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What The Climbing Debt Defaults Really Mean For The Economy

What The Climbing Debt Defaults Really Mean For The Economy
What The Climbing Debt Defaults Really Mean For The Economy
February 20, 2018  |  Alternative Credit

By many measures, the economy looks strong. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Brown University To Replace Student Loans With Scholarships
Brown University To Replace Student Loans With Scholarships
December 11, 2017  |  Loans

With the nation collectively owing $1.3 trillion in student loan debt and countless graduates struggling to pay back their student loans, one Ivy League school,...

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CFPB Hits Citibank With Fine Over Student Loan Servicing
CFPB Hits Citibank With Fine Over Student Loan Servicing
November 22, 2017  |  Banking

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Tuesday (Nov. 21) it has taken enforcement action against Citibank for what the government watchdog said were failures...

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Unpaid Student Loans Cost Workers Jobs, Drivers’ Licenses
Unpaid Student Loans Cost Workers Jobs, Drivers’ Licenses
November 20, 2017  |  Loans

Student loans have an unexpected consequence if they go unpaid: Borrowers who default on their payments can lose their state-issued professional licenses. Get the Full...

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Navient Scoops Up Online Lender Earnest
Navient Scoops Up Online Lender Earnest
October 06, 2017  |  Partnerships

Earnest, a FinTech startup with hopes of creating a modern financial institution, is selling to student-loan giant Navient for $155 million in cash. Get the Full...

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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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