-of-its-kind study to see if small...
Column: The right wing gets its knives out for California's new medical misinformation law
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoRobert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine organization has embraced a legal attack on California's law...
