Tag: Personal loans
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Used cars under $20,000 tend to sell quickly — but there are tradeoffs for buyers
The share of used cars listed at under $20,000 has dropped from pre-pandemic levels against a backdrop of high inflation.
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The post-penny economy: How cash rounding and credit card surcharges are changing what you pay
More merchants are rounding change for cash purchases to the nearest nickel due to the end of penny production, or adding surcharges to credit card transactions.
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Education Department recalculates student loan forgiveness counts, setting some PSLF borrowers back
Many borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness have recently learned that they’re further away from debt cancellation than they’d expected.
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Bond yields are climbing. Here’s what that means for mortgages and other consumer borrowing
Long-term government bond yields have risen sharply in recent days. Higher bond yields push consumer borrowing costs up, sometimes immediately.
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Sanders proposes bill to stop Social Security benefit garnishment for unpaid student loans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, announced a new proposal on Monday to protect federal student loan borrowers from having their Social Security checks garnished.
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College can cost $100,000 a year. Here’s how families are covering the tab
Because families struggle to pay for school, many students and their parents increasingly depend on federal and private aid to help foot the bill.
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Data breach notices have already blown past last year’s total — and AI is playing a growing role
Data breaches are surging in 2026, with artificial intelligence playing a growing role in cyberattacks, and ‘malicious insider’ incidents also on the rise.
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Credit card debt climbs to $1.26 trillion as ‘K-shaped’ divide persists, New York Fed research finds
Credit card balances are ticking higher mid-way through the year, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Interest rates may stay higher for longer. What that means for consumers
Any move toward higher rates would increase borrowing costs for consumers at a time when affordability pressures are already mounting.
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Student loan borrowers face steeper ‘marriage penalty’ under new repayment plan
Recent changes to the federal student loan system could impact married couples. Here’s what borrowers should consider.
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