March 2021

Editor's Note: Kristin S. Seefeldt is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Social Work and Public Policy at the University of Michigan and the author of “Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century”.…

WASHINGTON - When Katherine Moody noticed in April that the terms of her student loan had changed, she typed a brief note and filed it through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's online complaint portal.A day later, a representative…

Each year, the Federal Transit Administration distributes more than $ 2 billion to help build new rapid transit systems by rail, streetcar and bus through its…

Ffirst there were the banks. Sending credit cards through the mail, providing easy loans. They stretched out, wavered. Then came the billion dollar bailouts, recession, austerity, poverty and payday loans.Then slowly came the movement: a…

Muslims have a few more things to consider when in debt (Photo: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)My father is a follower of the rules, especially when it comes to hospitality to others. As a teenager who occasionally mopped up my…

Last week John Oliver gave a presentation on payday loans, describing them as "the circle of debt" that "screwed us all up." And by the end of Oliver's withdrawal from payday loans, Sarah Silverman offered better alternatives…

During Richard Cordray's tenure as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the CFPB hit American consumers and the economy while doing little to promote financial stability. The pain was particularly acute for low- and…

3/3© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Google Play logo displayed at Tokyo Game Show 2019 in Chiba2/3By Nupur Anand MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 10 Indian loan apps on Google's Play Store (NASDAQ :), which have been downloaded millions of times,…

It is the story of two governments. Both faced a potential catastrophe - a deadly new epidemic. The two have made choices that the world will judge. China. The virus first appeared in a Wuhan "wet market", a department store…

If you have a 401 (k) plan through your employer and need funds, you may be able to take out a 401 (k) loan. Borrowing on your 401 (k) could pave the way for financial assistance without having to contact other lenders. However, there are…