Personal Finance

Workers facing layoffs at Hahnemann and Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery will walk into radically different job markets.

The minimum wage has been the same since 2009. Gov. Tom Wolf and his fellow Democrats want to more than double it. Though it looks like they are willing to settle for less.

Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 in the nation for student debt. Why is the debt burden is so high here and how is that affecting the way students and grads live?

Pa.’s unemployment rate has been on the decline over the last year but the picture is different when looking at individual areas across the state.

“I feel free; I have my life back,” said Ahmad Smith, who has roots in Philadelphia. “Not only am I now an educated Morehouse man, I’m a debt-free Morehouse man."

New Jersey has placed a 30-percent cap on the annual interest-rate payday lenders are allowed to charge.

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

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.

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.

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