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Married to debt: Couples are taking out loans to pay for their weddings

Abha Bhattarai
Jun 23, 2019 6:00 AM - First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes paying off the wedding loan. Demand for wedding loans has quadrupled in the past year, making it a fast-growing line of business. Couples borrow, on average, $16,000 and typically pay it off within three years.
Car payment trouble? How to turn it around

By SEAN PYLES of NerdWallet
Jun 23, 2019 6:18 AM - If you're struggling with a car payment, dig into your budget and options. Then, take action.
Taxpayer advocate calls for IRS 'anxiety index' to help frustrated Americans

Lynnley Browning and Kelly Zegers
Jun 23, 2019 6:00 AM - It's official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck.
Wall Street sees big promise in Facebook coin, with a lot of ifs

Felice Maranz
Jun 22, 2019 6:09 AM - Facebook Inc.'s bid to create a new cryptocurrency has the potential to someday disrupt the global money system, analysts say. That's if the new stablecoin, called Libra, can gain enough traction.
How many collecting Illinois pensions have moved to other states, and how much did they take with them?

Jun 20, 2019 3:40 PM - More than 71,000 former public employees collecting more than $2.4 billion in annual pension benefits no longer live in Illinois.
Fifth Third to close 44 local branch banks

By Richard Klicki
Jun 18, 2019 3:11 PM - Fifth Third Bank will close 44 Fifth Third and MB Financial branches in the suburbs and Chicago next month, part of the Ohio-based bank's move to streamline operations in the wake of its merger with MB Financial Bank last year.
Discover named Best Place to Work for IT

Jun 18, 2019 9:33 AM - Discover has been recognized by IDG's Computerworld as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in IT.
Retirees worldwide may run out of money 10 years before they die, report shows

Ben Steverman
Jun 16, 2019 6:00 AM - From the U.S. to Europe, Australia and Japan, retirement account balances aren't increasing fast enough to cover rising life expectancy.
Dads find parental leave easier to get than to take

By Max Abelson and Rebecca Greenfield
Jun 16, 2019 6:00 AM - It's easier to tweak parental leave policy than to actually revamp the company culture that shapes the way people think and act.
Wauconda police warn people about financial scams after local residents, employee lose thousands

By Russell Lissau
Jun 13, 2019 9:02 PM - Wauconda police are warning people to be cautious with their money after two residents reported losing thousands of dollars to thieves running scams.

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