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What to Know About the Statute of Limitations on Student Loans 07/15/2020 12:00am • The term statute of limitations may sound like legal jargon but it's a concept that's worth understanding, especially if you have private student loans. Any time you borrow a student loan, it's important to understand not only its terms and conditions but your legal rights as well. In the context o 7 of the Biggest Corporate Frauds in History 07/14/2020 12:00am • Investors can learn something from these fraud cases.Perhaps your company can't cover the loans you took out in order to get things up and running. Maybe a competitor is undercutting you, or customers just aren't as interested as they once were. You're running out of options, but there's still one o 10 Medical Schools Where Students Leave With the Most Debt 07/14/2020 12:00am • 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: China Tensions Rise, Big Bank Earnings 07/14/2020 12:00am • Although the United States and some of its strongest allies like the U.K. and Japan are increasingly telegraphing their displeasure with a power-hungry China, Wall Street couldn't care less. That was the message sent by markets on Tuesday, as all three major U.S. stock indices finished notably high How Millennials Spend Their Money 07/14/2020 12:00am • Millennials get a bad rap for spending recklessly and are often teased for splurging on entertainment and traveling over buying a home and starting a family. However, these money habits are often compared to those of older generations with whom many life circumstances and priorities differ. "The st 10 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom 07/13/2020 12:00am • What is financial freedom?Ask a room of people to define financial freedom, and you're likely to get a dozen different answers. "Money means a million different things to a million different people," says Matt Higa, a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual who lives in the San Francisco a Summer is heating up – but your energy bill doesn’t need to! 07/10/2020 02:16pm • This content is provided by the Montgomery County Green Bank. Have you noticed any of these things this summer for your home? Big cooling bills? Uncomfortable rooms with uneven cooling? Air quality that could be better? Wanting to put the sun’s energy to work for you? The Montg After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid 07/10/2020 03:33am • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sex Should You Get a Home Equity Loan Now? 07/10/2020 12:00am • Tapping home equity can be a lifeline as emergency savings dry up for many Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Closing quickly on a home equity loan is easier now, but approval may be harder as lenders seek to limit risk. A new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau speeds up home FICO’s new resilience score predicts your creditworthiness future 07/09/2020 09:05am • (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) FICO, the largest credit scoring service in the nation, has rolled out a new consumer credit scoring formula called the FICO Resilience Index. The purpose of the index is not to rely fully on reviewing a borrower 7 Marijuana Stocks That Could Be Election Winners 07/09/2020 12:00am • The U.S. election may be a major catalyst for marijuana stocks.U.S. Election Day in November is just four months away, and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been surging in the polls. Democrats also apparently have a good chance of taking over both houses of Congress. Biden s Free legal advice for Northern Va. small businesses struggling due to COVID-19 07/08/2020 09:42am • A network of law firms and legal service providers is offering pro bono assistance for small businesses amid the pandemic. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/AndreyPopov) Many small businesses face an added layer of legal challenges and expenses during the coronavirus pandemic as they fight to stay open 7 of the Best Blockchain Stocks to Buy in 2020 07/07/2020 12:00am • These companies offer exposure to blockchain.Blockchain technology is probably most widely associated with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but the distributed ledger technology has the potential to transform other areas as well. It can make banking transactions faster, health care and property record Fractional-Share Investing -- Where to Invest 07/07/2020 12:00am • Novice investors interested in tapping into the stock market may be intimidated by not having much capital to start out with, but with the introduction of fractional shares disrupting the investment industry, they can now have skin in the game. Fractional-share investing involves purchasing a portio First person charged under Hong Kong's national security law appears in court 07/06/2020 05:17am • The first person in Hong Kong to be prosecuted under the city's sweeping new national security law has been denied bail after appearing in court on Monday. Tong Ying-kit, 23, was charged with inciting secession and terrorist activities and is accused of ramming his motorbike into a group of polic