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.
July 28, 2016
As banks spurn risk, insurers emerge as financial supermarketsInsurers are branching out into home mortgages, small-business lending, car loans, renewable-energy financing and student debt.
July 27, 2016
Moody's: Chicago still has time to embrace pension reformChicago still has time to fix its pension problem, according to the managing director at Moodys Investors Service.
July 27, 2016
Moody's: Chicago still has time to embrace pension reformChicago still has time to fix its pension problem, according to the managing director at Moodys Investors Service.
July 26, 2016
Your Clients Are Less Financially Literate Than You ThinkLack of financial literacy is quite pervasive across all income ranges, says Sarah Newcomb of Morningstar.
July 21, 2016
Wells Fargo Teams With Amazon to Offer Discounted Student LoansThe partnership will cut rates for loans by 0.5% if students sign up for the Amazon Prime membership program.
July 20, 2016
Lending to Poor People Didn't Cause the Financial CrisisTwo Trump advisors lay the blame for the credit crisis and Great Recession on the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The reality is different.
July 08, 2016
Private Student Loan Delinquency Rates DeclineDelinquency and charge-off rates for private student loans are the lowest since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to new research.
July 07, 2016
Student Loan Delinquencies Climb Despite Economic RecoveryStudent loans are the only consumer debt sector where delinquencies are higher now than they were during the financial crisis, according to a new report.
June 30, 2016
How Chinese Students Are Helping to Save America’s CollegesThe rising number of Chinese students at American colleges is driven in part by big cutbacks in government aid for state universities.
June 30, 2016
Puerto Rico Expected to Default on Debt Even After Restructuring Bill Is SignedEven after Obama signs the long-awaited bill that lets Puerto Rico restructure its debt, the ultimate outcome for holders of the islands debt remains uncertain.