* According to evidence gathered by federal investigators, Sallie Mae cheated active-duty soldiers on student loans, compromising a lucrative contract with the Department of Education.…
* According to evidence gathered by federal investigators, Sallie Mae cheated active-duty soldiers on student loans, compromising a lucrative contract with the Department of Education. *A new breakthrough technology, which can create virtual babies using the digital DNA of two people and help assess genetic health risks prior to conception, is set to launch. * […]
Mellody Hobson answers some of the “Text Tom” questions our listeners have sent in. Today, let’s focus on the ones that came up around saving for college. “How do companies work that help with student loans in default and back taxes owed? They’re very popular and I am wondering if they’re real or a scam […]
Mellody Hobson talks about common money mistakes people make in their middle ages in today’s “Money Mondays” segment. I know no one really likes to identify themselves as middle aged, so I’m not pointing any fingers! But money advice tends to focus on young people and all the financial pitfalls they should avoid—and that’s great […]
Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin got real about finances with “Washington Post” financial columnist, Michelle Singletary. They talked about economic slavery and freedom. “Debt makes…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. is exiting the student loan business as more families opt for government-backed loans, which are generally cheaper and have more protections. The New York bank had already been scaling back its role in student lending. In the spring of 2012, it stopped making student loans to borrowers […]
White House correspondent April Ryan talks with Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University about the problems with the Parent PLUS loans and the negative impact they are having
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 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate compromise on student loans is heading to House, where lawmakers there already have voted to link interest rates with the financial markets. If lawmakers can iron out the relatively small differences between the House student loan bill and the version the Senate passed Wednesday, students and their parents will […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to offer students a better deal on their college loans this fall, but future classes could see higher interest rates. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a bipartisan compromise that heads off a costly increase for returning students. “We should get it done as quickly as […]
Roland Martin talks with Rep. Corrine Brown about how the Parent PLUS loan is negatively impacting students and universities across the country.
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 […]
