This is what happens to your student loans when you die
Thinking about your eventual death isn’t fun. But it’s something you need to plan for, especially if you’re one of the 44 million Americans with student loan debt. You want to know if your...
Everything You Need to Know About VA Home Loans
Home buying is an important milestone in many people’s lives. For service members who move a dozen (or more!) times during a career, it can be a daunting task. Fortunately, the U.S. Department of...
Student loan companies to feds…
Student loan companies to feds: Tell states to stop regulating us
The request comes as a number of states consider proposals to license student loan servicers
Over the past few years, lawmakers in Maine, California, Illinois...
Stop handing over auto loans to your competitors
According to chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association, Steven Szakaly, U.S. new-vehicle sales will stay above 17 million for a third straight year in 2017. Szakaly also said he believes that auto...
Trump administration to revise student loan rules aimed at helping borrowers
The Trump administration Wednesday said it plans to revise two Department of Education regulations aimed at helping borrowers who say they were misled by for-profit colleges.
The decision announced by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos...
This city is helping its employees pay off their student loans
he city is likely the first to offer the perk to its workers
We’re one step closer to student loan help becoming a standard part of an employer benefits package, like a 401(k) or health...
Why Paying Off Debt is Priority Number One For Advisors
One reader recently asked a group of financial planners, “Why is paying off debt the biggest priority to advisors?” So, what is it about debt? Why such a big deal? Why do financial planners...
Saving for a house could get you a tax break
If you're watching home prices head north and wonder how you'll ever come up with a down payment, your state might have a way to help.
Enter so-called "first-time home buyer savings accounts."
Various state legislatures...
Five ways marriage affects your student loans
Marriage legally binds you to your spouse — but that doesn't mean saying "I do" to another set of student loans. Each of you remains responsible for loans you took out before your wedding....
Five ways the Trump administration is undoing Obama’s student loan legacy
In his first six months in office, the president has proposed major changes to the student loan program
The Obama administration spent years laying the groundwork to overhaul the student loan system by issuing new...