Kroger seeks to fill 20,000 positions ahead of holiday season

Kroger is looking to fill 20,000 positions across the nation in an effort to prepare for the holiday season even as widespread labor shortages continue.

Small businesses took a hit amid Facebook outage

Millions of small businesses that rely on Facebook and Instagram to generate leads and make sales took a hit on Monday when the platforms were down.

Student loan forgiveness: 550K borrowers to benefit from program overhaul

A change to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will immediately make 22,000 borrowers eligible to get loans canceled, U.S. officials said.

Senate confirms new CFPB director who believes government 'must do more to cancel student debt'

New CFPB director Rohit Chopra has spoken extensively about his stance on student loan forgiveness and higher education reform. Here's how your student loans may be impacted by his confirmation.

Zuckerberg loses $6B amid Facebook outage

Facebook shares also dropped more than 5% as the hours-long outage continued Monday.

Facebook asks for dismissal of FTC antitrust complaint

Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission.

Biden administration has canceled $1.5B in student loans via borrower defense: How to apply

The Biden administration approved $1.5 billion worth of borrower defense to repayment applications between January and July. You may qualify for a borrower defense discharge if your school misled you or violated state law.

Dollar General accused of age-based harassment, retaliation in lawsuit

The Equal Employment Opportunity Committee is suing Dollar General for allegedly violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Average private student loan interest rates remain low, data shows: How you can lock in a good rate

Private student loan rates are different from federal student loan rates because they can vary depending on a number of factors. See how you can qualify for the lowest fixed and variable rates on a private loan in this analysis.

Navient wants to exit the federal student loan program, impacting 6M borrowers

Navient wants to transfer its federal student loan servicing contract to a new company. Here's what to do if you're one of the 6 million borrowers impacted by this decision.

HIPAA does not apply to revealing COVID-19 vaccine status at work, HHS says

The HHS and OCR released guidance on Thursday which further clarified and confirmed that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule does not apply to employers or employment records.