Appearing in the Vox member-only magazine, The Highlight, Abdallah Fayyad talks to Ariel Nelson about application fees, move-in fees,convenience fees, administrative fees, key fees, broker fees, and more.And how if you add them all up, moving to a new place might not seem so appealing, or even possible. “It makes it really tricky for people…
Originally appearing in the Associated Press on October 1, 2024, Adriana Morga talks to Abby Shafroth about the end of the 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers. “Normally, loans will default if you fall about nine months behind on making payments, but during this on-ramp period, missed payments would not move people towards defaulting…
Originally appearing in USA Today on October 9, 2024, Betty Lin-Fisher interviews Carla Sanchez-Adams for coverage of the differences in consumer protections for debit card and credit card transactions. Since consumer fraud protections aren’t as strong for debit cards, and there are specific, shorter time frames that banks have to resolve an unauthorized debit card…
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Originally appearing in The New York Times on October 11, 2024, Ann Carrns interviews John Van Alst for coverage of how more automobile owners are falling behind on their payments, and a new report that suggests that lenders have sometimes been overzealous in repossessing cars. Americans depend on cars to drive to jobs and doctor…
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