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Starling Bank Takes Debtors To Court Amid UK Watchdog Probe
Banking // June 19, 2024

Starling Bank is reportedly taking several debtors to court amid a U.K. financial watchdog’s investigation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Have We Seen The Bottom Of The Student Loan Delinquency Crisis?
Consumer Finance // May 04, 2020

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 the United States was already approaching a crisis point. While the amount of money owed on student loans did manage...

Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
Debt // November 22, 2019

There’s the old saying: When you owe $500,000, the lender owns you. When you owe $50 million, well, you own the lender. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

CFPB Claims Few Student Loan Borrowers Use Affordable Repayment Options
Loans // May 17, 2017

With 44 million Americans currently in student loan debt, equaling just over $1.4 trillion, paying all of that back can seem like a daunting and never-ending feat to accomplish. The U.S. Department of Education says nearly eight million borrowers haven’t made payments in 12 months,...

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Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate

March 28, 2017
Defaulting on student debt has never been a good idea. The collection process is intense and one’s credit rating will be utterly ravaged for a very long time. And if that loan came care of the Federal Department of Education, it will never go away. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

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Student Loan Defaults Could Reduce Consumer Spending by $63 Billion

May 02, 2025
Rising student loan defaults could reduce consumer spending by as much as $63 billion a year, according to Bloomberg Economics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, […]

Starling Bank Takes Debtors To Court Amid UK Watchdog Probe

June 19, 2024
Starling Bank is reportedly taking several debtors to court amid a U.K. financial watchdog’s investigation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

CFPB Claims Few Student Loan Borrowers Use Affordable Repayment Options

May 17, 2017
With 44 million Americans currently in student loan debt, equaling just over $1.4 trillion, paying all of that back can seem like a daunting and never-ending feat to accomplish. The...

Are Credit-Card Payment Improvements Unsustainable? (Capital One Thinks So)

October 21, 2014
Capital One said significantly fewer of its credit card holders defaulted on their card debts in the third quarter — but the bank’s CEO called that situation “unsustainable” and said...