It may be possible to use personal loans to pay off student loans, though not all lenders allow this. Refinancing federal student loans to a personal loan eliminates access to income-driven repayment ...

Mortgage applications slightly increased 0.2% for the week ending Nov. 21, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. It's a tick up from a week ago, when new home loan demand decreased 5.2%.

New data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that auto loan approval rates are dropping for U.S. buyers. Of those who applied for auto loans in October 2025, 15.2% — or more than 1 in 10 — ...

Nigeria’s new student loan programme has emerged as one of the country’s most closely watched education support initiatives, drawing a surge of interest since its rollout. In October 2025 alone, the ...

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Sunday said that the student loan scheme has crossed one million applications on its official portal. The organisation noted that this marked one of the ...

Lying on a loan application might seem like a quick solution to secure funds, but it carries serious financial and legal consequences. Penalties range from immediate loan denial or forced repayment to ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is live for the 2026-27 school year, even as the government shutdown continues. Prospective and current college students are encouraged to submit their ...

The interest rate cut issued by the Federal Reserve last week may have only lowered the benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point, but it inevitably led to a series of questions and ...

The Education Department submitted an update on its processing for student loan income driven repayment (IDR) plan applications in a court filing on Monday as the Trump administration takes criticism ...

Home loan applications decreased by 0.5% from a week earlier for the week ending Aug. 22, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This is the second straight week applications have been down.

Federal student loans have been upended by litigation and legislation. Here’s what you need to know to repay your loans, avoid tax bombs and more. By Tara Siegel Bernard The student loan landscape has ...

It’s a tale as old as the first tricky scheme — whatever that was long before any of us had cellphones. But there are ways to make sure you don’t fall victim to one present-day trick. “According to ...