Personal Finance
Philadelphia real estate market is returning to ‘normal’
Home buying is more predictable as the Philadelphia real estate market recovers from the COVID-19 uncertainty.
1 year ago
Exclusive: New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis
The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.
1 year ago
Inflation and infrastructure costs are driving up water bills in the Delaware Valley
Water rates will increase in 2023 for hundreds of thousands of residents in our region — from Wilmington, Del., to the Pennsylvania suburbs.
1 year ago
Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals
Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.
1 year ago
Unions and labor organizations representing thousands of New Jersey public sector workers are requesting financial aid to help deal with rising premium costs.
1 year ago
Medical bills remain inaccessible for many visually impaired Americans
When health bills aren't legible — via large-print, Braille or other adaptive technology — blind patients can't know what they owe, and are too often sent to debt collections.
1 year ago
Cyber Monday deals lure in consumers amid high inflation
Cyber Monday is expected to remain the year’s biggest online shopping day and rake in up to $11.6 billion in sales.
1 year ago
Here’s how inflation is changing holiday deals and shopping
Shoppers are expected to spend a record amount of money this year because nearly everything is more expensive. There are some relative bargains, if you know where to look.
1 year ago
How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can’t pay for health care
Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't pay quickly.
1 year ago
First-time Philly home buyers feeling the pinch of historic mortgage rates and high prices
Like big cities across the country, Philadelphia’s housing market is feeling the impact of high rates, with potential first-time homebuyers being the hardest hit.
1 year ago
U.S. judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan
District Court Judge Mark Pittman said Thursday that the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws.
1 year ago
You asked us about Biden’s student debt relief plan. We found the answers
There's been some confusion over what loans – and which borrowers – qualify.
1 year ago
Biden’s student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here’s what you need to know
The Biden administration says it is continuing to accept and review applications during the temporary hold.
1 year ago
The application for Biden’s student loan relief is open. Here’s what to know about it
A beta version of the student loan forgiveness application is a test to help the Education Department find problems with the site before its official launch.
2 years ago
The 1980s Philly sweepstakes charlatan who swindled folks out of $2 million in prizes
After a federal indictment, Chuck Seidman went on to gain Donald Trump as a client.
2 years ago