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Former rivals, military leaders, actors to take stage at RNC 07/17/2016 07:56pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Former presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio — the latter by video link — are among those set to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Military leaders, members of Congress, actors, faith leaders and family members o Secret Service prepares for security challenges at conventions 07/14/2016 04:59am • WASHINGTON — The contentious and sometimes ferocious 2016 presidential campaign is coming to a head at the party conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia, and the Secret Service is preparing for the very real prospect that they may be marred by violence. The agency, according to its own stati How Arbitration Helps, Hurts Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers 07/13/2016 08:00pm • A few weeks ago, the Student Loan Ranger summarized the Department of Education's recently proposed draft rules that would make it easier for defrauded student loan borrowers to have a portion or all of their federal student loans discharged. Within that same draft rule, the Department of Education Could Brexit Actually Be a Positive for U.S. Real Estate? 07/12/2016 08:00pm • To say people around the world were surprised about the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union would be an understatement. People weren't just surprised about the result of the June 23 referendum -- they were shocked, and the global markets reflected that. U.S. markets experienced the bi Pokemon Go: Collecting All the Data? 07/12/2016 08:00pm • Pokemon Go debuted on iOS and Android last week, and quickly became one of the hottest apps on the market. Within five hours, it hurtled to No. 1 on the download charts for iOS users, according to data-tracking intelligence firm Sensor Tower. As the name implies, the app is based on the popular Pok Colleges That Offer Loan Assistance to Grads 07/10/2016 08:00pm • A growing group of private colleges is providing student loan repayments, helping students gain some financial security after they graduate. "LRAP is just a buffer to help us get on our feet," says Holly Lutton, 24, of Huntington, Indiana, who graduated in 2014 with a degree in youth ministry from 4 Easy Ways to Establish and Build Credit 07/07/2016 08:00pm • You needn't get a tattoo declaring "I Love Credit Scores" in order to enjoy a lifetime of excellent credit, as roughly 32 percent of people say they'd do in exchange for this golden ticket, according to a recent WalletHub survey. And the 11 percent of people who would spend three years cleaning Chip Fewer families use retirement accounts to pay for college 07/07/2016 08:00pm • Parents of college students are now less likely to withdraw money from their retirement accounts to pay for college. Only 5 percent of families took a retirement account distribution for college costs in 2016, down from 7 percent in 2014, according to a Sallie Mae and Ipsos survey of 799 parents of How Much Could You Save by Living With Your Parents? 07/07/2016 08:00pm • For years, there was a certain ritual young adults could expect to follow: Graduate high school, earn a higher-education degree, get a job, rent an apartment and eventually, move into a house. Not any longer. A new analysis of U.S. census data by the Pew Research Center found that in 2014, for the 10 Things Seniors Want You to Know About Managing Money 07/06/2016 08:00pm • They say hindsight is 20/20, and with that in mind, U.S. News asked four seniors what they would do to get ready for retirement if they could do it all over again. They provided insight on what they would do differently as well as where they got it right. Based on those conversations, here are 10 f The new race to refinance: Applications at 18-month high 07/06/2016 10:28am • WASHINGTON — With mortgage rates enticingly low, more homeowners with mortgages are taking the first step to get a lower rate. The Mortgage Bankers Association says applications to refinance an existing mortgage surged 21 percent last week, to the highest level in 18 months. Refinancing acco Understand Student Loan Forbearances, Rehabilitation Payments 07/05/2016 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger likes to give readers the tools they need to manage their student loan debt in an educated way. Understanding student loan vocabulary is one of those tools. Loan language can be complicated. In fact, when it comes to student loan repayment, mixing up just one word -- or even 7 Ways to Prepare for a Layoff 07/05/2016 08:00pm • You don't want to perpetually ruminate over the possibility of losing your job, but no matter where you are in your career, there are several things you can do to ensure you're prepared if you do get the ax. If you sense your company is about to go under or you hear whispers about possible job cuts Weigh the Pros, Cons of Taking a Gap Year Before Medical School 07/04/2016 08:00pm • If you are a typical premedical student, much of your undergraduate career has centered around one task: getting into medical school. Although the traditional medical school admissions timeline involves submitting your applications after your third year of undergraduate study, more students are choo Estimate Living Expenses to Determine College Affordability 07/04/2016 08:00pm • Despite being accepted by Stanford University and Vassar College, Mathew Martinez chose to attend the University of Central Missouri to save on living costs. "I made the decision by looking at housing at Vassar, Missouri and Stanford -- and it was astronomical," says the senior economics major says,