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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is accusing a bank executive of making unauthorized transfers from clients' accounts to pay for her husband's expenses.

That old adage, ‘Retire without debt,’ may be going the way of the electric typewriter. Nearly every retirement-age American has debt.

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A debt consolidation program could be a smart debt relief option to use, but there are a few things to know first.

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