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Why Saving Main Street Will Take More Than Just More Money
Why Saving Main Street Will Take More Than Just More Money
June 22, 2020  |  SMBs

The nonprofit Opportunity Fund — which makes loans to small businesses owned by low- and moderate-income immigrants, women and other underserved clientele — started 2020...

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Wells Fargo Debit/Credit Purchases Down as COVID-19 Hits
Wells Fargo Debit/Credit Purchases Down as COVID-19 Hits
April 15, 2020  |  Earnings

Wells Fargo’s first-quarter results showed the impact of reduced customer spending amid the continued impact of the coronavirus, and reserves taken in anticipation of loan...

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Discover’s Payment Services Drive Network Volumes Up 7 Pct
Discover’s Payment Services Drive Network Volumes Up 7 Pct
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Discover Financial Services posted third-quarter results that topped expectations on the heels of loan growth and payments volume. In terms of headline numbers, earnings of...

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Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility
October 10, 2019  |  Loans

Twelve years ago, LendingClub Founder Renaud Laplanche built a business to help consumers manage the $800 million in outstanding credit card debt. That product was...

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Zillow: Student Loans, Medical Debt Roadblocks To Mortgages
Zillow: Student Loans, Medical Debt Roadblocks To Mortgages
September 30, 2019  |  Debt

New data released by Zillow reveals that medical debt and student loans are two of the biggest obstacles facing aspiring home buyers. The 4th annual...

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Student Loan Scammer Settles With FTC For $11M
Student Loan Scammer Settles With FTC For $11M
May 31, 2019  |  Legal

The leader of a student loan debt relief scheme has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) charges that he stole $11 million...

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Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?
Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?
May 29, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Income sharing is not a common method of financing as of 2019 — though, as of late, it has begun to get much more interest...

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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Accepts Few Applicants
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Accepts Few Applicants
September 21, 2018  |  Loans

To help manage their student loan debts, 28,000 borrowers have sent in 33,300 applications for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. However, approximately 99...

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Mobilizing Student Loan Disbursements
Mobilizing Student Loan Disbursements
September 10, 2018  |  Disbursements

As if accidents and disasters aren’t bad enough, handling the ensuing insurances claims can in itself become lengthy debacles. Underscoring that process, or seeming lack...

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