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Schools turn to little-known consultants, owned by private equity firms, to find applicants and calculate scholarships. Here’s how that affects the price you pay. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber’s experience ...

More shoppers are choosing to buy now, pay later this holiday season. On Cyber Monday alone, consumers financed more than $1 billion in online purchases using this payment option — a record, according ...