student loans

Biden Looks to Halve Student Loan Payments for Some Borrowers
Biden Looks to Halve Student Loan Payments for Some Borrowers
January 10, 2023  |  Loans

The Biden Administration has proposed an income-driven repayment plan designed to ease student loan debt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Looming Return of Student-Loan Payments Puts Households in a Bind
Looming Return of Student-Loan Payments Puts Households in a Bind
August 16, 2022  |  Personal Finance

If federal lawmakers decline to extend what has been a two-year break from having to make payments on student debt, many households will have to...

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JPMorgan Chase Buys College Aid Platform Frank
JPMorgan Chase Buys College Aid Platform Frank
September 21, 2021  |  Loans

JPMorgan Chase has acquired online college planning platform Frank, according to a CNBC report Tuesday (Sept. 21), adding tools to help more than 5 million...

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Colleges Turn to Digitized Payments to Simplify the Back-to-School Process
Colleges Turn to Digitized Payments to Simplify the Back-to-School Process
September 16, 2021  |  Digital Payments

It’s hard to quantify precisely, but COVID-19 clearly took a toll on enrollment at schools and colleges over the past few semesters. A combination of...

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NY Fed Research Says Mortgage Forbearance Skews Credit Scores
NY Fed Research Says Mortgage Forbearance Skews Credit Scores
June 08, 2021  |  Economy

The pandemic is ebbing, and the U.S. economy is — in lumpy fashion, to be sure — reigniting. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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US Consumers Defer Payments On More Than 100 Million Loans
US Consumers Defer Payments On More Than 100 Million Loans
June 18, 2020  |  Loans

There are now more than 100 million skipped payments on student loans, auto loans and other kinds of debt, according to a report by The...

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US Household Debt Hits All-Time High
US Household Debt Hits All-Time High
May 05, 2020  |  Debt

Household debt has risen substantially in 2020 thus far, shooting up to $14.3 trillion, a number bypassing the height of the Great Recession by $1.6...

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Have We Seen The Bottom Of The Student Loan Delinquency Crisis?
Have We Seen The Bottom Of The Student Loan Delinquency Crisis?
May 04, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

Long before the advent of the COVID-19 epidemic and the litany of financial and economic disruptions brought in its wake, the student loan situation in...

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Deep Dive: Paper Checks: The Bane Of Student Disbursements?
Deep Dive: Paper Checks: The Bane Of Student Disbursements?
February 14, 2020  |  Disbursements

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