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For Some Students, Green Concerns Could Ease Money Concerns 04/05/2017 08:00pm • With Earth Day almost here, many people -- including students -- will turn their attention toward conservation and sustainability, at least for 24 hours. But rising and currently enrolled college students whose interest in the environment extends beyond one day could find themselves first in line f Student Loan Borrowers: Don't Panic About Forgiveness Eligibility 04/04/2017 08:00pm • Last week, the Student Loan Ranger heard from a lot of panicked student loan borrowers who had read about a lawsuit that several borrower s and the American Bar Association filed against the Department of Education. These individuals had submitted employment verification certificates under the Publi 7 Tips for Millennials Who Would Like to Retire Someday 04/03/2017 08:00pm • When you are in your 20s or early 30s, retirement seems like a distant concept. Many young adults are preoccupied starting and building their careers, paying off student loans and maybe even starting families. It's easy to put retirement on the back burner. Millennials have been presented with a un 10 Law Schools That Charge the Most 04/03/2017 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: C 6 Occupations That Typically Require a Master's Degree 04/02/2017 08:00pm • These days, it can seem like the only way to get an entry-level job is with a master's degree, especially in some occupations. That was certainly true when Ronnika Williams, now 33, was looking for a job in archival work after graduating with a bachelor's degree in history from Western Michigan Univ Why You Shouldn't Raid Your 401(k) 04/02/2017 08:00pm • Whether it's just changing jobs or a personal financial crisis, the opportunities to cash out your 401(k) plan are plentiful. The fact is, though, doing so is a big retirement planning mistake -- one that could potentially railroad your entire long-term savings once you leave the workforce. Too man 6 Tips to Quickly File Your Taxes Before April's Deadline 04/02/2017 08:00pm • The tax deadline is April 18 this year, and it's right around the corner. That means that you only have a few days left to file your taxes. If you haven't filed yet, what are you waiting for? Last tax season, about 75 percent of taxpayers received a tax refund, with the average refund close to $2,8 Extreme Measures People Take to Get Out of Student Loan Debt 03/30/2017 08:00pm • You could argue that college isn't all that hard. What is hard is figuring out how to pay for that education -- and later coming up with a strategy to pay off the loans that you took out. In fact, members of the class of 2016 graduated with an average of $37,173 in student loan debt, according to an Penn State bans frat where student was fatally injured 03/30/2017 12:18pm • Penn State University on Thursday permanently banned a fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured last month and announced additional steps to curb underage drinking throughout the university system. The university revoked its recognition of the school's chapter of Beta Theta Pi after it said an Survival specialist Allardyce making his mark at Palace 03/30/2017 08:00am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — With his brief and humiliating experience as coach of England's national team behind him, Sam Allardyce is back on familiar ground in the Premier League and doing what he does best: Turning around the fortunes of a struggling team. "Big Sam," as he is known in soccer cir Bluesy Ben Arfa frustrated at Paris Saint-Germain 03/30/2017 05:27am • PARIS (AP) — For Hatem Ben Arfa, signing with Paris Saint-Germain was supposed to be the end of a long and tortuous road back to the limelight. But less than a year after landing at France's biggest club, Ben Arfa has the blues. Frustrated by his lack of playing time, the former France winger has FICO Score, VantageScore, Credit Score: What's the Difference? 03/29/2017 08:00pm • Buyer beware: Financial companies sometimes cash in on the confusion surrounding credit scores. In late March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, slapped the credit-rating agency Experian with a $3 million fine for what it says was deceptive marketing of the credit scores it sold. T How to Manage Your Debt as Interest Rates Rise 03/29/2017 08:00pm • For seven years, the Federal Reserve didn't touch interest rates. After bringing the federal funds rate -- that is, the interest rate paid on balances held by Federal Reserve Banks -- down to zero after the 2008 stock market crash, central bankers took a hands-off approach. That is, they were hands 6 Strategies to Make the Most of Your Tax Refund 03/29/2017 08:00pm • Tax season is here, and for some it's quickly followed by tax refund season. If you're expecting a considerable refund, don't go spending it all in one place. Instead, read through these ideas and stretch your tax refund as far it can go. Pay off debt. This may seem obvious, but it can be so temp Michigan Senate OKs $5M sinkhole loan, allots Flint funds 03/29/2017 06:30pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday approved a $5 million interest-free state loan to help repair a large sinkhole in suburban Detroit, narrowly rejecting a call to stick with a House plan that would instead give Macomb County a $3 million infrastructure grant. The midyear budge