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Author: Ronda Lee

Founder, Editor-in-Chief Ronda is an attorney, writer, and entrepreneur. She is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post. Originally from Chicago, she has lived in Los Angeles and New York. She loves to travel and is passionate about education equity, especially for first generation college students.

Student loans: Application beta launch

Posted onOctober 16, 2022October 18, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

The Education Department (ED) opened up a beta version of its student loan forgiveness application process at studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application, offering periodic access to some borrowers who can apply ahead of the official launch. “We’re accepting applications to help us refine our processes…If you submit an application, it Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Student Loans

CultureCon: Building wealth for creatives of color

Posted onOctober 16, 2022October 18, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

Silicon Valley origin stories begin in someone’s garage or basement. For Imani Ellis, her one-bedroom Harlem apartment was the birthplace of The Creative Collective NYC and CultureCon. She invited a few friends over to talk about developing a space where creatives of color could “show up as Read More …

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Wealth building tool for Hispanics

Posted onOctober 16, 2022October 18, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

Hispanic Americans are less likely to carry life insurance than the average American, missing out on a key source of financial security. Only 42% of Hispanics have a life insurance policy, below the U.S. average of 50%, according to a 2022 Insurance Barometer Study supplemental report from Read More …

CategoriesLife Insurance, Personal Finance

Biden’s reform to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans

Posted onAugust 30, 2022August 30, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

One of President Joe Biden’s less headline-grabbing measures to address the student loan crisis last week aims to make debt repayment more affordable for both current and future borrowers. The president is making four key changes to income-driven repayment plans to reduce monthly payments, prevent Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Student Loans

Biden’s student loan forgiveness: your questions answered

Posted onAugust 28, 2022August 28, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

The application for student loan forgiveness won’t be ready until October, according to a White House official, with relief coming about four to six weeks after a borrower applies. National Economic Council Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti on Friday said to expect the application process to Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Student Loans

Women less likely to receive intergenerational wealth transfers

Posted onAugust 28, 2022August 28, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

Things don’t look good for the state of women’s financial well-being into retirement, especially considering that women live longer than men. And if women were expecting inheritances and gifts to help ease financial burdens, there’s a plot twist. A recent FINRA Foundation National Financial Capability Study found that Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Women

Half of renters had a rent increase

Posted onAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

Renters across the country are feeling the brunt of housing inflation. Nearly 60% of renters said their rent increased in the past 12 months, according to a Freddie Mac survey of 2,000 Americans conducted in June and given exclusively to Yahoo Money. Nearly a third Read More …

CategoriesHousing, Personal Finance

PSLF applicants still get denials for forgiveness

Posted onAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

As a key deadline looms, borrowers still face problems getting their student debt forgiven under a program for public service workers that Republican lawmakers are now targeting. Borrowers previously denied forgiveness under the public service loan forgiveness program (PSLF) have until October 31, 2022, to Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Student Loans

Addressing Appraisal Bias Undervaluation

Posted onJuly 30, 2022July 30, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

Home equity is one way to create generational wealth. However, for Black and Latinx homeowners, homeownership doesn’t always render the same result. A recent study by Freddie Mac found that “minority applicants are more likely to receive an appraisal value lower than the contract price.” “The biggest Read More …

CategoriesHousing, Personal Finance

Student loan debt forgiveness is just

Posted onJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

A college education is a prerequisite for many well-paying jobs and has been touted as a good investment to raise Americans from lower income to middle class. But it has also saddled many students with a lifetime of debt, affecting over 43 million Americans — including 14% of Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Student Loans

Bias in tax code perpetuates racial wealth gap

Posted onJuly 9, 2022July 9, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

America’s progressive tax system is supposed to tax more as your income rises, with people with similar incomes paying the same rate. That’s not true, according to one tax lawyer and professor, who analyzed the history of the American tax system and how it can Read More …

CategoriesPersonal Finance, Taxes

Rent too high – nationwide

Posted onJune 29, 2022July 27, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

It’s time to pull out Jimmy McMillan‘s slogan for his 2010 New York mayoral run: “The rent is too damn high.” But today, the slogan applies across the country as renters feel the squeeze. The median monthly rent in May hit $1,849, a 26.6% increase since Read More …

CategoriesHousing, Personal Finance

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