Once known for their cautiousness with being burdened by financial obligations, millennials and their younger Gen Z counterparts in Connecticut and elsewhere in the U.S. are accumulating more debt. Some of this debt is student loan debt, which can be a "good" kind of...
Month: June 2019
Dealing with overwhelming medical debt
Many Connecticut residents are struggling with high levels of medical debt. It may seem nearly impossible to pay off expensive health care bills. In fact, around 30% of all Americans have over $500 in unpaid medical debt. Medical debt, like other kinds of debt, can...
Lawmakers work to help student loan borrowers
Many different types of debts can be discharged in a bankruptcy. However, student loan borrowers in Connecticut may not be able to get their debts cancelled through this process. That is because lawmakers in previous decades felt that students would try to get out of...