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Billionaire extends gift to pay off debt for Morehouse graduates 09/21/2019 12:18am • Billionaire Robert Smith shocked graduates during his commencement speech at Morehouse College last spring when he announced he would pay off their student loans. Now Smith, the chairman & CEO of Vista Equity Partners, is extending that gift. Smith has expanded the Morehouse Student Succes 5 consequences of an early 401(k) withdrawal 09/19/2019 10:00am • Taking money out of a 401(k) plan before age 59 1/2 often results in taxes and penalties. Investors who take early 401(k) withdrawals also miss out on the investment returns they could have earned if they left the money in the account. Here's what happens if you withdraw money from your 401(k) ac Today in History: Sept. 19 09/19/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2019. There are 103 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 19, 2008, struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration laid out a radical bailout plan calling for a takeover of a half-trillion dollars or My Take: School lunch debt 'crisis' is out of control 09/10/2019 09:03pm • The school lunch debt program is completely out of control. What changed in how the 2020 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings were calculated? 09/08/2019 08:00pm • Today marks the 35th edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. Over the decades, U.S. News has published data on colleges and universities to help prospective students and their families make the important -- and costly -- decision about where to go to college. While the metrics have chang Maryland offers tax credit to help those struggling with student debt 09/07/2019 11:23am • Marylanders struggling with student debt have a week left to get some help with their loans from the state. Applications for the Maryland Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit are due on Sept. 15. Maryland comptroller Peter Franchot said the credit is open to any Maryland resident with at least Where DC-area schools rank on new 'Top Colleges' list 09/05/2019 10:59am • In this Feb. 26, 2019 photo, people walk across a quad at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) There's a new list of the top colleges and universities in the U.S. — this time from The Wall Street Journal. Among schools in the broader D.C. area scoring highly on It's never too early to save for the holidays 09/05/2019 04:03am • School is not the only thing that started in September. The holiday countdown has begun, as well. Here are ways to plan for the best gift of all: a debt-free holiday. Rebecca Jarvis, chief business, economics and technology correspondent for ABC, said that it is time to start thinking of your hol 1 year after charges dropped, no arrests for killings of Loudoun Co. mother, son 08/23/2019 03:01pm • Mala Manwani, 65, and her son, Rishi Manwani, 32, were found shot to death Jan. 31, 2018 in their Aldie, Virginia, home on Tomey Court. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) One year ago, prosecutors in Loudoun County, Virginia, had to drop murder charges against a man accused in the January 2018 killing of an Why vacation loans can be a bad idea 08/22/2019 08:00pm • A loan may seem like your ticket to a dream vacation when you lack the cash to cover the hefty price tag upfront. A vacation loan is simply another name for a personal loan you use for travel. But looks can be deceiving. That vacation loan you use to finance your seven-day Caribbean cruise cou Cheap foods to buy when you're broke 08/22/2019 12:12am • When money is tight, you may be tempted to cut back on what you're spending at the supermarket. But while spending less at the grocery store is a seemingly simple way to stretch your dollars further, buying cheap food and planning budget meals can wind up costing you. For instance, if you live on Do you still pay for small purchases with cash? You are not alone 08/19/2019 08:35am • When it comes to small purchases, 49% prefer paying with cash. (WTOP/Jeff Clabaugh) U.S. consumers continue to move away from carrying cash, but cash is certainly not dead yet. In fact, when it comes to small purchases, 49% of U.S. adults say cash is their preferred payment method for anythin Is your college student moneywise? Teach them these financial fundamentals 08/19/2019 04:22am • Before they even set foot on campus, college kids must know the essentials of sensible money management. That's because many are already destined for years of monthly payments. According to the finance website Make Lemonade, over 44 million Americans are saddled with about $1.5 trillion in total Study shows DC area is deep in debt 08/18/2019 02:43pm • Back in the 1990s when the NBA's players and owners were fighting over money, Patrick Ewing, who now coaches at Georgetown was quoted saying, "we make a lot, but we spend a lot." Now, a new study shows that in the D.C. region, many can say "we spend a lot, but we make a lot." Lending Tree looked 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion 08/13/2019 07:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including tax evasion, alleging among other things that they tried to hide their income from "Chrisley Knows Best" from the IRS. The 12-count indictment also accus