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Millennials hold the most student debt, with an average balance of about $35,000 per person. Most student-loan borrowers want Biden to deliver broad debt relief. Take Helena, a 58-year-old borrower with $145,000 in student debt who previously had to sell items on eBay to afford her payments. That amount varies by generation: the average Gen Z borrower holds $24,472 in student debt, the average millennial holds $42,637 in student debt, and the average Gen Xer holds $48,733 in student debt, according to TransUnion. A Morning Consult and Politico poll in June 2022, right before Biden's first debt relief plan was announced, found that of 2,000 registered voters, 65% of respondents aged 18 to 34 supported $10,000 in debt relief, with 61% of respondents aged 35 to 44 feeling the same.
Persons: Millennials, Biden, , Helena, Joe Biden's, Theresa Teders, that's, it's, Xer, Zers, millennials, Gen Xers —, Biden's Organizations: Service, eBay, Education Department, Higher, American Association of University Women, Federal Student Aid, Politico
But as you're considering your options, financial advisors would like to make sure that you're taking one crucial financial tool into account. If your employer offers a high-deductible health plan (those with deductibles of at least $1,500 for individuals or $3,000 for families), those who enroll in it gain access to a health savings account. Some 81% of accountholders keep HSA money in cash, according to a recent survey from the Plan Sponsor Council of America. "This feature positions HSAs not just as a tool for current medical expenses, but as a strategic component in long-term financial planning." Under this convention, you'd pay for medical expenses out of pocket in the short-term in order to reap the benefits of long-term compounding growth.
Persons: Sean Lovison, HSAs, whatever's, Michelle Fait, you've Organizations: of America, Investments, Fidelity, Satori Financial Locations: Moorestown , New Jersey, Seattle , Washington
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAsset management reforms could significantly alter Japan’s financial industry: FSA JapanToshuiyuki Miyoshi from the Financial Services Authority of Japan says the government's asset management reforms are a good opportunity to implement effective change to the industry.
Persons: Japan Toshuiyuki Miyoshi Organizations: Financial Services Authority of Locations: Japan, Financial Services Authority of Japan
Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts are both tax-advantaged financial tools that can help you save money on your medical expenses. Some FSA funds may roll over into the new year, but it depends on your plan sponsor, according to FSAStore. If you invest your HSA funds, the earnings are also tax-free, giving HSAs a triple tax advantage. "Your HSA custodian doesn't micromanage your HSA expenses like they will your FSA," Rhinehart says. She says it's a good idea to keep receipts when you use your HSA funds just in case you're ever audited.
Persons: FSAs, Charlene Rhinehart, Rhinehart, HSAs, they'll, doesn't Organizations: CNBC, Fidelity, Internal Revenue Service Locations: FSAStore
Amy, 59, is not required to make any student loan payments while pursuing her teaching certificate. It comes as the Education Department is working to strengthen oversight over servicers. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile federal student-loan payments resumed for most borrowers in October, Amy, 59, knew she was not expected to make any payments. "But that's not the case with student loans. "It's ridiculous these companies get contracts for federal student loans," Amy said.
Persons: Amy, servicer, , MOHELA, Joe Biden's, servicers, Amy —, she's, that's, it's, Harris, Education Miguel Cardona Organizations: Education Department, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, The Education Department, Aid, Biden, Harris Administration, Education
IRS announces new income tax brackets
  + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
New York CNN —If you are someone who likes to plan ahead on your taxes, the IRS this week released the new inflation-adjusted income tax brackets and standard deduction amounts that will be in effect for tax year 2024. The IRS makes inflation adjustments annually to tax brackets, the standard deduction and some other tax breaks. New income tax bracketsThe US federal income tax code currently has seven tax rates – 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%. For tax year 2024, each of the seven rates will apply to the following new income tax brackets:10%: Income up to $11,600 ($23,200 for married couples filing jointly)12%: Income over $11,600 ($23,200 for joint filers)22%: Income over $47,150 ($94,300 for joint filers)24%: Income over $100,525 ($201,050 for joint filers)32%: Income over $191,950 ($383,900 for joint filers)35%: Income over $243,725 ($487,450 for joint filers)37%: Income over $609,350 ($731,200 for joint filers). Taxable income, remember, is your gross income minus the various tax breaks for which you’re eligible.
Persons: Alex Durante, , Robert McClelland Organizations: New, New York CNN, IRS, The Tax, Tax, Center Locations: New York
House Republicans proposed a bill to cut funding for the Education Department. AdvertisementAdvertisementFunding cuts could be coming for the Education Department, and key programs for student-loan borrowers are at risk. These funding cuts would come just over a month into federal student-loan borrowers' return to repayment after an over three-year pause. The GOP appropriations lawmakers, however, wrote that the "Department diverted taxpayer resources for its partisan, costly student loan policies, when it needed to be preparing for an orderly resumption of Federal student loan payments." "The Department repeatedly delayed the return to loan repayment, which generated uncertainty and undermined a timely and orderly restart of loan payments," they wrote.
Persons: , Biden, Virginia Foxx, Ben Miller Organizations: Republicans, Education Department, Service, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, Federal Student Aid, GOP
Jimvallee | Istock | Getty ImagesOpen-enrollment workplace checklist ✔ Health insurance ✔ Savings and spending accounts ✔ Dental and vision plans ✔ Life insurance ✔ Disability insurance ✔ Retirement savings ✔ Beneficiary selection1. If your spouse has their own health insurance option at work, you'll want to both sit down and compare the different offerings. Many employees will notice that the health insurance plans offered by their company don't include dental and vision coverage. Consider life, disability insuranceDuring open enrollment, employees will typically also be presented with different disability and life insurance options. Short-term disability coverage is very limited, she said: "Everyone needs long-term disability coverage unless they have enough savings that they could basically retire if they can't work anymore."
Persons: Caitlin Donovan, Gruber, Jean Abraham, Warby Parker, Pat Greenhouse, Abraham, Donovan, you'll, Jonathan Gruber, Louise Norris, Norris, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan, Ryan Viktorin, Viktorin Organizations: Istock, Getty, Savings, Patient Advocate, University of Minnesota, Harvard, Boston Globe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, IRS, Healthinsurance.org, Planning Partners, CNBC's, Pew Research Center, Partners, Fidelity Investments Locations: Cambridge , Massachusetts, Jacksonville , Florida
And Jess expected to pay around $137 a month in October, but she was billed a $49,000 monthly payment. AdvertisementAdvertisementIncorrect monthly billsWhen servicers attempted to convert borrowers to the new SAVE income-driven repayment plan, 78,000 borrowers got inaccurate bills. Additionally, 21,000 borrowers received monthly statements with "very high and potentially incorrect amounts due," per the memo. Hundreds of borrowers received bills stating they owed over $10,000 a month, with a few borrowers having monthly bills of over $100,000. According to the memo, borrowers are spending an average of 58 minutes on hold with their servicer, call lengths are about 70% longer than 2019 because borrowers have more questions.
Persons: , Alicia, Xiong Chang, Jess, Joe Biden's, servicers, It's, MOHELA, forbearance Servicers Organizations: Federal, Aid, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, Public, Department, Education Department, Federal Student Aid Locations: forbearance
The Education Department is strengthening oversight by withholding pay from one servicer, MOHELA. AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden's Education Department made one thing very clear this past week: Student-loan companies cannot get away with bad behavior. It's unclear at this point how withholding pay from a servicer would impact its operations, and whether the impact would trickle down to borrowers. AdvertisementAdvertisementWith Republicans holding a majority in the House, it's unlikely Federal Student Aid will see boosted funding in the upcoming year. Buchanan noted that he's still determining how exactly withholding pay would impact operations and added that he's "not making any excuses for the mistakes here."
Persons: , Joe Biden's, MOHELA, Scott Buchanan, Jared Bass, Bass, servicers, Buchanan, he's, It's, it'll Organizations: Education Department, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, Department, Federal Student Aid, Student Loan, , Education, Center, American Progress, Federal, Aid
The Education Department released a memo detailing mistakes it found student-loan servicers are making with repayment. It pushed for the mistakes to be remedied for borrowers to avoid legal action. AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden's Education Department is concerned student-loan borrowers could turn to legal action if issues with their accounts aren't fully resolved. The Education Department said it will continue enforcing oversight over servicers to ensure borrowers are not further harmed by mistakes to no fault of their own. "We are committed to making things right for borrowers and holding our contractors accountable for errors when they do occur."
Persons: MOHELA, , Joe Biden's, Education James Kvaal, servicers, I've, it's, Richard Cordray Organizations: Education Department, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, Wednesday, Federal Student Aid, Education, MOHELA, Department, The Education Department Locations: forbearance
The Education Department fined for-profit Grand Canyon University $37 million over accusations of misleading behavior. It said Grand Canyon mispresented the costs of its doctoral programs, leading to high student debt. AdvertisementAdvertisementA major for-profit school just got hit with a fine over accusations of misleading thousands of its students. A senior department official told reporters on a Tuesday press call that this is the largest penalty the Education Department has ever enforced on a school. "Rather than the Department protecting students, we are being forced to protect our students from this targeted and unwarranted government overreach."
Persons: , Joe Biden's, GCU, Richard Cordray, GCU's, Aaron Ament, they'll Organizations: Education Department, Canyon University, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, Grand Canyon University, Federal, Aid, Department, Federal Student Aid, The Education Department, University of Phoenix, Student Defense, of Education
Federal student loan borrowers had payments due on their loans this October for the first time in over three years. "We have to take control over our student loans," Boneparth said. Here's the first step to take if you're overwhelmed by paying back your student loans, and where to go from there. Federal student loans can be confusing because you take the loan out from the government, not a specific bank or private lender. But once the loan is disbursed, you're assigned one of several federal loan servicers.
Persons: We've, Douglas Boneparth, CNBC's Frank Holland, Boneparth, you've Organizations: Bone, CNBC, servicers, Department of Education, Nelnet , Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Federal, Aid Locations: Nelnet , Missouri
Student-loan borrowers started to face monthly bills again this week. Miguel Cardona told Insider he's aware of the challenges with repayment. October 1 marked the official end of pandemic relief for federal student-loan borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told Insider in an interview that he's aware of the challenges this transition is bringing to both borrowers and servicers. AdvertisementAdvertisementStill, some student-loan servicers continue to point to lack of resources when faced with customer service complaints.
Persons: Miguel Cardona, , we're, Cardona, Joe Biden's, Education James Kvaal, he's, Kvaal, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Warren, servicers, MOHELA Organizations: Service, Bills, Education Department, Education, Federal Student Aid, Republicans Locations: Massachusetts
Pandemic relief for student-loan borrowers is officially over. State attorneys general said those borrowers shouldn't have to make payments until the issues are fixed. AdvertisementAdvertisementA group of state attorneys general don't think student-loan borrowers should have to pay off their loans while struggling to get issues with their balances resolved. Interest also started building on balances in September due to the debt ceiling bill Biden signed into law in June that codified the end of the student-loan payment pause. Over the past few months, borrowers have increasingly been struggling with their servicers as they began to prepare for repayment.
Persons: , Joe Biden, Miguel Cardona, servicers, Biden, Education James Kvaal, MOHELA Organizations: Service, Education, Student Aid, Democratic, The Education Department
Student-loan borrowers are entering uncharted territoryThe Education Department has never had to reenter 28 million people into payments at the same time. Plus, federal servicers' technology may not be up to the task. In contrast, federal student-loan servicing has been contracted out to five companies, and the government doesn't have the resources to fully keep tabs on the industry. "So there really were deep-rooted structural problems in the loan programs on the policy design but also on the execution side," Kvaal said. As the years went on, the GAO continued to identify flaws in student-loan programs that were hurting borrowers.
Persons: Greg Ogden, Ogden, I've, servicer, he's, he'd, We're, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, James Kvaal, , Kvaal, Barack Obama's, Obamacare, servicers, Scott Buchanan, servicers —, servicer MOHELA, MOHELA, Biden, Virginia Foxx, she's, Cardona, it's, Foxx, Carolyn Fast, Joe Biden's, Buchanan, Warren, Pamela Herd, Herd, Melissa Emrey, that's, Miguel Cardona, we're Organizations: Public, Education Department, Department, Student Loan, , GOP, The Century Foundation, Federal Student Aid, Georgetown University, Medicare, Student Aid, Office, Biden, Social, Education, Consumer Financial, Emrey, Federal, Aid Locations: servicers, Arras
One company, MOHELA, said it anticipates "extensive servicing delays" due to a lack of resources. MOHELA also said it received 36,309 complaints from borrowers over the past year. AdvertisementAdvertisementA major student-loan company that services over 7 million borrowers isn't too confident about its preparedness to enter repayment in a few days. That's compared to the 3,469 complaints Maximus, another servicer, received, and 3,063 from servicer EdFinancial. It's clear some servicers are concerned about their abilities to manage this transition back into repayment — and borrowers will likely suffer the consequences.
Persons: MOHELA, , Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Nelnet, Warren, Joe Biden's Organizations: Service, Democratic, Public
CNN —The Federal Reserve on Thursday admonished Tanner Winterhof, a former executive at VisionBank of Iowa, for allegedly falsifying documents, causing the bank to endure major losses. Despite VisionBank terminating him last year, Winterhof still managed to get another job at a bank. According to the Fed, Winterhof falsified documents, including a subordination agreement, related to loans extended to a customer. However, shortly after CNN reached out to Availa Bank for comment, Winterhof was removed from Availa’s staff page. An Availa executive told CNN in an email that Winterhof no longer works at the bank.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren led some Democratic colleagues in sending letters to four student-loan companies requesting information on the repayment restart. They also said a lack of funding is not a valid excuse for borrowers to be facing bad customer service. AdvertisementAdvertisementSenator Elizabeth Warren is worried that four federal student-loan companies aren't up to the task of transitioning millions of borrowers back into repayment in a few days. These letters come just days before pandemic relief for federal borrowers comes to an end. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a Monday press briefing that it would further strain Federal Student Aid's ability to assist borrowers over the next month.
Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren, , Warren, — Sens, Chris Van Hollen, Ed Markey, Richard Blumenthal —, servicers, Joe Biden's, Virginia Foxx, Bill Cassidy, Karine Jean, Pierre, Jean, Pierre said Organizations: Democratic, Service, Federal Services, servicer, Central Research Inc, Education Department, — House Republicans, Federal Student Aid, Consumer Financial, Republican, Office, Department, House Press, Education
Child care 'is a public good'Experts say that systemic change, such as broader parental leave and more public funding for child care, must be involved in order for child care to improve at a larger scale. The national annual cost of child care was about $10,853 for one child in 2022, the organization Child Care Aware of America found. In 2023, 67% of parents reported to spend 20% or more of their household income on child care, Care.com found. Use the benefits you have availableYour workplace may have some options to help you find care, such as backup care providers or on-site child care. Meanwhile, California, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico passed laws to provide universal preschool in the past year.
Persons: Lauren Rosenberg, Taryn Morrissey, Morrissey, Care.com, Katherine Gallagher Robbins Organizations: Portland Press Herald, Getty, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, American University, U.S . Department of Labor, D.C, Strong, Society for Human Resource Management, District of Columbia, The National Partnership for Women, Washington, Washington , D.C, National Institute for Early Education Research Locations: Portland , Maine, Hamilton, America, Washington, U.S, California , Colorado , Connecticut, Delaware , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts, Minnesota , New Jersey , New York , Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington ,, Florida , Iowa , Oklahoma , Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia , Illinois, Maine, New York, , California , Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico
Analysts' corn yields span from 171.5 to 175 bpa, meaning all 18 analysts polled by Reuters expect a lower number than in August. Since 2004, corn yield landed outside the range of trade estimates only twice in September: 2018 and 2005. Those increases would account for less than 0.2% of each crop's total harvested area, seen at 86.4 million acres for corn and 82.8 million acres for soybeans. Final harvested corn acres have been lower than in August in eight of the last 10 years. Since the mid-1990s, the largest increase in harvested corn area from August to final was 1.1 million acres (1.3%) in 2007.
Persons: Daniel Acker, Karen Braun, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Reuters, USDA's Farm Service Agency, USDA, Thomson Locations: Tiskilwa , Illinois, U.S, Rights NAPERVILLE , Illinois
Interest on student loans started accruing daily again last week. That's because interest on federal student loans grows daily. According to Federal Student Aid: "Unlike other forms of debt, such as credit cards and mortgages, Direct Loans are 'daily interest' loans. On daily interest loans, interest accrues (adds up) every day." Nelnet did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the website outage.
Persons: Nelnet, Biden Organizations: Service, Systems, Federal Student, Student Locations: Wall, Silicon
Experts told Insider lack of broad debt relief and high inflation could contribute to the challenges. After more than three years, President Joe Biden officially ended the pandemic pause on federal student-loan payments, with waived interest, on Friday. "Before the pandemic, borrowers were already choosing between meeting their own basic needs and making their student-loan payments. "The more resource-strapped a servicer is and the more resource-strapped FSA is, the heightened concerns we have for that treatment of borrowers and just for the accuracy on the part of servicers giving information to borrowers," Hall said. In the meantime, the department recommends borrowers make their payments and wait for Biden's new plan for broad debt relief.
Persons: Joe Biden, she's, it's, Carolyn Fast, servicers, Biden, Stephanie Hall, Hall, Scott Buchanan, , there's Organizations: Service, The Century Foundation, Education Department, An Education Department, Center for American Progress, Department, Student Loan, , Management, Federal, Aid, Federal Student Aid Locations: Wall, Silicon
[1/2] A man walks at the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) "will monitor how potential changes in the financial markets and client situations will affect regional banks' profits and health," the regulator said in its annual policy outlook released on Tuesday. Large banks have shortened the duration of their bond portfolios in anticipation of higher yields, but analysts say some smaller, regional banks do not have such flexibility. The FSA said in the policy outlook that it would "encourage regional banks to take necessary steps ahead of time" to address potential changes in the financial and economic situations. The policy outlook, set yearly, lays out guidelines for the FSA's supervision and direction of banks and other financial firms.
Persons: Issei Kato, Makiko Yamazaki, Sam Holmes Organizations: Bank of Japan, REUTERS, Rights, Financial Services Agency, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan
Sisters Shelia Miller, Debbie Taylor and Daphne Taylor of the Washington, D.C., area care for their mother, Ernestine Taylor. Managing health-related and long-term care expenses is also a challenge. Still experts say taking these five steps can help prevent burnout and financial stress for many family caregivers. You may also qualify for a dependent care tax credit for a percentage of up to $3,000 in qualified care expenses for one person or $6,000 for two people. Find support from a group or care specialistEmotional stress and burnout can add to the financial strain of caregiving.
Persons: Daphne Taylor, Debbie Taylor, Shelia Miller, Miller, Daphne, Ernestine Taylor, Debbie, There's, Barry Glassman, Glassman, there's, , Anne Sansevero, they've, Sansevero Organizations: AARP, D.C, Finance, CNBC FA, Wealth, Medicaid, American Council, U.S . Department of Veteran Affairs, Resource Center, Caregiving, Life Care, Istock, Getty Locations: Alexandria , Virginia, Washington ,, Washington, Vienna , Virginia, North Bethesda , Maryland, U.S, medicaidplanningassistance.org
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