The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a newly-proposed rule in the Federal Register that would allow mortgage servicers to use telephonic or other electronic ...

Nothing puts a damper on car shopping like being turned down for an auto loan, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have other options. But some options, like charging a hefty down payment to a credit card ...

Most lenders cap the number of co-borrowers on a mortgage application at four or five. New guidelines from Fannie Mae allow their lenders to use the average of the co-borrowers' median credit scores ...

Congressional Republicans are quietly working toward one of the most consequential overhauls in the history of the federal student loan program – one that would affect the lives of millions of ...

The House budget bill proposes streamlining the student loan repayment system into two options: a new version of the standard repayment plan and an income-driven repayment option. The new standard ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on May 20, 2025 on Capitol Hill in ...

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) speaks to reporters following the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Cassidy was ...

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