Published On: October 10, 2017
Lenders Must Determine Upfront If Consumers Have the Ability to Repay Loans Payday and title loan traps October 5, 2017 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has developed a new rule which has common-sense protections [...]
Published On: September 22, 2017
According to an article published in the The Hill – October, 2017 the Senate Banking Committee is going to grill the CEOs of Equifax and Wells Fargo with regards to the “massive financial scandals that [...]
Published On: September 4, 2017
By Liz Weston NerdWallet.com, Aug 30, 2017 (a summary from South Bend Tribune) Many people believe that hiring a company to settle their debts is better on their credit, will cost them less in the [...]
Published On: September 3, 2017
The following is a summary of USA Today article. It is important that you know the type of student loan (federal or private), the guarantors of the student loan (parents, etc), and the law of [...]
Published On: September 2, 2017
WHEN WILL ALL WELLS FARGO’S FRAUD BE UNCOVERED? Once again the New York Times reports on Wells Fargo’s fraudulent account scandal. No, this is not the same one from 2016, this is [...]
Published On: August 18, 2017
CFPB – new report “Innovation Highlights: Emerging Student Loan Repayment Assistance Programs” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “CFPB” released a new data finding that nearly half of student loan borrowers leave school owing at least $20,000 [...]
Published On: August 15, 2017
In an article published by Housingwire, author Ben Lane, Wells Fargo announced that it will pay $108 million to the federal government to settle allegations that the bank overcharged military veterans for refinance loans. [...]
Published On: August 8, 2017
From Bloomberg: Student Loan Giant Faces Trial over US Claim it Duped Borrowers. Lawsuits brought by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state attorneys general of Washington and Illinois allege that Navient mistreated hundreds of thousands [...]
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Published On: July 18, 2017
A review of court records show many collection cases are deeply flawed, with incomplete ownership records and mass-produced documentation. Private student loans wiped out – missing paperwork From the New York Times: “Tens of [...]
Published On: July 13, 2017
New policy governing credit reporting criteria. Credit Score can make or break a consumer. Starting July 1, 2017, the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, are starting a new policy [...]
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