student loans

How Technology Is Easing the College Cost Conundrum
How Technology Is Easing the College Cost Conundrum
September 01, 2023  |  Loans

Student debt is top of mind as grads resume payments, but BNPL-like tuition installment plans can reduce the need for loans. The latest “B2B and...

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Tech Shifts Student Loan Conversation From Loans to Installment Payments
Tech Shifts Student Loan Conversation From Loans to Installment Payments
August 31, 2023  |  Loans

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to block the federal student loan forgiveness plan, many of Generation Z’s recent college graduates will make...

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Big Lots Banks on Holiday Shopping to Bounce Back From Weak Q2
Big Lots Banks on Holiday Shopping to Bounce Back From Weak Q2
August 30, 2023  |  Retail

Big Lots is hoping holiday décor will put consumers in a shopping mood.   The discount retailer, while announcing its second-quarter earnings Tuesday (Aug. 29), acknowledged...

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Trade School Student Loan FinTech Fynn Boosts Borrower Benefits
Trade School Student Loan FinTech Fynn Boosts Borrower Benefits
August 29, 2023  |  Loans

To provide more flexibility and support to trade school student loan borrowers, Fynn, a fintech lender specializing in private student loans, announced expansions to its benefits package on...

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Biden Administration Unveils Student Loan Repayment Plan
Biden Administration Unveils Student Loan Repayment Plan
August 22, 2023  |  Loans

The Biden Administration has unveiled a student loan repayment initiative that is set to benefit over 20 million borrowers. The Saving on a Valuable Education...

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Some Borrowers See Student Loan Relief Despite Court Ruling
Some Borrowers See Student Loan Relief Despite Court Ruling
August 20, 2023  |  Debt

Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. It was bad news for many borrowers, but not all...

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Predictions That Student Loans Would Impact Target’s Earnings May Have Hit the Bull’s-Eye
Predictions That Student Loans Would Impact Target’s Earnings May Have Hit the Bull’s-Eye
August 16, 2023  |  Loans

The retailer’s strategy of appealing to millennials may be backfiring as the generation prepares to lose spending power to student loan repayments.   Once again, consumer...

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Overall Inflation May Be Steady, but Food Prices Tick Up Again
Overall Inflation May Be Steady, but Food Prices Tick Up Again
August 10, 2023  |  Economy

July’s consumer-price index (CPI) showed inflation rising, overall, at a relatively steady pace. But in the devil’s in the details, as they say, and the...

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Report: 300K Student Loan Borrowers Have Died Since Moratorium
Report: 300K Student Loan Borrowers Have Died Since Moratorium
August 07, 2023  |  Loans

Roughly 300,000 student loan borrowers have died since the federal government’s 2020 loan moratorium. And according to a report Monday (Aug. 7) by Bloomberg News, that means...

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