student loans

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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Household Debt Exceeds $14T After 2019 Spike
Household Debt Exceeds $14T After 2019 Spike
February 11, 2020  |  Debt

Household debt in the U.S. has reached a 12-year high, rising more than $600 billion last year –the highest since right before the financial crisis...

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Discover’s Payment Services Drive Network Volumes Up 9 Pct
Discover’s Payment Services Drive Network Volumes Up 9 Pct
January 23, 2020  |  Earnings

Discover Financial Services posted fourth-quarter results that topped earnings expectations on the heels of loan growth and payments volume. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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CFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
CFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
January 10, 2020  |  CFPB

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed lawsuits against several companies offering to forgive student loan debt for allegedly obtaining peoples’ data illegally, charging...

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SoFi Founder Mike Cagney Notches Near-$103M For New FinTech
SoFi Founder Mike Cagney Notches Near-$103M For New FinTech
December 02, 2019  |  Investments

Silicon Valley’s Figure Technologies, co-founded by SoFi Founder Mike Cagney, has raised $103 million in a Series C funding round, reports said on Sunday (Dec....

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Summer Lands $10M To Help Students Eliminate Debt
Summer Lands $10M To Help Students Eliminate Debt
September 26, 2019  |  Investments

A startup that focuses on helping student borrowers with their debt has raised $10 million in a funding round, according to a report. Get the...

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Tech Taking The Bite Out of Student Loan Debt: One Employer Benefit Plan At A Time
Tech Taking The Bite Out of Student Loan Debt: One Employer Benefit Plan At A...
August 20, 2019  |  Debt

The cost of higher education lingers, stymieing borrowers (and their parents) as they navigate their financial lives.  Employees job hop, chasing higher paychecks to pay...

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