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Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid

Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid
Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid
April 03, 2017  |  Debt

The Department of Education warned in a legal filing last week that more than 550,000 people who signed up for a student loan forgiveness program in which...

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Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
March 28, 2017  |  Loans

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...

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LendingHome Going After First-Time Home Buyers With New Product
LendingHome Going After First-Time Home Buyers With New Product
March 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

LendingHome, the San Francisco mortgage company, is aiming to expand its market for loans by going after first-time homebuyers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Pariti: A Get Out Of Debt Free Card?
Pariti: A Get Out Of Debt Free Card?
March 10, 2017  |  Debt

There’s the saying that “money is the root of all evil.” One area where most people are likely to believe that’s true is when it...

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Zopa Hits Lending Milestone And Gives Insight Into Borrowers
Zopa Hits Lending Milestone And Gives Insight Into Borrowers
February 01, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Zopa, the U.K.’s oldest marketplace lender, announced on Monday (Jan. 30) that it has become the first peer-to-peer lending platform to reach a $2.5 billion origination...

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How Blinker Wants To Disrupt Car Sales
How Blinker Wants To Disrupt Car Sales
December 20, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

The problem, according to Rod Buscher, CEO and founder of Blinker, is that most Americans need a car — meaning they often don’t feel they have...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Higher Bank Fees For Underserved
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Higher Bank Fees For Underserved
November 22, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

The sixth annual Financially Underserved Market Size report found that 67 million adults in the U.S. who bank are part of the underserved market. They don’t...

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Whatever Happened To…Kabbage
Whatever Happened To…Kabbage
October 13, 2016  |  Whatever Happened To...

Cruciferous vegetables are hearty and packed full of fiber and vitamins. So when your financial tech company shares a similar name with the cabbage variety,...

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