Minneapolis Star Tribune

Whistleblower: Loan consolidation -- for a fee
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Experts caution against firms that consolidate federal student loans for a fee, when you can do it online for free. Graphic for stories about college graduates and their debt. Instead of leaving you to track down student scholarships or fill out FAFSA ...

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Wall Street Journal

Websites for Finance Novices
Wall Street Journal
By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN Everything can be done faster and cheaper online. At least that is what most people under 35 seem to think. But is that the case when it comes to taking charge of one's finances? A slew of high-tech financial-planning resources ...



Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds and McCaffery Interests Close Senior Loan with ...
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CHICAGO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds (CJUF) and McCaffery Interests (McCaffery) closed on a senior loan from Prime Finance to fund the repositioning of the retail component of the Roosevelt Collection, a transit-oriented ...

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RBS Citizens Financial Group expands Education Finance business to offer ...
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PROVIDENCE, RI--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (RBSCFG) today announced the expansion of its student lending business and now is offering private student loans to college students across the 48 contiguous states.

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Bloomberg

Ally Fincl: ResCap Mortgage Subsidiaries File Chapter 11
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A judge on Monday said Residential Capital Corp. could begin borrowing on a $1.45 billion bankruptcy loan from a group led by Barclays PLC (BCS), hours after the Ally Financial Inc. mortgage subsidiary filed for Chapter 11 ...
Ally Financial CEO says US businesses not for saleMarketWatch
Ally to Sell Non-U.S. Units as ResCap Goes BankruptBloomberg
Ally to keep US loan unitThe Detroit News
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Mortgage Lender Residential Finance Corp. Explains Benefits of HARP 2.0
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Then Snow contacted Residential Finance Corp. (RFC), a nationwide mortgage lender, which rolled out the new the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) 2.0 program last month, and within three weeks she closed on a new lower, fixed interest rate loan.

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expressandstar.com

Consumer 12.0: Online payday loan firms open flout Pa. laws
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pete Alfeche says his $250 loan cost him almost $2000 in finance charges within a year. He is fighting efforts to allow such loans back in Pennsylvania but with regulations on those who offer them. RON TARVER / Staff Photographer Pete Alfeche doesn't ...
USA Payday Forever Announces New Training Program For Personal Loan EmployeesHouston Chronicle
Pros & Cons of payday loans explained by Wongaforum.comPR Web (press release)
Social Media Campaign for Payday Loan Company Starts for USA Payday ForeverDigitalJournal.com (press release)
24dash (press release)
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Regional Management Corp. Expands to New Mexico
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GREENVILLE, SC--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM), a diversified specialty consumer finance company, announced today the expansion of its operations to New Mexico, its seventh US state, with the opening of its first ...

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TIME

Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis?
TIME
Meanwhile, median debt for the two-thirds of US college students who borrow to finance their education is only $12800. That's actually less than the difference in annual earnings between those with a college degree and those with only a high school ...

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New study: 1 in 8 ISU students unaware of college debt
DesMoinesRegister.com
Nearly 40 percent of Iowa State University students underestimated the amount of student loans they owe, while one in eight didn't realize they had debt, according to research by ISU faculty and staff released Wednesday. The financial literacy study, ...

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