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A new trick from identity thieves
My wife and I recently learned the hard way about how thieves can outwit financial services companies, said Ron Lieber at
The New York Times. Starting with a name, address, and little more, scammers can extract more detailed information, such as driver s license numbers, thanks to the auto-fill features intended to make it easier to apply for a policy on many car insurance websites. From there, it s a short jump to submitting a fake unemployment claim, which was what happened to us. What made this especially frustrating was that we have security freezes on our credit reports. This theoretically should restrict access to your credit file until you give clearance. Only after my wife
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April 22, 2021 10:18 AM Brianna McGurran - Forbes Advisor
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Leading up to College Decision Day on May 1, high school seniors and others planning to start college this fall are making their final decisions about where to attend. That means comparing financial aid packages they’ve received and understanding just how much in student loans they may need to borrow.
To help our readers answer two difficult questions how much they can afford to pay for college, and how parents of children can save for college Forbes Advisor hosted a webinar on April 20 with Ron Lieber, the “Your Money” columnist at The New York Times and author of the book “The Price You Pay for College.” The webinar focused on how families can skip common mistakes when paying for college.
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In a recent podcast, Ron Lieber, the author of “The Price You Pay for College,” told the host, “We have conducted a decades-long experiment using teenagers as guinea pigs, right? We should remind ourselves that if we are going to cancel some debt, it’s because we are admitting as a nation that this was a really dumb thing to do to children.”
At $1.7 trillion, student loan debt is second only to mortgages as the most significant amount of consumer debt. While most people are well into adulthood when they buy their first house, we ask teenagers to agree to loans sometimes worth tens of thousands of dollars. Students become enamored with picturesque campuses, raucous football stadiums and a robust residential experience with their peers. Parents look into their young children’s eyes, and many cannot say, “No, you’re not mortgaging your future for four years of fun.”