Obama Gives Student Loan Relief to Millions with College Debt

A person with long dark hair is smiling at the camera while seated on a chair, wearing a yellow shirt against a dark background, perhaps pondering their student loan in this moment of respite.

New student loan legislation signed by President Barack Obama will lower borrowing costs for millions of Americans with college debt. The President signed an executive order that expands a 2010 law that allows borrowers to cap their federal student loan repayments at 10% of their income. Among the provisions in the legislation, college grads will […]

Americans Becoming More Optimistic About Economy Despite Fiscal Cliff Drama

Green highway sign with the words "Bright Future" and three upward-facing arrows against a clear blue sky, urging travelers to steer away from the looming threat of a fiscal cliff.

If all the hand wringing in recent months over the “fiscal cliff” had you worried about the economy and your own personal finances, you’re not alone. We all know that 2012 was a tough financial year. And Congress didn’t make it any easier when it took forever but finally passed a deal in early January […]