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Dog Rescue Flight Saves Many. Will Make You Feel Good.
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
We landed in Raleigh about 4:30 and after cleaning up our trusty plane, "Dude", we headed home to our own pups and 12-hours
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Americans Are Saving Less Than Ever, But Some See A Silver Lining
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
“The majority of Americans are just one emergency expense away from being broke.”
The IRS Service Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC.I invite you to view some of my other Washington photos:
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How Will I Be Able to Repay the IRS?
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Question: Dear Steve, Hi Steve- I am a 57 year old single father and am in a lot of debt- and just did my taxes and owe the
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FTC Makes Case Students Deceived in College Enrollment
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Steve Rhode Get Out of Debt Guy - Twitter, G+, Facebook The FTC said, "In its complaint against DeVry, the FTC alleges that
UNITED STATES - MARCH 15: This is the campus of ITT Technical Institute in Anaheim, California, Monday, March 15, 2004. Eight officials at ITT Educational Services Inc. sold more than $27 million of stock in the 17 months between the time the technical school operator learned of a California attorney general's investigation into its practices and its first disclosure of the probe to investors last week. (Photo by Susan Goldman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Lawsuit Against College Is a Bombshell of Deception
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Both for-profit and non-profit colleges and universities are going to come under much more scrutiny very quickly as more
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Door Prepares to Slam for Student Loan Forgiveness Due to Fraud
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
If I was right in reading the tea leaves about the regulation allowing people to apply for federal student loan forgiveness when they were defrauded, then I would bet the government will be closing that door soon.
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How Can I Hide From the Student Loan Collector?
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Rather than spending your life energy to hide from the collector, it would be more beneficial to come forward with a real plan to deal with the situation.
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I Make Too Much Money to Repay My Student Loans
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Question: Dear Steve, Great credit and can afford student loan payment, but I can only afford the interest only payment. Any
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Why Defaulting on Private Student Loans Is Not as Crazy or Irresponsible as it Sounds
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
The real question everyone needs to ask is at what point do you sacrifice a safer financial future to attempt to remedy an unfortunate past financial situation? To understand the role and/or strategy of this approach you have to apply math and reality rather than just emotion and assumptions. Which do you think your banker is using?
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We Are in Our 70s, in Debt, and Out of Money. What Can We Do?
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
I'm assuming you don't have much equity on your home. Otherwise that would have probably been tapped and drained. Well let's
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I Stopped Paying My Daughter's Cosigned Navient Student Loan
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Get Out of Debt Guy - Twitter, G+, Facebook It is entirely possible to settle private Navient student loans. I wrote about
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Why Is My Son's WyoTech Navient Student Loan Being Reported as a Federal Loan? - Ava
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
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My Bank Won't Work With Me So I Can Pay My Debt
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Well you ask a wonderful question. Bankruptcy Advice Those That File Bankruptcy Do Better Than Those That Don't How to Know
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Beware of These Business Credit Traps
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
It's true the process of building strong business credit ratings can seem incredibly confusing.The process is very different
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I Thought My Art Institute Student Loans Were Eliminated in My Bankruptcy
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
While the bankruptcy gave you a fresh start, it is unlikely it automatically discharged any of your student loans unless
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New York Opens Program to Pay Student Loans, Sort of
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
The State of New York has opened up a new student loan assistance program, "Get On Your Feet," which I'm absolutely positive
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Is There a Debt Solution Company You Would Recommend?
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
I don't think there is a perfect one-size-fits-all debt solution company. The best solution is dependent both on financial goals and emotional desires. Before you pick the right service provider, you need to determine what solution is going to be the most logical.
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Another Consumer Wins in Bankruptcy Court and Discharges Student Loans
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
An attorney reader sent me a case about another consumer who successfully had their federal student loans discharged in bankruptcy. This is a rapidly evolving topic and certainly not ever court district offer up the same considerations when it comes to a discharge.
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Our Financial Situation is So Bad I Don't Know What to Do
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Once you tackle this swiftly, then we can look at your student loan debt and if it is private or federal. If it's private
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Bankruptcy Court Tells Dept of Ed to Go Shove IBR as Unrealalistic
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
The judge in this case decided that Abney's federal student loans should be discharged tax free in bankruptcy, giving him
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Willow and Big Mac Get the Flight of their Lives
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Now here is a mission flight to save dogs that had a couple of unexpected twists and a bunch of firsts.
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Private Student Loan Lenders Silently Slash Debt But You Don't Know It
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Dealing with student loans can be a frightening process. Not only is student loan debt exploding but there is a significant amount of concern that many students were misled and lied to by schools willing to sell butts into seats with nearly almost any misrepresentation.
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There Is No Way I Can Ever Afford My Private Student Loans. What Can I Do?
By Steve Rhode, Contributor
Consumer Debt Expert & Firefighter
Faced with a lack or loss of income and a demand for payments you can't afford to make over a long period of time, your choices on what to do are limited, but you have some.
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