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The amount of student loan debt in America will exceed $1 trillion this year, and this week, President Obama acted to ease the burden on millions of college graduates. Which states need that help the most? 24/7 Wall Street breaks down the 10 states with the worst levels of student debt.

There must be something in the cheese: Four of the top 10 American cities for credit scores are in Wisconsin, and four more are in nearby Midwest states, according to a new analysis by Experian. But all is not sunny in the South, where the cities with the worst scores are concentrated.

Andy Buman has been financially responsible, and invested wisely in two rental properties and a home of his own in the Omaha, Neb., area. His small real estate empire is doing well, and he has saved an extra $20,000. His question for DailyFinance's Laura Rowley: Which loan should he apply it to for the best return?

A government task force investigating the foreclosure crisis may meet with mortgage lenders as soon as today, Bloomberg News reported. Attorneys general in all 50 states are investigating claims that lenders used flawed paperwork to foreclose on hundreds of thousands of homes. Sponsored...

Goldman Sachs' big discount in underwriting fees for the GM IPO has squeezed the other underwriters in the deal. The banks now stand to make only a fraction of what they would normally rake in for the stock offering.

An Indiana-based fund-raising company has agreed to stop asking for money from Iowa residents as part of a $10,000 settlement with the Iowa Attorney General's office. The Campaign Center and its president, Jonathan Wright, conduct telemarketing and fund-raising services for non-profit...

This Halloween, the state of Illinois is offering more trick than treat. In an effort to meet expenses, the state has recharacterized the way that it taxes candy for purposes of sales tax. The state previously characterized candy as food, which meant that it was subject to a lower sales tax. The...

New Jersey often plays second fiddle to neighboring New York, but a new survey of the 50 U.S. states shows the Garden State bested New York in having the least favorable tax climate for business. It's the second consecutive year New Jersey has finished dead last, according to the 2010 State...

It used to be that you could get three meals a day and a roof over your head, as long as you committed a felony. Well, the days of being paid to pound out license plates are coming to a close. Now, any cash you make in the joint goes back to the joint. Local governments across the United States...