Hello and welcome back to Extra Credit, a weekly look at the news through the lens of debt! This week we take a look at the economic forces driving borrowers into debt and how Haiti’s centuries-old debt continues to affect the country today. But first, how the rich are using borrowing to their advantage. Debt…
A visit to the Cal State Northridge Health Center shows an unprecedented stream of federal funds being spent on campus for pandemic relief. Given the ongoing threat from the pandemic, an office has been converted into a state-of-the-art, specially ventilated isolation room to test and treat patients who may be infected with COVID-19 or other…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2021) – – As teenagers approach adulthood, life can quickly come upon them. Whether it’s making the leap from high school to college or getting their first job and moving out of the parental home, young people face many new situations in a short amount of time. The University of Kentucky is offering…
Buying a home is the most expensive purchase most of us make in our lives. And while most of us have been mortgaged for decades, we’d probably all love to end our mortgage payments early. Jackie Beck and her husband succeeded in doing this. In 2008, they bought a house together and paid off their…