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Can You Buy a House If You Owe Taxes?

By Pat McManamon | June 10, 2026

You can buy a house if you owe back taxes as long as you can show you are actively taking steps to pay the tax debt. That includes providing proof…

InCharge to Host Free Identity Theft Webinar on April 29

By Staff Writer | April 22, 2026

InCharge will host a free educational webinar, “Identity Theft: What It Is, How to Spot It, and How to Protect Yourself,” on Wednesday, April 29 from 12:30–1:30 PM ET. This…

CEO Loretta Roney Featured in WVNS-TV News Segment

By Staff Writer | January 21, 2026

Loretta Roney, CEO of InCharge, recently appeared in a WVNS-TV news segment examining the growing national debate over credit card affordability and President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap credit card…

Advantages of Credit Unions

By Pat McManamon | November 19, 2025

A credit union is a member-owned nonprofit cooperative that provides financial services to its members. Because credit unions are member-owned, they are not answerable to shareholders, so profits are returned…

CEO Loretta Roney Offers Expert Insights in U.S. News Feature

By Staff Writer | August 8, 2025

We’re excited to share that Loretta Roney, CEO of InCharge, was featured in a recent U.S. News & World Report article: “You Can Use a Personal Loan to Pay Off…

InCharge Welcomes New Board Members

By Staff Writer | April 10, 2025

InCharge Debt Solutions, a leading provider of financial wellness counseling, education and debt management services, announces the addition of three new board members: Nancy Samson, Andrew Covato, and Julie Swift.…

Financial Planning Process

By Tom Jackson | September 6, 2024

When it comes to money, there’s no better person to listen to for advice than the man whose face is on the $100 bill. “If you fail to plan, you…

How To Become Financially Independent

By Michael Knisley | August 19, 2024

To tell the story of how to become financially independent, let’s start with a big-picture number, and it’s … well, big. As in, $17.8 trillion big. That was the total…

InCharge Peers Celebrate Marline Davis-Iwuji

By Tom Jackson | October 30, 2023

It is not an exaggeration to say that InCharge co-workers are FOND of Marline Davis-Iwuji. FOND is the employee peer-to-peer recognition program at InCharge Debt Solutions and Marline is the…

Army & InCharge Veteran Wants You to Budget

By Tom Jackson | October 27, 2023

A 2023 nationwide survey said that 73% of Americans don’t have a budget they regularly follow. Teri Logan, the Care Center Supervisor at InCharge, says that number is a little…

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