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WASHINGTON (AP) — Students who attended for-profit colleges filed more than 98 percent of the requests for student loan forgiveness alleging fraud by their schools, according to an analysis of Education Department data published Thursday. The study by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims […]

It’s no secret that student loan debt is a huge issue in America in general, but of course, minorities bear the brunt of that burden. Click on the audio player to hear more information about this story in this edition of The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays […]

03/17/14- Roland Martin talks to Ron Busby, CEO of the US Black Chambers Inc. Reports show that black owned businesses only get 1.7% of the $23 billion available in loan money from the small business administration under President Obama. “There are 1.9 million black owned business and 1.8 million of those have no employees,” Busby says.  

One of the most difficult tasks in starting a new business is obtaining necessary start-up capital. There are so many costs associated with starting a…

One of the most difficult tasks in starting a new business is obtaining necessary start-up capital. There are so many costs associated with starting a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a bill Friday to lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students. The bipartisan bill has been awaiting Obama’s signature since earlier this month, when the House gave it final congressional approval after a drawn-out process to reach a compromise in the […]

Is $1,500 the most you should pay for a loan modification? Is $3,000 reasonable to save your home from foreclosure? The most you should pay for a loan modification or to save your home from foreclosure is $0 – nothing.This answer may surprise you. If your mortgage is late, you should work with your lender […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The defeat of a student loan bill in the Senate on Wednesday clears the way for fresh negotiations to restore lower rates, but lawmakers are racing the clock before millions of students return to campus next month to find borrowing terms twice as high as when school let out. Republicans and a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Student loan rates will double today — at least for a while — after a compromise to keep student loan interest rates low proved unwinnable before the July 1 deadline, senators said Thursday. Sen. Tom Harkin, the chairman of the Senate education panel, said none of the proposals being circulating among lawmakers […]