By Robert Barba LatinaLista If you’re a DREAMer, you face a difficult financial situation. In February 2018, the Supreme Court declined to hear the Trump Administration’s appeal challenging the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program — better known as…
By Jeanne Lee Nerd Wallet Debt doesn’t have to be a way of life. Take it from those who’ve been there. Whether it was dealing with credit cards, student loans, car loans or other debt, the people profiled in…
By Brittney Castro LatinaLista As a Certified Financial PlannerTM, CEO of Financially Wise Women and a Chase Financial Education Partner, I understand that credit plays a big role in your future and has tremendous impact on your ability to…
LatinaLista — It used to be that the ‘parent generation’ was the one to turn to for all advice financial. Whether it was words of wisdom about saving money or shaking the finger about overspending/overcharging, or even acting as…
By Arielle O'Shea NerdWallet How’s 75 sound for a retirement age? Too far away? That could be the reality for today’s college graduates, according toNerdWallet research released today. The study looked at how rising student loan debt and higher…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista A group of former Occupy Wall Street activists has abolished nearly $15 million of medical debt as part of a debt cancellation initiative to liberate debtors at random. Since November 2012, Rolling Jubilee, which is…
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista “Should I pay off the debt with the highest interest rate in order to get out of debt faster?” That’s a question I get all the time. And it’s a question that makes sense mathematically….
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The urgent need to increase the number of young people pursuing degrees in STEM areas–science, technology, engineering and math–is a hot topic in education circles. Especially during the current economic slump, having…
LatinaLista On Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, otherwise known as the Credit CARD Act, went into effect. It’s supposed to protect credit card users from such actions as credit card companies suddenly…
LatinaLista — While headlines tout how Latinos are the hardest hit in this recession, one report show that prior to the economy’s downfall, Hispanics had more of a disposable income. According to Latinum Network, while non-Hispanic consumer spending from…
