student loans

Student Loan Collection Draws CFPB Attention And Ire
Student Loan Collection Draws CFPB Attention And Ire
September 19, 2017  |  CFPB

The CFPB laid down some serious fines on National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and its debt collector, Transworld Systems, Inc. The firms were collectively ordered...

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Consumer Credit: Privilege Or Entitlement?
Consumer Credit: Privilege Or Entitlement?
August 25, 2017  |  Debt

There isn’t much that can be said about the “average” American credit user in 2017 because, as it turns out, there really isn’t one. According...

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Today in Data: U.K. Lender Prodigy’s U.S. Expansion Funding
Today in Data: U.K. Lender Prodigy’s U.S. Expansion Funding
August 22, 2017  |  Today In Data

It can be argued that one of the highest costs to expanding professional careers is that of funding student loans. Post-primary schooling can be one...

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Wells Fargo Reports Mixed Results, Auto Biz Slips as Card Use Up
Wells Fargo Reports Mixed Results, Auto Biz Slips as Card Use Up
July 14, 2017  |  Earnings

Wells Fargo, trying to bounce back from a scandal involving falsified accounts, and any number of hits to its reputation since late 2016, posted results...

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U.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
U.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
July 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The American people are feeling more confident about spending, if last month’s consumer borrowing numbers are any indicator. Borrowing patterns tend to correlate directly with...

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Today In Data: CFPB’s Loan Forgiveness Program Complaints
Today In Data: CFPB’s Loan Forgiveness Program Complaints
June 22, 2017  |  Today In Data

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be in over its head when it comes to key constituents’ feelings regarding its Public Service Loan Forgiveness...

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Today In Data: Wealth Woes
Today In Data: Wealth Woes
June 01, 2017  |  Today In Data

Wealth can be a fickle friend, especially for people who walk the razor’s edge between “making it” and not. Among the most financially insecure are...

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Student Loan Defaults Hurt Homeownership
Student Loan Defaults Hurt Homeownership
June 01, 2017  |  Loans

Student loan debt is still hurting a slew of Americans,  with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York saying Wednesday (May 31) that defaults are...

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FTC: Strategic Student Solutions Defrauded Student Debt Holders
FTC: Strategic Student Solutions Defrauded Student Debt Holders
May 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday (May 25) it charged the operators of a phony student loan debt relief and credit repair scheme with stealing...

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