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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
Six new insights about Americans’ borrowing habits How do Americans use debt throughout their lifetime? We recently examined the credit records of more than 5 million consumers to find out.Antidepressants and the ACA: Is your prescription covered and how hard is it to find out? Antidepressants are the most commonly used prescription drugs for adults 18 to 44. But coverage under the Affordable Care Act varies widely by state.Diabetes in the food-pantry line: how food banks can help reach the hard-to-reach People choosing between buying food and medicine may all but give up on managing a disease. Food pantries are ideal sites for health interventions.Breaking down the proposals for Pell grant reform A student in a family that earns $15,000 receives the maximum grant under all plans, but differences between plans become apparent as income rises.This Veterans Day, early evidence that the ACA is serving those who have served A first look at new data shows that the share of nonelderly veterans who are uninsured has declined since the implementation of the ACA.To understand climbing death rates among white Americans, look to women The average increase in mortality rates for people between ages 45-54 was more than three times higher for white women than white men.
