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Never heard of Google Collections? It makes sharing links, images and plans a snap

Never heard of Google Collections? It makes sharing links, images and plans a snap

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google is a divisive company. Maybe you love the ease of Gmail and how easy it is to find anything you want online.  Or maybe you get a shiver up your spine thinking of all the data the search giant has on you. Tap or click to see everything Google knows about you You might see a few personal details when you search for yourself online. Luckily, you can ask Google to remove your phone number, address and more. Tap or click here to see what you can… Source link

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Democrats sound alarm on student loan collections as payment restart looms

Democrats sound alarm on student loan collections as payment restart looms

Several prominent Democratic lawmakers are asking the Education Department (ED) about student debt collection practices in the face of a potential wave of student loan defaults when the pandemic payment pause expires, Yahoo Finance has learned. “With student loan and interest payments scheduled to resume on October 1, 2021, and a wave of loan delinquencies and defaults likely to follow, we are concerned about the Department resuming these payment collections and are seeking information about… Source link

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Health care in America ‘is completely out of whack’ as millions face medical debt collections

Health care in America ‘is completely out of whack’ as millions face medical debt collections

Health care costs in the U.S. continue to grow year after year, leaving Americans with more and more debt. According to Credit Karma data provided to Yahoo Finance, roughly 21 million Americans holding $46 billion of medical debt as of April 2021 face collections — meaning that a third-party debt collector is trying to obtain the money owed. “Our system is completely out of whack,” Frederick Isasi, executive director at Families USA, a nonprofit and nonpartisan consumer health advocacy… Source link

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