Hello and happy Friday! I’m Betty Lynn Fisher for Friday’s consumer edition of “The Daily Money.”
What do local grocery stores say about your neighborhood?
Whole Foods stores tend to be located in more expensive and affluent areas, while discount stores like Dollar General are located in less affluent areas. But recent analysis suggests that store openings are about much more than that, reports Andrea Riquier.
Student loan transfer responsibilities
The U.S. Treasury Department will soon take over student loan operations and transfer loans from the Department of Education. Medora Lee explains what this means for people with student loan debt.
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