Alleged victims of unlicensed or unruly debt collectors can pursue lawsuits against them and need not rely on state regulators to vindicate their rights, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Monday. The Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act (MCDCA) and the Maryland ...

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An ode to loan payments and financial planning, plus a soup recipe.

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During a visit to the Maryland CASH Campaign office Thursday morning, a delegation from Belarus was asked: What comes to mind when you hear the word “money?” “Freedom,” said one. “Bills,” said another, in Russian. As part of a three-week ...

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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. consumers with credit records — 42.9 million people — have unpaid medical debts, according to a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Americans are slowly but steadily borrowing more money, bringing to an end a five-year effort to cut household debt that has slowed consumer spending and the economy.

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Universities should embrace the three-year bachelor's degree, argues a Johns Hopkins University professor.

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Baltimore is selling about $64 million of bonds this week as the municipality’s general-obligation debt carries the highest credit scores in half a century.

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Younger millenials have less debt than older peers.

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NEW YORK — Wall Street finally got the deal it’s been waiting for. A last-minute agreement to keep the U.S. from defaulting on its debt and reopen the government sent the stock market soaring Wednesday, lifting the Standard & Poor’s ...

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NEW YORK — The nation’s largest manager of money market mutual funds said Wednesday that it no longer holds any U.S. government debt that comes due around the time the nation could hit its borrowing limit. Money market portfolio managers ...

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