Finance
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Student loan servicer Navient reaches $120 million settlement
Sep 12, 2024 4:06 pm - Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan companies, will pay $120 million to resolve allegations that it misallocated payments, steered people into costly repaym...
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Midyear pit stop: How to rev up your company from good to better to bestSep 11, 2024 10:00 am - Midyear is the exact right time for businesses to make a pit stop. Pull over and consider what good business practices and strategies are for the remaining laps of the year. Also, pause to think about what better practices and strategies could be, and what best practices might look like.
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BBB investment scam reports reach three-year high. Here’s what to look forSep 10, 2024 11:00 am - Since 2020, investment scam reports to BBB Scam Tracker totaled more than 4,000, reaching a three-year high in 2023. Scammers blended aspects of various scams, including romance and cryptocurrency, to trick targets into handing over large sums of money.
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Edgy traders brace for potentially ‘pivotal’ Trump-Harris debate
Sep 10, 2024 8:14 am - Investors weighing election risks ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are already a lot mor...
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First credit cards can make or break you. Here’s what you need to know.
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COVID-19 government disaster loans saved businesses, but saddled survivors with debt
Sep 06, 2024 3:09 pm - NEW YORK — In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans were a lifeline for small businesses. But now some small businesses are having trouble paying them of...
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SBA 504 Financing for Ground-Up ConstructionSep 04, 2024 12:52 pm - When a business owner decides new ground-up construction is the right choice over purchasing an existing building, the SBA 504 loan is a great financing option.
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Transforming 401(k) plans for small businesses: New tax credits, Roth options and moreSep 04, 2024 9:47 am - According to a recent study from benefits provider Sharebuilder, only 24% of small businesses offer a 401(k) retirement plan for their employees. This is despite retirem...
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may not have had a prenuptial agreement, but you should consider one
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Customer insights lead to valued relationshipsSep 01, 2024 5:36 am - In the financial services and banking industries, where competition, regulation and commoditization of products and services level the playing field, customers most often...