student loans

CFPB Charges Wells Fargo Over Student Loan Servicing Practices
CFPB Charges Wells Fargo Over Student Loan Servicing Practices
August 23, 2016  |  CFPB

Wells Fargo may have recently announced a partnership with Amazon to give student loan borrowers a break, but when it comes to servicing its existing...

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MasterCard’s New Cash-Back Student Loan Deal
MasterCard’s New Cash-Back Student Loan Deal
June 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (June 21) that, when Gradifi launched its student loan assistance program, more than 450 companies reached out to take advantage of...

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Blackstone Backs UK Online Lender’s $171M Round
Blackstone Backs UK Online Lender’s $171M Round
March 15, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Future Finance, an online lending startup specializing in student loans, secured £119 million ($170 million) in funding from investors, including QED Investors and Blackstone Strategic...

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CFPB Uncovers Remittance Transfer Violations
CFPB Uncovers Remittance Transfer Violations
March 09, 2016  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday (March 8) that it has released its latest supervision report, and its review of both banks and...

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Online Lender SoFi Seems To Push Back IPO Plans, Raising $1 Billion
Online Lender SoFi Seems To Push Back IPO Plans, Raising $1 Billion
October 02, 2015  |  News

The online student lending space looks to get a little less crowded than some observers predicted, at least as measured by publicly traded companies. Social...

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