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 13, 2014
Sallie Mae Fined $96 Million for Bilking Military on Student LoansSallie Mae charged too-high interest rates and denied rate reductions to servicemembers in combat zones over missing paperwork, CFPB says.
May 12, 2014
Reverse mortgages: What you need to knowFred Thompson and The Fonz may extol the benefits of reverse mortgages, but the reality is quite different. Here's how to assess this product.
May 12, 2014
Reverse mortgages: What you need to knowFred Thompson and The Fonz may extol the benefits of reverse mortgages, but the reality is quite different. Here's how to assess this product.
May 09, 2014
Millennials doing better than prior U.S. generation, paper showsAre the kids alright? Maybe so.
May 08, 2014
Under the Hood: Reverse Mortgages—What You Need to KnowFred Thompson and The Fonz may extol the benefits of reverse mortgages, but the reality is quite different. Here's how to assess this product.
May 07, 2014
Mortgage Debt Threatening Retirees’ Security: CFPBThe percentage of homeowners 65 and older with mortgage debt increased from 22% to 30% from 2001 to 2011, CFPB report says.
April 21, 2014
Is College Worth the Debt? More Consumers Say NoOnly 20% of Americans think student loans are a good investment, down from 54% in 2012, according to a Mintel survey.
April 18, 2014
'Why am I dead?' He never asked. Here's the answer he never heardA medical student in residency sees many things some that thrill, some that horrify.
April 03, 2014
Europe Considers Encouraging Investment Through Shadow BankingEuropean Commission growth roadmap pushes for allowing securitization and crowdfunding to prime the lending pump.
March 31, 2014
IRA Investors Can Make Peer-to-Peer Loans Through Prosper, Millennium TrustWe are an exchange for credit where people with cash and people with debt can meet, Ron Suber, president of Prosper Marketplace, told ThinkAdvisor.