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**FILE** An attendee holds a "Student Loan Justice" sign while waiting for Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to speak during campaign rally near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as the next U.S. president today in a bid to unify the party two days after she secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

A Road Map to Relieving America’s $1.7 Trillion Student Debt

by WI Guest Author December 3, 2020December 21, 2021

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, rising unemployment and food insecurity, an estimated 45 million Americans struggle at the same time with the crushing weight of more than $1.7 trillion in student debt.

Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists

COVID-19 Worsens Debt Collector Harassment

by WI Guest Author November 5, 2020December 21, 2021
Betsy DeVos (Courtesy of whitehouse.gov)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

DeVos Hands For-Profit Colleges $11.1 Billion Over 10 Years

by WI Guest Author September 5, 2019December 21, 2021
Courtesy of Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Another 100M Consumers at Risk from Capital One Data Breach

by WI Guest Author August 1, 2019December 21, 2021
Felipe Castro holds a sign advertising a tax preparation office for people that still need help completing their taxes before the Internal Revenue Service deadline on April 14, 2010, in Miami, Florida. With only one day to go before the April 15th deadline to file taxes, accountants around the U.S. are swamped with people who waited until the last day to file. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Don’t Let Predatory Tax Loans Take Your Refunds

by WI Guest Author January 17, 2019October 31, 2020
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Buying a Car with Add-On Products, Services Seldom a Good Deal

by WI Guest Author October 26, 2017October 31, 2020
**FILE** Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

Consumers to Receive Over $17M, Thanks to CFPB

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer January 5, 2017October 30, 2020
Courtesy of Ildar Sagdejev via Wikipedia
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

Bill Seeks Justice for Defrauded Wells Fargo Victims

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer December 9, 2016October 30, 2020
**FILE** Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

Civil, Consumer Groups Push Feds on Debt-Collection Regs

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer September 22, 2016October 30, 2020

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