Local video rental store lives on after over 40 years By JAY CORELLA The Astorian On Dec. 6, Neal Cummings, owner of downtown ...

Student loan advocates and borrower protection groups across the country have spent much of the last five months preparing for a series of big changes Congress laid out regarding the student loan ...

Nov 12 (Reuters) - The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the ...

Even during the government shutdown, some student loan borrowers have been notified that they are eligible for debt cancellation – and there are several steps they should take to safeguard their ...

Low borrower satisfaction carries significant business consequences for mortgage servicers. Dissatisfied or confused borrowers are more likely to complain to regulators, generate costly call center ...

After a halt for most of the year, borrowers enrolled in one income-driven repayment plan may begin to receive loan discharges within weeks. By Tara Siegel Bernard Thousands of federal student loan ...

Getting a mortgage is challenging for anyone, but there are additional hurdles if you're your own boss. Lenders pay stubs, W-2 forms and a record of steady employment. They consider self-employed ...

ICE Mortgage Technology data shows servicers have retained about 30% of borrowers since Q2 2010, with retention rates varying by market cycles. Recent M&A activity, regulatory changes, and falling ...

Whether it's the pandemic or a weak job market or poorly conceived political protests, student loan collections are way down. Roughly a third of student loan borrowers —that's about 5.4 million people ...

For many older homeowners, home equity has become one of the most valuable financial resources they have. Case in point? U.S. homeowners held a collective $17.8 trillion in home equity as of mid-2025, ...

Fewer people with federal student loans are making payments on their debt. Around 10.3 million borrowers were enrolled in a payment pause known as a forbearance in the third quarter of 2025, up from ...

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