Personal Finance
Philly’s summer jobs program for youth gets makeover, will focus on careers
Career Connected Learning PHL plans to hire 8,000 young people and expand year-round, work-based activities for an additional 2,000, replacing the city’s WorkReady program.
10 months ago
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, projects 3 rate cuts later this year
While inflation has cooled significantly over the last year, recent measures show prices are still climbing faster than the central bank would like.
11 months ago
The U.S. sharply limits how much credit cards can charge you in late fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new rule Tuesday capping late fees on credit cards, a move designed to save customers an estimated $10 billion a year.
11 months ago
Regulator would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of Biden’s campaign against junk fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the average credit card late fee is $32.
11 months ago
Capital One is acquiring Discover in a deal worth $35 billion
The companies are teaming up, in part, to expand their payment network.
12 months ago
State officials said an estimated 1 million Pennsylvanians hold some amount of medical debt, and many are subjected to debt collectors.
12 months ago
Listen :58Your Pa. utility is calling. Double check that it’s really them
An increasingly common scamming tactic is a phone call from a number with a fake caller ID that reads “PECO,” the company said.
1 year ago
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announceme
1 year ago
Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans
In a surprise move, the Biden administration announced it is fast-tracking a change that will erase the debts of many federal student loan borrowers after just 10 years.
1 year ago
Student loan forgiveness isn’t dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023
What to make of all the student loan news this year? We have three takeaways, and a literary analogy.
1 year ago
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
The $15.50 per month price for Netflix’s most popular streaming option in the U.S. will remain unchanged, as will a $7 monthly plan backed by ads.
1 year ago
Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
Fourteen people chosen by the Biden administration will meet Tuesday for the first of three hearings on student loan relief in a process known as negotiated rulemaking.
1 year ago
Feds offer students new protections against programs that lead to high debt, low pay
The Biden administration is cracking down on for-profit college programs that don't adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment and leave them with unaffordable loans.
1 year ago
‘Saddled with debt’: As student loan repayments loom, many Philly-area borrowers aren’t ready
After a payment freeze of more than three years, borrowers face an uncertain future.
1 year ago
Listen 5:3612 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment
October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.
1 year ago