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Orange County delays medical debt relief plan amid questions about debt collection
Read full article: Orange County delays medical debt relief plan amid questions about debt collectionOrange County is delaying its plan to use American Rescue Plan funds to pay off medical debt relief after commissioners questioned how recipients would be identified.
Thousands in Florida eligible for student loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know
Read full article: Thousands in Florida eligible for student loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to knowRoughly 57,000 Florida residents paying student loans for decades are on track to walk away from those loans, provided they have been paying on time for 20 or 25 years, according to the Department of Education.
💰Here’s where Florida stands among states with most and least student debt
Read full article: 💰Here’s where Florida stands among states with most and least student debtStacker looked at 2022 data from the Federal Reserve of New York to determine where student debt is hitting the nation the hardest.
Study: 1 out 4 Americans have finished holiday shopping
Read full article: Study: 1 out 4 Americans have finished holiday shoppingA new study shows a lot of Americans are not worried about Christmas gifts, they are more concerned about holiday debt. According to the survey, 25% of people say they have already finished their holiday shopping. [TRENDING: How to turn off Facebook election reminders | Big rig with police lights pulling over drivers | Voter Guide 2020]Researchers also found that a large number of Americans are worried about debt because of the holidays. According to the survey, 31% of consumers believe they will incur debt this holiday season. More than half of parents and nearly half of those furloughed say the same.
For some, credit cards are a major part of tax season, survey finds
Read full article: For some, credit cards are a major part of tax season, survey findsTax season and credit cards seem to go hand-in-hand like peanut butter and jelly, at least if you believe the findings of a recent study conducted by Credit Card Insider. Using SurveyMonkey to conduct an online survey of 3,114 adults from Feb. 3-5, Credit Card Insider found out the following information when it comes to how important credit cards are for people during tax season. 14% of respondents who expected to owe this year planned on using a credit card to pay their taxes. Of those expecting a tax refund, 40% had credit card debt. 75% of those with debt plan to use their tax refund toward paying it off.