Younger People Struggling Most With Outstanding Debt
January 19, 2013
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Younger People Struggling Most With Outstanding Debt
Consumers who were born between 1980 and 1984 tend to have far more outstanding credit card debt than their parents or grandparents did at the same age, according to new research.
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More Housing Markets Getting Stronger in January
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Credit Card Issuers Heading to Court
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The Comeback Cities of the Housing Recovery
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Will Banks Change Their Collections Methods?
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Debit Thief Accidentally Sends Gifts to Victims
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Housing Market Officially in Recovery Mode
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Banks’ Hybrid Debit/Credit Cards Unpopular With Consumers
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Colleges Feel Pressure to Lower Tuition Costs
With many college students concerned over mounting tuition costs, student loans and other related higher education expenses, private universities across the country are feeling pressure to make colleg
