Jackie Crosby, Minneapolis Star Tribune 11:30 p.m. EST January 31, 2016 Scott Papez, who owes $40,000 from college, signed up for a pay-down program via his Minneapolis employer. It will cover about a third of the payments he and his wife make against their loans.(Photo: Jerry Holt / TNS) Minneapolis A growing number of companies…
If you’ve ever had a student loan, you know the feeling of dread that comes with it. While it was easy to sign up for a student loan, or to walk into a bank and get one, it’s a lot less easy to pay them off. By some estimates, 40 million Americans have some student…
A growing number of companies are dangling a recruitment perk that is tailor-made for the millennial generation: debt relief. Free snacks and gym memberships don’t hold the allure they once did for young people entering the working world. Buried under student loans of more than $29,000 on average, they want help. “For this millennial group,…
National Debt Relief recently shared in an article published January 19, 2016 some tips consumers can use to be able to extend their grocery budget. The article titled “How To Stretch Your Food Budget Till It Begs For Mercy” helps people by sharing tips they can use that would benefit their grocery expenses and their…
Minneapolis A growing number of companies are dangling a recruitment perk that is tailor-made for the millennial generation: debt relief. Free snacks and gym memberships dont hold the allure they once did for young people entering the working world. Buried under student loans of more than $29,000 on average, they want help. For this millennial…
Cross-posted from Medium. Ive seen online ads claiming that Obama Wants to Forgive Your Student Loans! or Erase Default Statuses in 46 Weeks! The link takes you to companies that want to help you manage your loansfor a fee. You never need to pay for help with your student loans. For the great price of…
National Debt Relief recently shared in an article published January 17, 2016 some of the ways consumers can help Mother Earth while simultaneously helping their finances. The article titled “How To Save Money While Being Kind To Mother Earth” talks about some pointers people can look into to save money while being good to the…
The Gibraltar Citizens Advice Bureau (GCAB) expects a surge in people needing help with debt problems during the coming weeks. Some people have begun the New Year fighting a debt hangover, the GCAB said in a statement. We usually see a rise in people getting help with debt problems in January, but the kind of…
Even though its incredibly easy to slap a government agencys logo on your website, that doesnt make it okay. Just ask the two debt relief companies that have been ordered to stop using Department of Education logos to mislead student loan borrowers. In letters seen by Consumerist, lawyers for the Dept. of Education ordered two…
BY YVONNE SELCERGUEST COLUMNIST As I knock on doors to find out what issues are important to our community members, crushing student debt is a big issue I hear about with unfortunate frequency. This issue continues to heavily impact many Minnesotans, not just current college students and graduates, but parents and high school students looking…