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Colleges Raise Graduation Rates With New Statistical Tools 11/03/2016 08:00pm • Five years ago, administrators at Georgia State University in Atlanta were faced with a dilemma: F ewer than half of enrolled students ended up graduating. Whether it was because of financial or academic problems, significant numbers of undergrads were failing to walk across the stage and receive a 3 Things That Could Lead to a European Banking Crisis 11/03/2016 08:00pm • A eurozone crisis appears to be unfolding right in front of our eyes. Eurozone banks such as the Ireland's Bank of Ireland, and Germany's Commerzbank AG and Deutsche Bank AG (ticker: DB), are down more than 35 percent for the year as nervous investors panic and focus on these financial companies. Th Maryland voter's guide 2016: Key congressional races 11/03/2016 05:43am • WASHINGTON — For the first time in three decades, Barbara Mikulski's name will not appear on the ballot for Maryland’s U.S. Senate race. Instead, voters will be asked to choose between Maryland Del. Kathy Szeliga, U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen or Green Party candidate Margaret Flowers to represe A Pre-Emptive Autopsy of Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) Stock 11/02/2016 08:00pm • In April 2007, one share of Sears Holdings Corp (ticker: SHLD) stock would cost you $191. Today, you can pick it up for about $11. And over the next few years, shares may very well become worthless. In fact, derivatives markets seem to be betting on as much. Reshmi Basu, a reporter with Debtwire, s How a Holiday Budget Can Keep Your Spending on Track 11/02/2016 08:00pm • Halloween has barely passed, but shoppers are readying themselves and their budgets for some major holiday spending. Between Thanksgiving and buying gifts for friends and family, your wallet may be feeling pretty thin. But just because it's the holidays doesn't mean that you can stray from your mont Should You Pay for Travel Over Time? 11/01/2016 08:00pm • The holiday travel season is fast approaching, and cash-strapped, credit-adverse consumers now have a few new ways to pay for flights at any time of year. This is good news for some groups, millennials in particular, who have shown a taste for travel and a distrust of credit cards. In August, flig Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers to Receive Relief With New Regulations 11/01/2016 08:00pm • This week, the Department of Education published the final version of the borrower defense to repayment regulations. These regulations are intended to both help borrowers who have been defrauded by their schools receive relief on their federal student loan debt and try to ensure that the federal tax 10 Law Schools Where Grads Can Pay Off Student Debt 10/31/2016 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Lights are on in Temple Hills condos, but bills still unpaid 10/31/2016 06:53pm • WASHINGTON — They can turn on the lights and cook once again, but big problems remain for the Lynnhill Condominiums in Temple Hills, Maryland. The condo complex owes several utility companies more than $1.2 million in unpaid bills and that debt led to the power and gas being cut to the buildin 4 Reasons to Start Your Holiday Shopping Early 10/30/2016 08:00pm • One thing unites many Americans: They hate the fact that the holiday shopping season starts so darn early. Consider it a Christmas miracle: About 75 percent of Americans said they were "annoyed" that the holiday shopping season seems to keep getting earlier and earlier, according to a recent poll f Residents vacate Md. condos where power was cut due to $1 million debt 10/29/2016 03:30pm • WASHINGTON — Many residents have already moved out of the Lynnhill Condominiums complex in Temple Hills, Maryland, which was ordered this past week to be vacated by Nov. 4. The condo association owes Pepco and Washington Gas over $1 million. Most of the people who have left are renters findi Power restored to Temple Hills condos after $1 million debt 10/28/2016 10:20pm • WASHINGTON — The lights came back on at 9 p.m. Friday at Lynnhill Condominiums in Temple Hills, Maryland. Although residents of the complex said utility costs are included in their rent, Pepco and Washington Gas cut off service because the complex owes them more than $1 million. Initially, How to Invest in Dividend Funds 10/27/2016 08:00pm • In the relentless search for income-earning equity investments amid historically low bond yields in recent years, investors have been turning to dividend-focused funds. By the end of January, the 469 U.S. listed dividend-focused open-end, closed-end and exchange-traded funds had $745 billion in ass How to Get Your Credit In Shape for the Holidays 10/27/2016 08:00pm • It might seem a bit premature to start planning holiday shopping and travel. But there's no time like the present if you want to maximize holiday savings and avoid a nasty financial hangover in the new year. After all, it takes some time to convince a creditor to foot much of the bill. You see, cre When Should You Check Up on Your Student Loans? 10/25/2016 08:00pm • These days, it's relatively simple to set up student loan payments on autopay and forget all about them. Unfortunately, though convenient, the set-it-and-forget-it approach can wind up costing you if it means missing opportunities to save on interest. It's smart to occasionally re-examine the terms