Stretching Your Dollar: How to Manage Mounting Credit Card Debt
Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate, joined Cheddar News' 'Stretching Your Dollar' show to talk about the mounting debt among Americans. Credit card debt hit a record high at over a trillion dollars and according to Rossman, emergency expenses are one of the biggest culprits in debt accumulation.
The second-largest stablecoin — a cryptocurrency that is pegged to a fiat currency — USCD depegged from the dollar, hitting an all-time low of around 88 cents over the weekend.
The Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said all depositors at the failed Silicon Valley Bank could access all their money quickly, even as another major bank was shut down.
The Treasury Secretary, who emphasized that the situation was much different from the financial crisis almost 15 years ago, said the government would help depositors who are concerned about their money.
Kathryn Minshew, the CEO and founder of career development platform The Muse, said that there are some things a candidate can do to make sure their resume makes it through the system.
