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State Debt Relief

Bison in North Dakota prairie

North Dakota Resident Debt Relief

By Pat McManamon | January 13, 2022

North Dakota’s nickname — “The Peace Garden State” — belies the somewhat harsh economic struggles that the state has endured in recent years and ones it continues to be plagued…

Landscape in Arkansas

Arkansas Resident Debt Relief

By Joey Johnston | November 9, 2021

The average resident of Arkansas has a credit card debt of $4,791. This is lower than the national average of $5,315, however, Arkansas’s higher than average rate of poverty can…

Landscape of the Mississippi River

Mississippi Resident Debt Relief

By Pat McManamon | November 9, 2021

The most recent ranking of states by U.S. News and World Report was not kind to Mississippi. Again. The state ranks 49th in the nation in terms of best places to…

Mountain landscape in Idaho

Idaho Resident Debt Relief

By Joey Johnston | November 9, 2021

At least one economic predictor thinks Idahoans could be on the path toward brighter days ahead. Idaho has the nation’s third-best economic outlook for 2021, according to richstatespoorstates.org. The website…

Lighthouse on the coast of Maine

Maine Resident Debt Relief

By Joey Johnston | October 27, 2021

Maine has a reputation for resilience – thank the rugged weather and geography that has taught Mainers what it takes to scratch out a living in spite of the elements.…

Landscape in Nebraska

Nebraska Resident Debt Relief

By George Morris | October 26, 2021

The future’s looking good for residents living and working in Nebraska. The economy is expected to grow throughout 2021 and well into 2022, according to the new three-year forecast from…

Landscape in South Dakota

South Dakota Resident Debt Relief

By Tom Jackson | October 26, 2021

While the rest of the United States was grappling with how best to cope with the scourge of COVID-19, South Dakota simply decided not to participate. Economically, anyway. The result:…

Montana landscape with mountains

Montana Resident Debt Relief

By George Morris | October 25, 2021

While the pandemic and hard times that followed were certainly taxing for Montanans, residents of “Big Sky Country” weathered the down period financially for the most part and ultimately laid…

New Hampshire landscape in autumn

New Hampshire Resident Debt Relief

By Joey Johnston | October 25, 2021

New Hampshire’s state motto, emblazoned on its license plates is “Live Free or Die,” and Granite Staters take pride in their flinty independence, including on economic issues. New Hampshire is…

Lighthouse on the coast of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Debt Relief & Financial Assistance Programs

By Pat McManamon | October 23, 2021

Two rankings from national outlets in 2021 put the state or Rhode Island in the bottom five of the country in terms of being a welcome place to start a…

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