Student loans can be ‘simple’ and ‘automatic.’ Other countries offer lessons to the US.

Artist Pension Trust

When Money is the Muse

A possible moratorium on foreclosures

Kaplan Accused of Discriminatory Hiring Practices with Credit Checks

Russell Simmons on how you can get rich

Rating vs. Resume: Can Bad Credit Kill Your Job Prospects?

Students defaulting on many loans at for-profit colleges

Public pensions: what are a state’s responsibilities?

‘Will not ever give up’: your economic haikus

Congress approves legislation to extend unemployment benefits

California group helps immigrants move into traditional financial sector

Labor report shows continued slow growth in U.S. employment

Stockton, Cal., to become the largest city to file for bankruptcy in America

Scams abound targeting holiday shoppers’ personal information

Obama implements limited student loan forgiveness, other changes to payment plans

Military pension could see radical overhaul

Retirement: Not just for 65 year olds

How to protect yourself from hackers like LulzSec

A jobless recovery

College students skirt rules to get credit cards

Some regional banks doing just fine

Bankruptcy 101

Federal action and the housing crisis

Unemployment and credit card debt

Good credit card customers targeted for higher rates

Senate debates foreclosure rescue bill

Lenders freeze home-equity credit

Detroit Bankruptcy Puts Pensions on the Chopping Block

Lending Circles: Helping Immigrants in America Build Credit

For Cyprus, Painful Medicine to Swallow in Order to Avoid Collapse

Alabama County Files for Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in U.S. History

Greeks In New York

Purchasing Power and the Big Mac Index

Dealing With Money in Post-Soviet Life

Americans Spend While Others Save

Does the Language You Speak Determine How Much Money You Save?

Listener responses: Bank of America’s new charges

Steep Increase in August Foreclosure Filings

Twitter Drives Hot Stock Strategy

Consumer confidence and the economy

UK’s youth planning to be ‘poorer than their parents’

International investor Jim Rogers reacts to tumultuous markets

Wealth gap between whites and minorities increases

This week’s agenda: Dodd-Frank anniversary, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches, and gay marriage in New York

Economic Crisis Spreading to Italy

Bad Report Card? Blame the Economy

Your Take: Facing Foreclosure

Getting a New Car? Pay Attention to Your Loan

Your Take: Is It Better to Rent or Own?

Little Help from US Government for Unemployed Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Casualties of Low Interest Rates: Savers

College Week: Listener Questions, Expert Answers

Foreclosed

Not Too Big To Fail

Charitable giving: why we do (and don’t) toss a buck in the bucket

Economists see growth with unemployment report

Why US bankruptcies have reached a 5-year high

Does debt discrimination infringe on your civil liberties?

American values: thrift