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Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by  ITT Tech

Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by ITT Tech

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it would cancel the student loans for 208,000 borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute.

3 years ago
Financing a new car? Here's how much you can save thanks to a good or excellent credit score

Financing a new car? Here's how much you can save thanks to a good or excellent credit score

For a five-year, new-car loan of $45,000, buyers with excellent credit scores generally can save thousands of dollars by qualifying for lower interest rates.

3 years ago
How to Properly Organize Your Learning Process

How to Properly Organize Your Learning Process

Guest Post | Aug 16, 2022 Many creative thinkers face challenges related to organizing their learning process. The fact is that many learning and creative development activities are carried out at home, which requires a certain degree of self-organization. It is at this point that some people begin to have serious problems. So how do


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3 years ago
Process Flow Comparison:  How VISA Works When Swiping a Credit Card at a Merchant’s Shop VS Digital Wallet

Process Flow Comparison: How VISA Works When Swiping a Credit Card at a Merchant’s Shop VS Digital Wallet

ByteByteGo | Alex Wu | Jul 16, 2022 What happens when you swipe your credit card at a merchant's shop VISA, Mastercard, and American Express act as card networks for clearing and settling funds. The card acquiring bank and the card issuing bank can be – and often are – different. If banks were to


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3 years ago
Op-ed: America's colleges must get into the customer service game because they have failed 
to meet the needs of all students

Op-ed: America's colleges must get into the customer service game because they have failed to meet the needs of all students

College administrators should take a page out of corporate America's playbook and make customer service a priority. Our students, after all, are our customers.

3 years ago
The Inflation Reduction Act caps costs for Medicare patients on insulin. Where the push for broader relief stands

The Inflation Reduction Act caps costs for Medicare patients on insulin. Where the push for broader relief stands

The Inflation Reduction Act will limit insulin co-pays for Medicare patients to $35 per month. Where efforts to provide similar relief to other patients stand.

3 years ago
Canada’s Open Banking Journey:  Interview with Simon Redfern, Founder of The Open Bank Project & CEO of TESOBE

Canada’s Open Banking Journey: Interview with Simon Redfern, Founder of The Open Bank Project & CEO of TESOBE

NCFA Canada | Mahi Sall | Aug 16, 2022 Thought Leadership Series of Expert interviews and insights related to a made-in-Canada open banking regime The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA), true to its mission of providing education, industry stewardship, networking, growth, and funding opportunities for innovative financial technologies and related sectors, is


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3 years ago
SoFi Launches Web3 Themed ETF on Nasdaq

SoFi Launches Web3 Themed ETF on Nasdaq

ETF Strategy | James Lord | Aug 12, 2022 Online personal finance and investment company SoFi Technologies has launched a thematic equity ETF targeting companies powering ‘Web 3’, a future iteration of the internet characterized by blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse.  The SoFi Web 3 ETF (TWEB US) has been listed on Nasdaq


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3 years ago
3 tips for paying down your credit card balances as interest rates jump, according to a debt counselor

3 tips for paying down your credit card balances as interest rates jump, according to a debt counselor

Americans are struggling to keep up with day-to-day expenses and increasingly relying on credit cards just as APRs head to a record high.

3 years ago
Want Institutional Adoption? You Have to Sacrifice Tornado Cash, says Kevin O’Leary

Want Institutional Adoption? You Have to Sacrifice Tornado Cash, says Kevin O’Leary

Cointelegraph | Brayden Lindrea  | Aug 14, 2022 Mr. Wonderful thinks that crypto needs more regulation and less “crypto cowboys” like Tornado Cash creator Alexey Pertsev, who he suggested was a necessary sacrifice to create stability for institutional inflows. Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank host and venture capitalist: Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash are a part


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3 years ago
Investors flock to green energy funds as Congress passes climate bill. What to know as assets reach ‘new territory’

Investors flock to green energy funds as Congress passes climate bill. What to know as assets reach ‘new territory’

There's been a surge of interest in green energy funds as Congress allocates $369 billion for climate change funding. Here's what investors need to know.

3 years ago
House Democrats call for action on Social Security reform. What that could mean for your benefits

House Democrats call for action on Social Security reform. What that could mean for your benefits

Democrats are seeking to bring a bill to enhance Social Security benefits up for a vote on the House floor this fall. Here's what it includes.

3 years ago
McKinsey’s Annual Summer Book List 2022

McKinsey’s Annual Summer Book List 2022

McKinsey & Co | Aug 15, 2022 McKinsey’s annual book list from leaders, authors, and editors is back—with something for everyone Top Recommended Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us Jon Alexander, Canbury Press, March 2022 How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need


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3 years ago
Drivers are paying an average $702 monthly for new cars: Here's why that record high was 'inevitable,' says analyst

Drivers are paying an average $702 monthly for new cars: Here's why that record high was 'inevitable,' says analyst

With interest rates rising and the average transaction price on a new car just below $46,000, consumers may want to explore ways to keep costs down.

3 years ago
Canadian Securities Regulators Expect Crypto Trading Platforms to Complete Pre-Registration Step

Canadian Securities Regulators Expect Crypto Trading Platforms to Complete Pre-Registration Step

CSA | Release | Aug 15, 2022 TORONTO – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is providing an important update to crypto trading platforms that continue to operate in Canada while they take steps to comply with applicable securities legislation. CSA members now expect such platforms to provide a pre-registration undertaking to their principal regulator to


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3 years ago