With no agreement on a second round of stimulus payments, the IRS made it easier for people to pull money from their retirement plans without a costly penalty. Questions: Who makes up the category of individuals who can tap their retirement plan without penalty, according to the IRS’s new guidance? If an employer allows an… Read more »
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Student Loan Forgiveness – To Forgive or not to Forgive, that is the Question!
It’s been over a month since fifteen former students of Corinthian Colleges said they would not pay a dime of their student loans because the school broke the law. The failing for-profit giant used deceptive marketing and lied to the government about its graduation rates. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau invited a group of these… Read more »
The Fine Print of Reverse Mortgages
Children of elderly borrowers are now learning how their parents’ reverse mortgages are threatening their own inheritances. Questions: 1. Under federal rules for reverse mortgages, what options are survivors suppose to be offered when their parents die? 2. All reverse mortgages require the borrower to pay into a federal insurance fund each month. What is… Read more »