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House Republicans, White House look to change student loan rates

Those might be some of the issues up for debate Thursday, when the House Education and the Workforce Committee considers amendments to a student loan interest-rate bill sponsored by Reps.

6 tips to manage student loan debt

Keep in mind that if you take out a private student loan to consolidate federal loans, you will lose access to the borrower protections built into those loans, such as unemployment deferments.

How Fisker green-energy federal loan turned to junk

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.

Bailout lenders grant Portugal easier debt targets

Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar said Friday the bailout lenders are giving Portugal an extra year, until 2015, to get the budget deficit below 3 percent.

Study: Small business lending weakened in January

Many owners have focused on paying down their companies' debt, and they're reluctant to burden their businesses with new loans when the future looks uncertain.

More Americans struggle to repay student loans

The percentage of borrowers behind on mortgages, home equity and auto loans fell from the July-September quarter of last year to the October-December quarter.

TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q

"We've been observing an increase in sub-prime borrowers in the auto loan space now for several quarters and we do expect this will eventually push the overall delinquency numbers higher," Turek...

News Summary: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q

HOLIDAY SPENDING: TransUnion says an uptick in the auto loan delinquency rate typically occurs in the last three months of the year, a time when some borrowers' financial obligations temporarily...

US consumer debt up in Dec. on student, auto loans

Borrowing in the category that measures those loans increased $18.2 billion, the biggest monthly gain since November 2001.

Business briefs: U.S. mortgage lenders get tax loophole

Business briefs: U.S. mortgage lenders get tax loophole

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Sacramento-area lender gears up to aid more female entrepreneurs

· "Small Business Loan Readiness," covers loan types and terms; preparing a loan package; what...

US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct.

The fee for one-year adjustable-rate loans remained at 0.4 point.