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SoFi

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Student loan servicer SoFi settles charges with FTC, agrees to end false claims about loan refinance savings

Online student loan refinancer SoFi has agreed to stop misrepresenting how much money student loan borrowers have saved or will save from refinancing their loans with the company, in order to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively advertised inflated figures for more than two years. In a complaint against Social Finance, Inc. and subsidiary SoFi Lending Corp., the FTC alleged that since at least April 2016, they made prominent false statements about loan refinancing savings in television, print, […]

todayJanuary 21, 2019 16

college test prep scams

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College test prep scams are happening

Recently, we heard about scams targeting parents of high school students preparing for college. The scammers claim to be from The College Board – the organization responsible for the PSAT and SAT tests. They call or email you, asking for credit card numbers so they can send PSAT prep materials that the student has supposedly requested. Often the scammers have the student’s name, address and phone number – making them seem more believable. Except your student didn’t ask for materials, […]

todayJanuary 14, 2019 22

family

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Reasons to seek support from a family lawyer

Our families are a major part of our day to day lives. Our entire lifestyle tends to revolve around them, their wants and their needs. It’s important to remember that there are laws and rules in place that can help you to give your family the best quality of life possible without facing unjust difficulties along the way. If you do find that you are facing problems with providing your family (little ones in particular) with what they are entitled […]

todayJanuary 14, 2019 25

speed dial

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Contacts every small business should have on speed dial

Running a small business is by no means an easy feat, considering the majority of small business owners tend take on the bulk of work within their business themselves. Putting the weight of the consumer world on your own shoulders can ensure that you maintain maximum control over your professional proceedings, but it can also lead to problems developing down the line. You can find that you buckle and burn yourself out, failing to complete tasks or completing tasks to […]

todayJanuary 13, 2019 60

family planning families

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Planning for your family’s future (in a nutshell)

Settling down and having a family with your loved one is something that comes with a lot of responsibilities and commitment. It’s an exciting time in your life and possibly the most challenging. Living in the moment is important but having plans for the future is also smart. So what plans can you make for your family? Investing in your children's future It’s not until you have children, that you realize the importance of your being and how you can […]

todayJanuary 13, 2019 59

school

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Returning to school could be the answer to your dream career

January always seems to have people thinking about what their future plans are. It could be focusing on your health and well-being or attaining your financial goals. The most common happens to gravitate around your career. The ideas of future plans in one's career often comes to the forefront of people's minds when a new year comes around as a push for more motivation to make changes in your life in areas that are most important to you -- after […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 21

Meridian High School Korey Damery

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Meridian High to experience curriculum changes next fall

MACON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Students at Meridian High School in Macon may experience changes in the curriculum when they return to school for the 2019-20 academic year. "Every year, we are always looking to see what we can do better," said Eric Hurelbrink, principal at Meridian High School. Hurelbrink notes changes to the agricultural department, citing its offerings depend on who they hire in the new year and discover what they are best suited to teach. Among other changes is […]

todayDecember 28, 2018 80

Dartmouth

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7 women sue Dartmouth, alleging sexual misconduct by professors

HANOVER, N.H. (UPI) -- Seven women filed a lawsuit against Dartmouth University accusing the New Hampshire Ivy League school of failing to act against three professors accused of sexual harassment and assault. The women, all of whom studied in the school's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, said they were "treated as sex objects" by tenured professors Todd Heatherton, William Kelley and Paul Whalen. "These professors leered at, groped, sexted, intoxicated, and even raped female students," the lawsuit, filed Wednesday […]

todayNovember 15, 2018 41

Prosecutor drops felony charges against teen who recorded school principal Paul Boron Leah McNally

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Prosecutor drops felony charges against teen accused of eavesdropping

KANKAKEE (Illinois News Network) -- An Illinois teen won't face felony eavesdropping charges for recording a talk with a school principal after prosecutors decided to drop the matter Thursday after the case got national attention. Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe dismissed the charges against 14-year-old Paul Boron. When Boron was 13, he was called into Manteno Middle School Principal David Conrad’s office. Boron told Conrad that he had been recording with his phone. The principal told Boron that he was […]

todayNovember 15, 2018 75

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