Warren Plans to Push GOP on Student Loan Debt

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., plans in 2015 to continue her focus on student loan debt and the potential long-term problems it poses to the economy despite now facing a Republican-controlled Congress. Collection & Credit Risk

By |2015-01-17T02:05:40-06:00January 17th, 2015|FDCPA|Comments Off on Warren Plans to Push GOP on Student Loan Debt

High-Cost Auto Title Loan Lending Accelerates

More than 1.1 million households in the U.S. used auto title loans in 2013, according to a survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. - the first time the agency has included such loans in its annual survey. Collection & Credit Risk

By |2017-05-20T11:45:14-05:00December 29th, 2014|FDCPA|Comments Off on High-Cost Auto Title Loan Lending Accelerates

Senate Committee Leader Wants More Student Loan Market Oversight, Reform

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) is calling for joint action between the Department of Education, Department of Treasury and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address student loan industry issues - including debt collection and loan servicing. Collection & Credit Risk

By |2014-12-25T17:59:42-06:00December 25th, 2014|FDCPA|Comments Off on Senate Committee Leader Wants More Student Loan Market Oversight, Reform

Consumer Advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt

Today we took action to put an end to two student loan debt relief scams that illegally tricked borrowers into paying upfront fees for federal loan benefits. In a joint filing with Florida’s Attorney General, we shut down student loan debt relief company College Education Services and, separately, we filed a lawsuit against Student Loan [...]

By |2017-05-20T11:45:15-05:00December 11th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Consumer Advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt

Veterans: Take advantage of student loan forgiveness, but don’t let it damage your credit

For some veterans, their time in uniform caused a severe service-connected disability. This dramatically impacts their life after transition out of the military. For 100-percent service-disabled veterans who have student debt, the Department of Education offers a valuable benefit to help them avoid financial distress – the chance to have their loans discharged (forgiven). Under [...]

By |2017-05-20T11:45:17-05:00November 17th, 2014|FDCPA|Comments Off on Veterans: Take advantage of student loan forgiveness, but don’t let it damage your credit

Subprime Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise

Subprime auto loan delinquencies have risen to levels that are higher than before the financial crisis and aren’t rising at the same pace as loans to others, Citigroup analysts wrote in a report, without citing specific issuers. Collection & Credit Risk

By |2014-11-01T00:02:04-05:00November 1st, 2014|FCRA|Comments Off on Subprime Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise

Student Loan Debt, Credit Access Slow Housing Market

Soaring student loan delinquencies and the aftershocks of the 2008 economic downturn have kept people in the Millennial generation from being able to buy their own home, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro said during a recent speech. Collection & Credit Risk

By |2014-10-23T21:00:03-05:00October 23rd, 2014|FCRA|Comments Off on Student Loan Debt, Credit Access Slow Housing Market

Struggling private student loan borrowers are still searching for help

In the years leading up to the financial crisis, many of the same subprime lending practices that led to troubles in the mortgage market also existed in the private student loan market. Like the homeowners who turned to their mortgage servicer to modify their loans but ran into customer service dead ends, lost paperwork and [...]

By |2017-05-20T11:45:18-05:00October 17th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Struggling private student loan borrowers are still searching for help

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