Debt

Lawmakers approve consumer protections and oversight to PACE loans that have disproportionately burdened borrowers in Black neighborhoods.

Much of the conversation about contemporary American health care revolves around money more than actual medicine. But given the crushing costs associated…

Low-income families who live in public housing in East St. Louis are burdened by hidden fees that keep them trapped in debt, according to a survey…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis just released a report about various kinds of debt and how it is impacting different populations in St. Louis,…

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants a Supreme Court committee to alter court procedures surrounding debt collections. It’s an initiative that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 26, 2013 - Americans who are paying off private student loans might find insights into their…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The continuing debate over government austerity programs recalls John Maynard Keynes observation that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 30, 2013 - The continuing debate over government austerity programs recalls John Maynard Keynes…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 7, 2013: The email arrived unsolicited. A friend forwarded it to my inbox after he’d received…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 9, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, says he’s prepared to shut down the…