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© Provided by Business Insider President Joe Biden. White House/Lawrence Jackson Education Secretary Miguel Cardona isn’t ruling out extending the student loan payment pause. Some Democrats argue the payment freeze isn’t enough, and full debt cancelation is needed.…
The number of large corporate bankruptcies dropped by almost half in April from a year earlier, while the amount of tradable distressed debt fell to the…
Recently, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adopt new requirements for debt collectors seeking to obtain a license to…
By Kersten Holzhueter The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently considered eliminating strict liability for one category of claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: claims…
The federal regulator who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has issued a final rule requiring the mortgage giants to develop “credible” resolution plans if they…
Myths about credit, unfortunately, are extremely common, even among people who purport to repair credit. We’ve previously compiled a list of common credit myths, which you…
Monthly LendingTree Report Finds Women’s Card Confidence Hit a Record High CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Americans’ credit card confidence climbed for the second…
Ashley Keimach. Photo courtesy of Anna Sinnaeve Business Insider Ashley Keimach, 27, paid off her student loans, totaling $23,000, in half the expected time. She…
How do nursing homes go about collecting money they are owed? That’s a question recently explored in a News10NBC investigative piece- targeting the ways facilities do…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – President Joe Biden’s administration has picked Richard Cordray to oversee federal student loans. Cordray, who previously led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will serve as the…
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