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Category: COVID-19

  • How COVID-19 has Impacted College Students

    The COVID-19 pandemic has served up unprecedented challenges for every segment of the population. Essential workers must protect themselves daily from contracting the coronavirus. With school held remotely across the country, working parents must figure out how they’ll also keep their jobs. And millions have lost their jobs or face extended furloughs. COVID-19 has impacted […]

  • Credit During Covid-19

    With all the daily details we have to pay attention to, we really don’t need one more thing to keep track of, but have you thought about your credit during Covid-19? I know—it’s been five months since the initial sheltering in place order and we’re still in the middle of a pandemic that seems never-ending—but […]

  • Paying Household Bills During COVID-19

    2020 has been a year we won’t soon forget. The year where COVID-19 threw the economy into a tailspin. People in many job sectors, and areas of the U.S. were laid off or experienced reduced working hours. For many families, paying household bills during COVID-19 became a challenge as reduced income impacted our everyday life. […]

  • The Impact of Working, Learning From Home on Family Finances

    The COVID-19 pandemic has turned just about every aspect of our lives upside down — starting with our day-to-day work and school obligations, and for many, our family finances. Kids and employees across the country were sent home in March to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, children have learned virtually — via […]

  • Need Extra Cash? Here’s How to Launch a Side Gig

    The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered many challenges for American households. Among them is widespread job losses as business shut down as part of efforts to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus. Now, even as the working world gets back to business, workers are experiencing reduced hours and furloughs that are having a big impact on […]

  • Rebuilding Your Finances In a Crisis

    The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a bevy of challenges to consumers. Efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus have shut down businesses across the country, triggering furloughs and tens of millions of job losses. The result, for many, is a devastating blow to their personal finances as they attempt to cover day-to-day expenses without […]

  • Are You Aware of the COVID-19 Government Financial Relief Available?

    A recent survey by Credit Karma of 1,037 U.S. adults conducted in April indicated that nearly 80% of consumers who have been unemployed and financially impacted by the coronvirus pandemic are not utilizing the COVID-19 government financial relief available to them. Although a majority of those who answered (roughly 79%) indicated that they knew about […]

  • COVID-19 Protection for Renters

    If you’ve been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, like any consumers, you may find that you’re experiencing difficulty with making rent payments. We’ve gathered resources to help you know the options available to you and new protection for renters impacted by the pandemic. In late March, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) […]

  • Kindness in the Time of Covid-19

    For many of us, the world might seem a little bit scary and hopeless right about now now. We read or watch the news, hoping for something good, but often we end up hearing about things that fill us with anger, fear, or anxiety. When the Covid-19 pandemic began to pick up steam here in […]

  • Report: Baby Boomers Enter Pandemic With Debt

    Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of businesses and commerce across the United States, consumer confidence was reaching record levels. According to Experian’s 2019 Consumer Debt Study, released in early March, the average FICO score in the United States hit a record high of 703 as more Americans kept an eye on their credit […]

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