HUD awards $3.2M in housing counseling grants to Michigan agencies – The Detroit News
- October 17, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Kristen Holt, President and CEO
Each year, GreenPath counsels more than 42,000 people looking to obtain or retain housing.
Why your credit cards may deserve a second chance – NerdWallet (distributed through syndication)
- October 5, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
In this article, Jeffrey explains how using credit cards wisely can help positively impact your credit score.
The Truth About Credit Card Debt Settlement – U.S. News & World Report
- October 3, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Katie Bossler, Financial Counselor In general, your credit card company wants its money back - all of it. Part of your agreement when using the card is that you'll pay back all the charges you've made, plus any interest and fees that you accrue.But, in some cases, credit card issuers realize that getting...
What Happens If You Don’t Use Your Credit Card – U.S. News & World Report
- September 4, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Chris Dlugozima, Education Specialist If you have a wallet full of plastic tempting you to spend, you might want to stuff a few of those credit cards into a drawer and stop using them for a while.If you don't use your credit card it will be easier to stay out of debt. But leaving a credit card unused for...
College Grads May Need Multiple Jobs to Pay off Student Loans – CardRates.com
- August 30, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Chelsee Spencer, Financial Wellness Expert More and more college grads are starting to understand that adult life is far different than their college years. Finding a job can be tough at times, and those new grown-up paychecks don’t look as great when the first student loan bill comes in the mail.Discover...
How to Buy a Car After Bankruptcy
- August 28, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Sarah Teets, Senior Client Advocate Bankruptcy gives some time and breathing room to pay off debts, or it may expunge those debts altogether. But bankruptcy is not a financial Get out of Jail Free card. It has consequences, and one consequence is that it will make it more difficult—and more expensive—to get...
What Happens When You Stop Paying Your Student Loans – U.S. News & World Report
- July 9, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Chelsee Spencer, Financial Wellness Expert In a perfect world, you'd have no student loan debt. And, if you did, you wouldn't have taken on more debt than you could handle. Or you wouldn't be facing financial setbacks that are making repayment of those loans a daunting task. If you've ever wondered what happens...
9 things to know about your credit score and how it’s calculated – USA Today
- July 5, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Featuring Kristen Holt, CEO More and more Americans are checking their credit and understand how the scoring system works.The percentage of consumers who have obtained at least one credit score over the past four years has risen to 57 percent in 2018, up from 49 percent four years ago, according to a survey released...
Financial worries: Why waiting to file bankruptcy can be so damaging – USA Today
- June 25, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Filing for bankruptcy is often seen as an admission of personal and financial failure. Many people try hard to avoid it, but they end up paying the price for waiting.
Retiring with debt? More Americans are. Here are some strategies – Detroit Free Press
- June 25, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Media Coverage
Rhonda and Lonnie Edwards Jr. had good middle-class jobs most of their lives. He worked nearly 35 years in an hourly union job at General Motors. She had a job in Detroit Public Schools for 13 years as an attendance agent and earlier as a parent liaison.
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