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Many high school seniors in the "class of COVID" are rethinking their college plans
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Many high school seniors in the "class of COVID" are rethinking their college plans
Federal student loan interest rates drop to historic low
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Federal student loan interest rates drop to historic low
How many jobs will come back after the COVID-19 pandemic ends?
Economic Anxiety Index®
How many jobs will come back after the COVID-19 pandemic ends?
44% of Americans fear they won’t be able to afford food, poll finds
Economic Anxiety Index®
44% of Americans fear they won’t be able to afford food, poll finds

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Parenting in a Pandemic

Do parents still pay when daycare is closed for weeks, or months, because of COVID-19?

by Samantha Fields
Mar 30, 2020
With many daycares facing extended closures because of COVID-19, parents and child care providers alike are grappling with that question.
Across the country, schools and daycares are closed to help slow the spread of the COVID-19.
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Young, newly unemployed, and facing the COVID-19 recession

by Samantha Fields
Mar 26, 2020
More than 3.2 million people across the country filed for unemployment last week, as the economic ripple effects of the coronavirus pandemic spread.
Restaurants across New York are closed temporarily, as the city tries to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

For two married doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding child care is a struggle

by Samantha Fields
Mar 23, 2020
It's hard to find a babysitter when you're working with coronavirus patients in the ER.
Dr. Tom Robey is an emergency room doctor near Seattle.
(Courtesy Tom Robey)
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HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and growing list of cities suspend evictions because of coronavirus

by Samantha Fields
Mar 18, 2020
Lawmakers are calling for a moratorium on evictions across the country, as more and more schools, events, restaurants and bars shut down.
San Francisco was one of the first big cities in the country to put a temporary moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus.
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What to do when the markets plummet and you're nearing retirement

by Samantha Fields
Mar 17, 2020
Remember, you're still a long-term investor, you won't need all of your money immediately.
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COVID-19 response complicated by inequities in health insurance, sick leave

by Samantha Fields
Mar 6, 2020
More than 27 million Americans are uninsured, and millions more are underinsured, hampering public health efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference on Monday about the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York.
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A tax refund is a lifeline for a lot of Americans

by Samantha Fields
Mar 4, 2020
Last year, after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 went into effect, a lot of people saw their tax refunds shrink or disappear.
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"Where it can rain, it can flood." Still, most Americans do not have flood insurance.

by Samantha Fields
Feb 24, 2020
As flooding becomes more common, fewer Americans have flood insurance.
A neighborhood in New Orleans in 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina, which brought devastating flooding to Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
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As home prices rise in big cities, holding out hope of buying

by Samantha Fields
Feb 14, 2020
Home prices have become unaffordable, but many are still trying to buy.
A Homebuying 101 class at the Blackstone Community Center in Boston.
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Ahead of the caucus in Iowa, for many parents child care expense is top of mind

by Samantha Fields
Feb 3, 2020
A quarter of Iowans live in a child care desert, and many more struggle to find affordable, quality child care for their kids.
For the last few months, Ginny Downs has been going to work with her mother every day. When she starts day care, likely soon, it'll cost more than her parents' mortgage.
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