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The Loan Shark Protection Act would limit the interest charged on credit cards to 15 percent. A 15 percent cap would be too low — naively too low. Too bad the ...

Earnin promotes itself as a way to "get paid the minute you leave work."

Should families who didn't benefit from Smith's generous gift of paying off the student loans for the class of 2019 Morehouse graduates feel as though they ...

A lower interest rate is a top reason many people refinance their student loans.

The number of seniors with student loan debt continues to grow, and it's a problem that many families will have to face together.

Early this morning, Burger King sent a mysterious tweet that has debt-burdened Americans on social media all atwitter. It reads simply: got student loans? what's ...

Billionaire Robert F. Smith stunned Morehouse College's Class of 2019 when he pledged over the weekend to pay off their student loans. Details of the plan are ...

Student loans are a drag. Here's how to avoid having to take them out in the first place.

Student loans are a reality for most college freshmen. Here are key things you should know about getting your first loan.

Harley-Davidson is using loans to reach new riders that are younger and less wealthy than the baby boomers who drove its sales in recent decades.

A recent study by Laurel Road reveals that when it came down to exactly how these loans worked, women were twice as likely as men to be fuzzy on the details.

The New York attorney general's office said Monday it had opened an inquiry into more than a decade of lending practices that left thousands of immigrant taxi ...

The United States has a $1.5 trillion student loan debt crisis right now, but FOX13's sister station in Boston found thousands of borrowers hoping to chip away at ...

Robert F. Smith, who founded Vista Equity Partners and became the richest black man in America, said that he and his family would pay the Class of 2019's ...

A group of four banks have successfully issued a promissory note — a type of legally binding loan agreement — through a new blockchain platform, a news ...

Intesa Sanpaolo will offload only up to 50 percent of a 10 billion euro ($11 billion) portfolio of so-called "unlikely-to-pay" (UTP) loans whose sale it is negotiating ...

Before you receive your federal student loans, there's a fee deducted from each loan to cover the costs of the federal student loan program.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with American University professor Ibram X. Kendi about billionaire investor Robert F. Smith's pledge to the Morehouse College ...

State senators will decide this week whether to take the first step toward creating a no-interest loan fund managed by the state to help small, social equity ...

(Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profits on Thursday, as strong loan growth bolstered their ...

Once the hallmark of a struggling economy, layaway options are now aimed at encouraging young shoppers to buy more stuff.

The billionaire commencement speaker at Morehouse College's graduation ceremony gave students a very surprising gift. Watch Stephanie Ruhle speak with ...

The piracy of college loan interest is burdening and even causing despair for countless Americans. Instead of setting up a gravy train for collegians or for people ...

State senators Wednesday rejected a proposal to create no-interest, publicly financed loans for people affected by marijuana prohibition to start legal pot ...

Only private student loans have a statute of limitations. Once it passes, a creditor can't sue you — but your student loans don't disappear.

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's office has won a temporary restraining order against Florida-based Approved Financial, arguing that the company has ...

The Education Department released new student loan data this week, as part of its plan to deal with student loan debt by giving individual consumers more ...

The right ways and wrong ways to share your cash with your kin.

The government profited and looked away as thousands of immigrant taxi drivers in New York were ravaged by exploitative loans.

It's estimated that there are 1.3 million active-duty *service* members and more than 800,000 in reserves. To show appreciation for the sacrifices made by these ...

Dollar loans to Chinese borrowers have cratered this year, thanks to both a decline in demand and increased wariness among lenders amid escalating ...

Two over-the-counter (OTC) market makers in China have been accused of illegally collecting bitcoin now worth $56 million from more than 100 OTC traders as ...

The student loan interest deduction can save you hundreds of dollars on your tax bill every year, if you qualify.

Debt graders are giving high ratings to riskier and riskier bonds from online lenders, Fitch Ratings warned in a report that swipes at rival firms like Kroll Bond ...

Many young people have been planning to leave the Bay Area because they can't afford the high rents.

If you have any U.S. military experience, you should be considering a VA loan. It's a zero-down, 100% financing home loan with no monthly mortgage insurance.

On May 22, 2019, six medical facilities opened after the large-scale renovation and modernization in Kharkiv thanks to long-term low-interest loans from the ...

College borrowers will get a small break in the coming school year, as interest rates on new federal student loans fall slightly this summer. Rates had risen in the ...

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expect that in 2020 and 2021 $2 billion of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be attracted and $3 billion ...

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay off the ...

Commercial banks are rapidly sinking their teeth into online lending platforms to compete with financial technology (fintech) startups that have attracted many ...

Canada's two largest banks are defying cooling housing markets in the country by posting solid growth in home loans.

Dan Zwirn, chief executive officer and chief investment officer at Arena Investors, discusses leveraged lending, where he's finding opportunity in credit markets, ...

The Grand Forks Growth Fund Committee on Monday considered various changes to a Start-Up Grand Forks program the city created in 2017, which has ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, one of the nation's top banking regulators, is telling bank boards and management to monitor their relationships in ...

Cheaper (but scarcer) credit cards and the end of payday loans.

Graduation season is a special time of year for all graduates yet the next phase of life can be stressful because of mounting student loan debt. For two local ...

Will you be able to discharge your student loans in bankruptcy? Elizabeth Warren hopes so. Here's what you need to know. The Student Borrower Bankruptcy ...

De'Jaun Davis-Correia worked two jobs through his time at Morehouse College. He logged hours at an Atlanta Best Buy and, his senior year, began working at ...

Billionaire Goldman Sachs alum Robert F Smith made headlines when he donated enough cash to pay off the student loan debt of the entire Class of 2019 at ...

Two years ago, Albuquerque announced the launch of a special loan program dedicated to helping businesses affected by the Albuquerque Rapid Transit ...

By looking at minimalism as a lifestyle instead of a sacrifice, Jennifer Chan paid off $50000 in loans in a few short years.

Money and life lessons we learned from 'Game of Thrones'

(This May 16 story corrects 10th paragraph to clarify that 96% of cosigns are for undergraduate loans.) FILE PHOTO: Messages and artwork are pictured on the ...

The U.S. is projecting “strategic confusion” in the South China Sea, the Philippines' top diplomat said, prompting the Southeast Asian nation to deepen its ties ...

Minnesota United has loaned attacker Romario Ibarra to Pachuca of Mexico's Liga MX, a source confirmed to the Pioneer Press on Tuesday. The terms of the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Kathy Kraninger says the department is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry.

Income share agreements sound like a better deal than today's student loans, but what will they do to society? By Malcolm Harris. Mr. Harris is the author of “Kids ...

This new employee benefit lets workers trade in their paid time off.

Americans now owe more than 1.5 trillion dollars in student loan debt. That's more than we owe on our cars, credit cards and second only to mortgage debt.

Your rich Uncle Sam is calling in his chips. The U.S. government stepped up collections on delinquent student debt to $2.9 billion last year -- or an average of ...

Minnesota United on Tuesday loaned midfielder Romario Ibarra to C.F. Pachuca in Mexico's Liga MX. The move positions United for more roster flexibility and ...

Robert Smith, a billionaire investor, surprises students at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, by using his speech at a commencement ceremony to pledge ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Credit Suisse Group AG banker pleaded guilty on Monday to a U.S. charge that she helped launder money from a kickback ...

The recent escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions is threatening to cut short a nascent recovery in the market for collateralized loan obligations.

Ramping up his latest push for the White House, Bernie Sanders is taking aim at high interest rates on credit cards and payday loans. The Vermont senator ...

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Education Department is impeding access to information that regulators need to oversee the ...

The government is denying federal housing loans to young immigrants with DACA status, even after Ben Carson said it wasn't happening.

Morehouse College graduate Elijah Nesly Dormeus explains what billionaire investor Robert F. Smith paying off his student loan debt means to him.

The Democratic presidential hopeful from South Bend offers details about his political memoir and student loan debt in a new disclosure.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A national class action against one of America's largest student loan companies will go forward. The United ...

Robert F Smith made the commitment to graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nearly nine out of 10 recent graduates with student loans say they're looking for jobs with employers who offer student loan repayment assistance. Here are ...

Besides pretending to know the lyrics to every Mariah Carey song, Oprah Winfrey will always be remembered for her seemingly unending generosity. In just the ...

High-level diplomacy is being used to secure the artist's most important works for blockbuster anniversary show in Paris.

The offshore loan market has been quiet this year as Chinese companies have either cut or postponed their fundraising plans. Having stocked up well with debt ...

For the past five years, the VA Home Loan program has knowingly withheld $150 million in refunds for certain disabled veterans. A special investigation by my ...

The auto loan has flourished among American consumers over the last two decades, with its prevalence among the U.S. population rising each of the last seven ...

I don't think I could concoct a more predatory scheme if I tried. This was modern-day indentured servitude.” That's what Roger Bertling, the senior instructor at ...

Student loan(unsecured) debt is more than credit card debt.

Lawmakers could make it easier for student loan borrowers to cancel their debt in bankruptcy. The bill, which is supported by 14 Democrats, one Republican and ...

Consumer Reports say there may be relief ahead if you qualify for a student loan forgiveness program.

Old-style student loans have set periods in which you have to get your loan repaid, but newer loans have specific time limits after which any remaining balance ...

Nearly 3 in 10 Americans dip into retirement savings, says Transamerica. It pays for higher education, lowering debt and covering medical costs.

Over 50% of student loan borrowers qualify for some type of student loan forgiveness program today, and here's where you can find these opportunities.

Nearly 2,300 teachers have just had a mountain of student loan debt lifted off their backs, according to previously unreleased figures from the U.S. Department of ...

The city will partner with the non-profit organization Kiva Microfunds to help make startup loans to as many as 60 small businesses over the next three years.

Torpey told "Teen Vogue" that the show's new episodes are the latest reminder that the student loan debt crisis is all too real.

The company is facing multiple lawsuits from the CFPB and states attorneys general.

Taylor Smith graduated college with 11 student loans and $53000 in debt.

Sonia Chang-DĂ­az's amendment would move Massachusetts closer to reaching its goal of a truly equitable cannabis industry.

Malaysia's government is turning to the wealth of the masses, instead of reticent banks, to help solve a $4.8 billion property overhang.

As the cost of college rises, more parents are cosigning private loans for their children's education. That move can leave them on the hook for the debt if their ...

After receiving an honorary doctorate during Morehouse College's commencement exercises, on Sunday morning, the billionaire philanthropist Robert F. Smith ...

The interest rates on federal student loans will go down next year. Here's what you need to know.

A bill that includes a provision to make it easier for companies to contribute to the retirement accounts of employees who are paying down student debt was ...

Tesla has rolled out a new benefit for its workers: employee loans, facilitated through the London-based financial tech start-up Salary Finance, and funded via its ...

People dislike their auto loan payments, but there are ways to slim down the amount of debt.

Washington (CNN) The Trump administration is retaining the consulting firm McKinsey to assess the federal student loan portfolio as the government weighs ...

While many borrowers welcomed a one-time loan clearance plan, it also raised long-simmering questions about the cost and quality of college.