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Hundreds headed to the 13th Annual Neighborhood Job Fair in North Philadelphia, billed as the city’s largest community job fair, looking for work.

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Trump administration's Education Depart. is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry

Anti-poverty groups are worried that many low-income individuals will be pushed off assistance programs such as food stamps, Medicaid and Head Start.

Under a lengthy proposal the CFPB released Tuesday, debt collectors could also email and text borrowers as much as they want. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns.

One of the new laws will make it easier for borrowers struggling to pay off loans. The other allows borrowers who have defaulted on those loans to start an installment plan.

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has sunk to its lowest-ever recorded level.

The Chamber of Commerce for a Greater Philadelphia is advocating for an inclusive neighborhood growth agenda to help address the city’s stagnant poverty rate.

Three Pennsylvania state senate Democrats are launching a plan to help people with student loan debt.

The stock market tumbled Friday as investors digested an ominous warning sign: Interest rates on long-term government debt fell below the rate on short-term bills.

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

New findings from the New York Federal Reserve reveal that millennials have now racked up over $1 trillion of debt.

Sandusky, Ohio, is a small city on the shores of Lake Erie. Last week city leaders declared Election Day a paid holiday – by swapping out Columbus Day.

One South Philadelphia resident says he looks forward to paying his bills, now that government operations have resumed.

A key legislative committee approved a bill that would raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $10 later this year and put the state on a path to having the wage reach $15 by 2024.

Ross told CNBC he is puzzled by reports of federal workers turning to food banks and other forms of relief.