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Grocery bills are straining wallets across the country — and it’s no wonder. Food costs are predicted to rise 3.2% in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.If you’re concerned, you’re not alone. Tariffs and rising prices were among the concerns referenced in the Conference Board’s latest Consumer Confidence Index report, which aims to...
When will default collections start for delinquent federal student loans?
Mortgage rates fell to a three-week low, and with positive trends in home prices and inventory, the market is gradually moving in favor of buyers.The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped 13 basis points to 6.87% in the week ending May 1, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. A basis point...
We’re not in a recession (as of this writing, at least), but that doesn't mean people aren't stressed. A NerdWallet survey found that 85% of Americans have concerns about tariffs, with 45% worrying that tariffs will result in a recession.Experts aren’t too far behind in their fears. In early April, for example, J.P. Morgan Research...
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In 2013, Denver Savings Bank (DSB) partnered with Denver Community Schools to create a special checking account featuring a school-branded deb…
Mortgage rates might pogo up and down in May. By the end of the month, they could rise due to tariff-related inflation or fall in response to a tariff-induced economic slowdown.Keep in mind that we're in exceptionally unpredictable times. Mortgage rates will probably be volatile in May, "because of growing uncertainty in the economy. It...
After a five-year suspension that began in March 2020, the Trump administration is turning the student loan default collections machine back on. Millions of borrowers with defaulted loans are poised to face severe consequences starting on Monday, May 5. “Resuming collections protects taxpayers from shouldering the cost of federal student loans that borrowers willingly undertook...