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Weigh Student Debt Before Attending Early Decision College 01/17/2017 07:00pm • High school seniors who applied to college via early decision programs now know whether they have been accepted to their first-choice school. Since early decision is binding, many are likely celebrating that they know where they will attend next year. But what if your first-choice school offered you 5 Strategies for Sticking With Your Financial Resolutions 01/16/2017 07:00pm • If you're like many people who devised a resolution for the new year and dove into it with gusto, you're probably realizing right about now that the honeymoon period is over and the resolution isn't all it's cracked up to be. You may have even broken that resolution a time or two. You're not alone. Got Debt? Save Over $1,300 With a Balance Transfer Credit Card in 2017 01/16/2017 07:00pm • New Year's Day represents a clean slate -- the ultimate Monday (even when it falls on a Sunday). With a new calendar comes new possibilities. The chance to be the person you want to be. The very best version of yourself. For many of us, our best self doesn't have credit card debt, so we resolve to p Why People With Excellent Credit Scores Still Get Rejected 01/11/2017 07:00pm • Over the years, credit scores have become critically important to most Americans. Not only do you need a good score to get a decent rate on a mortgage or auto loan, but credit scores are increasingly being used in other places as well. In most states, auto insurance companies rely heavily upon credi With Rising Interest Rates, Is Now Still a Good Time to Buy a Home? 01/11/2017 07:00pm • With interest rates on the rise after the Federal Reserve boosted rates in December -- and more increases likely on the horizon -- is now still a good time to buy a home? "In terms of the rate, yes," says Nela Richardson, chief economist for the national real estate brokerage Redfin. Since the presi Top 5 jobs in the US 01/11/2017 12:19pm • WASHINGTON — Healthcare jobs, not information technology jobs, dominate U.S. News & World Report's list of the best jobs for 2017 and dentistry sits at the very top of the heap. The list is based on a broad range of considerations, including demand, growth, pay, future job prospects and str 3 Financial Aid Traps for Nontraditional Students to Avoid 01/10/2017 07:00pm • Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report showing that the number of borrowers age 60 or older with student loan debt has quadrupled in the last 10 years. Other data show that borrowers over age 30 owe more than half of all student loan debt and that this number has contin 7 Smart Ways to Spend Your Holiday Bonus 01/10/2017 07:00pm • If you received a holiday bonus this year, make sure that you put your hard-earned dollars to good use as the new year unfolds. It may be tempting to splurge on something you wanted but didn't receive for Christmas or to treat yourself to a pricey extra after enduring the stress of the holidays. Re 5 Important Economic Metrics to Know 01/09/2017 07:00pm • With a new administration in the White House, investors will be watching closely to see how the economy does. But which metrics and indicators will help them determine whether the economy is sluggish or hopping along? The vast array of indicators can be confusing, particularly for the uninitiated. 5 Steps to Repair Your Holiday Spending Mistakes 01/09/2017 07:00pm • It's a familiar refrain. We get caught up in creating a "perfect" holiday season for everyone, and in doing so, we spend more than intended on the "perfect" holiday gifts and the "perfect" holiday meal. Maybe we had to travel to visit family and ran up some significant travel spending debt. The holi McLean-based candy giant Mars spends $9B on a pet hospital chain 01/09/2017 12:10pm • WASHINGTON — McLean-based Mars Inc. is best-known for its candy brands such as Snickers and Twix, but it's also a big player in the pet health industry, and will expand that side of its business with a major acquisition. Mars is acquiring Los Angeles-based VCA Inc. in a deal worth $9.1 billion 17 Ways to Reduce Credit Card Debt in 2017 01/08/2017 07:00pm • It's going to get more expensive -- and possibly a lot more expensive -- to carry credit card debt in 2017. Of course, credit card debt is never cheap. Those 15 percent and higher interest rates make sure of that. However, those rates are likely to climb even higher in the next year. That's because How to Set Savings Resolutions for 2017 -- and Make Them Happen 01/05/2017 07:00pm • With the holidays in rearview mirror, and a brand new year on the horizon, resolutions and goals are at the forefront of our minds. If your goal is to save more money this year, the question is: How successful have you been at saving money in the past? If you're an expert saver, you rock. If not, d For ID theft victims, 're-loaded' debt can be a recurring headache 01/05/2017 05:36am • ROCKVILLE, Md. — Imagine getting phone calls demanding you pay back a $56,000 student loan, but you never took out any loans. You don't have a formal education, and you don't speak English. That's exactly what Eric Friedman, director of Montgomery County's Office of Consumer Protection, said h Trick Yourself Into Saving More Money This Year 01/04/2017 07:00pm • Is one of your New Year's resolutions to save money in 2017? You're not alone. "Save more, spend less" and "pay down debt" are two of the top New Year's resolutions in 2017, according to a study from GOBankingRates. Making a New Year's resolution is a lot easier said than done. While the goal is sti