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We have been hit hard in the last three years with the loss of musical icons.  In 2016, we lost Prince.  In 2017, it was Tom Petty.   Now we have lost the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.  There are no words to sufficiently describe the impact of this loss.  Aretha is, and always will be, a national treasur

Scammers constantly try and use the Internal Revenue Service as a way to get honest Americans to pay them.  We often hear reports from victims who receive a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS to get money out of them.  Here are some common scams the IRS warns about:

A large credit card issuer has a marketing campaign whose television commercials end with the question, “What’s in your wallet?” No doubt, you have seen one of these commercials. Credit cards are big business. As of June 30th, the total amount of revolving debt carried by Americans exceeded $1 trillion.

What Is the Debt Relief Clinic?

As the fall semester starts for most college students, we must remind students to beware of targeted scams.  Recently, a news article in USA Today highlighted a scam where students were receiving calls from someone claiming to be a college official and threatening the students with classes being dropped if they

I have recently seen a rash of individuals holding security clearances or wanting to get a clearance who have an issue arise due to debt problems.  While I have written about this topic previously here, it occurs to me to try and come up with a detailed analysis for someone with delinquent debts who is seeking a clearance (or in the process of losing

Student loan debt is no longer affecting just the borrower that took out the loan, but the borrower’s family as well.  The cost to attend college has been on the rise since the early 1980s, and while that may not be a surprise in and of itself due to inflation, data shows that tuition costs are now more th

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has accused Facebook of enabling housing discrimination.  According to HUD, Facebook allows property owners and landlords to discriminate against prospective tenants and buyers on the basis of race, color, religion, familial status, national origin, disability or other factors.

A recent article in the New York Post highlights one of life’s universal truths: Robocalls are annoying. But new strategies being employed by some of these scam artists shouldn’t be overlooked.

If you are like most parents, you will do practically anything to give your children the best education possible.  But for most, higher education is not possible without the assistance of student loans.  Many times, it’s grandparents who step up to assist their grandchildren achieve a higher education.  A new study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (