Student Loan Debt
How advisors can help clients understand the burden of student loan debt and the best ways to reduce, eliminate or manage the debt load.
May 14, 2020
Does New PPP Loan Guidance Give Borrowers a License to Steal?The SBA's assertion that it will not challenge the good-faith certification on loans under $2 million has sparked debate.
May 14, 2020
AICPA Creates PPP Loan Forgiveness CalculatorThe goal is to resolve remaining issues that created a "major stumbling block" to the program's implementation, it says.
May 12, 2020
Record Low Student Loan Rates Expected in the FallRates for undergraduate, graduate and PLUS loans are expected to drop 178 basis points.
May 08, 2020
LPL Provides $1M in Financial Support: Coronavirus Aid RoundupCaptrust, Comerica, U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America are among other companies offering COVID-19 relief.
May 06, 2020
PPP Loan Distribution Doesn't Reflect Need: New York FedResearchers found a surprising explanation for the disparity.
May 05, 2020
Democrats' PPP Disclosure Bill Fails Senate VoteThe bill would have required the SBA to provide daily and weekly reporting on the Paycheck Protection Program.
April 30, 2020
Fed Expands Main Street Lending ProgramBoth bigger and smaller companies will be able to participate under the latest expansion.
April 28, 2020
Yes, Advisors Should Report PPP Loans on Form ADVWhile new SEC guidance raises questions, advisors should err on the side of disclosure, Leon LaBrecque and Jeff Levine tell ThinkAdvisor.
April 27, 2020
Gerald Celente: State Lockdowns Are a Destructive MistakeThe controversial forecaster tells ThinkAdvisor why he thinks "the worst is yet to come" in the virus' economic fallout.
April 24, 2020
SBA Will Accept New PPP Loan Applications on MondayA number of smaller RIA firms "have applied or are interested in applying for PPP loans, given the economic uncertainty." said Karen Barr of the Investment Adviser Association.