Senate defeats Democratic, Republican loan plans
12 days ago
College students faced increasing uncertainty about the cost of new student loans after senators failed Thursday to advance partisan proposals to keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
House Republicans, White House look to change student loan rates
35 days ago
"Under the Republican proposal, the interest rate on subsidized and unsubsidized student loans would be set at the 10-year Treasury note rate, which is now about 1.95 percent, plus 2.5 percent.
6 tips to manage student loan debt
41 days ago
During this period, interest does not build up on three types of federal loans: direct subsidized loans, subsidized federal Stafford loans and Federal Perkins loans.
How Fisker green-energy federal loan turned to junk
49 days ago
A green-energy loan was the only hope, Fisker executive Bernhard Koehler explained in an email to the Department of Energy -- because it would help bring in private money.
TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q
113 days ago
Given the rise in auto loans going to higher-risk borrowers, Turek said he expects that the trend will eventually drive the overall late-payment rate for auto loans higher.
News Summary: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q
113 days ago
DELINQUENCY RATE: Credit reporting company TransUnion says that the rate of U.S. auto-loan payments at least 60 days overdue climbed to 0.41 percent in the fourth quarter.
US consumer debt up in Dec. on student, auto loans
131 days ago
Borrowing in the category that measures those loans increased $18.2 billion, the biggest monthly gain since November 2001.
Feds finalize protections for mortgage borrowers
153 days ago
The changes are part of a sweeping overhaul of mortgage rules by the CFPB, which was created by Congress in 2010 to police the kind of risky lending that contributed to the financial crisis.
Mortgage settlement will send billions to struggling homeowners
162 days ago
U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the committee's top Democrat, said he was deeply disappointed that government watchdogs had finalized the agreement before answering questions from...
Mortgage aid program is getting mixed reviews
179 days ago
"Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said the servicing standards set down by the settlement are still new, and he expects "better conformity" with time.
