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According to a University of Colorado Denver study, there is a direct link between an increased risk of death and financial strain.

Spring is in the air (along with all the pollen that it brings!), but that also means that Tax Day is fast approaching!  Tax Day, the day your income tax returns are due, is April 15th of each year.  This year, however, everyone will have 3 more days because of how the date lines up with the weekend and a federal holiday.

If you are part of a student loan forgiveness program that will forgive your students loans after work in public service, you should pay close attention to this emerging story.  More than 550,000 borrowers have signed up for the program, but now some are wondering if the government will hold up its end of the barga

As of March 24, 2015, the VA (Veterans Administration) implemented a new regulation requiring that all VA claims be filed on standardized forms. The VA will also no longer accept informal claims in order to establish a claimant’s effective date for benefits. Federal Register rule changes were announced here: Standard Claims and Appeals Forms; Final Rule

We all remember the subprime mortgage crisis, right? Well, here we go again. At least it’s a possibility according to William Poole, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and former CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Auburn University at Montgomery’s Alpha Gamma Delta Chapter invited me to speak to their sorority this week about finances.  The number one growing problem I see in my practice is student loan debt.

With every passing year a person’s credit score becomes more central in basic decisions people face on a daily basis.  Leases for housing, ability to obtain automobile or homeowner’s insurance and, yes, even employment are some of the areas that are now affected by your credit score.  Your credit score is ultimately determined by what is reported in your cred

This past Wednesday former Social Security Administration (SSA) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Paul Stribling Conger Jr. was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for trading sex for disability benefits.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday fined Experian PLC $3 million, alleging that the leading credit-reporting firm misrepresented the credit scores it marketed to consumers, according to the Wall Street Journal.