How Long After Paying Off Debt Will Your Credit Score Improve?

As you near the finish line for paying off your debt, you can look forward to an improved credit score. A higher credit score can boost your chances... Read more
As you near the finish line for paying off your debt, you can look forward to an improved credit score. A higher credit score can boost your chances... Read more
Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from the government, student... Read more
Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from the government, student... Read more
Note that the situation for student loans and other financial aid has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from... Read more
Working students should pick a job as carefully as choosing a major. You don’t want to sell yourself short by taking just any gig with a paycheck,... Read more
Originally published April 17, 2016 If you owe a mountain of student loan debt, paying it off can feel insurmountable. But some borrowers go to... Read more
If you’ve fallen behind on student loan payments, your debt could get sold to a collections agency. But before making any payments to a collector,... Read more
Staring down the barrel of a loaded student loan balance, month after month, can be stressful. You’ve probably wished it would all just go... Read more
Wish you could travel, but feel like student debt is holding you back? Don't put off your dreams. Here's how to travel while paying off student... Read more
Cherie Lowe had it all: a husband, a home, a healthy daughter, and another on the way. She also had $127,000 worth of debt. “We didn’t have a... Read more
A recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York revealed household debt has hit a new high. Collectively, Americans owe $12.84 trillion in... Read more
Some of the loneliest moments in my life have been when the weight of debt threatened to completely suffocate me. In those moments, nothing made me... Read more