How Student Loan Forgiveness Can Affect Your Credit Score

Chaay_tee | istock | Getty Images Student debt can make it difficult for people to start a business or buy a home — and one reason for this is that lenders take into account your existing financial obligations. Now that President Joe Biden has announced that he plans to cancel up to $20,000 for millions … Read more

When to claim climate tax credits, rebates

Sebastian Roth / Im | Eyeem | Getty Images Households may soon be able to claim Thousands of dollars in tax breaks and cuts If they take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. But green consumers will have to wait until 2023 — perhaps until 2024 or later — to see many of these financial … Read more

The week under review, next week - September 2, 2022

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ended Friday lower, at its lowest closing level since July, after mounting a bid for consecutive gains earlier in the session. The first two days of September, which has historically been the worst month of the year for stocks, were mixed after the rough month of August, which has … Read more

High inflation in Turkey warns of more losses for Gulf banks

A general view of Emirates NBD on January 3, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tom Dolat | Getty Images Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Banks dealing with Turkey have faced losses since the country’s currency began to decline sharply in 2018; Now, lenders in many of the oil-rich Gulf states in particular are set … Read more

Expect the jobs report to get hot and could lead to an aggressive Fed

An “We’re Hiring” sign is placed at the Target store on August 5, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Job growth in August may have slowed from July’s frenetic pace, but it is still expected to be very strong, with broad-based employment in many sectors. Monthly jobs data is always important, … Read more

Market players are beginning to fear a critical policy mistake from the central bank

A screen displays a Federal Reserve rate announcement as a trader works (inside a post) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 15, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The US Federal Reserve Last week hit a hawkish tone on fighting inflation through monetary policy, but analysts are concerned … Read more

These bank charges can ruin your budget. Here’s how to avoid it

If you are not careful with how you manage your money, you may incur huge bank fees that could otherwise be avoided. Between overdrafts or insufficient funds fees, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking account fees and ATM fees, a large chunk of your budget can be taken out, according to Bankrate.comLatest checking account and ATM fee … Read more