We wrap up this week with the following…
What Happens to Your Debt When You Die?
Top Student Loan News Stories of 2018
Gone But Not Forgotten: Waters Wants Mulvaney to Testify About BCFP
CFPB Enters Consent Order with Federal Savings Association Over Alleged Credit Reporting Violations
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Let’s recover from the holiday with the following headlines…
You Guess: What’s the Debt Burden for Americans Entering Retirement?
What consumers should know when debt collectors call
How Student Loan Debt is Different From Other Types of Debt
Scary Bonds From Last Crisis Were the Best Place to Hide in 2018
Why The Latest Market Slump May Be A Head Fake
How To Keep Those Financial New Year’s Resolutions
Are we heading into another recession?
CFPB modifies HMDA data disclosure, issues 2019 guidance
CFPB Isn’t Using a Process to Evaluate Consumer Risk: GAO
Suffolk launches student-loan repayment program
Pre-paid college tuition plan gets a boost
Consumers face higher credit card balances in 2019
Millennial Investing: Top 15 Tips Heading Into 2019
Study: Many South Florida Millennials Can’t Afford To Buy A House
Dems aim to bring big-government programs to floor vote with 2019 House takeover
Consumer alleges CBE Group keeps calling to collect debt from unknown person
The following bankruptcy and consumer briefs read…
Puerto Rico bankruptcy to grind on with cramdown possible
California Debt Collection Laws Take Effect Jan. 1, 2019
Judge Says ‘Please Call’ Note About Insurance Coverage Voided Collection Letter, Certifies Class
FTC Settles for Nearly $3.5 Million with Debt Collectors Over Alleged Debt Collection Scheme
Make Sure Debt Itemization Adds Up, According to District of Connecticut
Watchdog group investigates federal loan forgiveness program for public servants
Navient Plea to Dismiss Pennsylvania Lawsuit Gets Rejected
The Fed Just Raised Interest Rates Again. What It Means for People With Credit Card Debt
Check out today’s new headlines…
Judge denies bankruptcy protection to delinquent landlord
How Businesses Are Helping Their Employees Ditch Student Loan Debt
Senate Bill Would Help Workers Pay Off Student Loans While Saving for Retirement
Navient Must Face State’s Suit on ‘Predatory’ Student Loan Plans
She was denied public service loan forgiveness, so she filed a lawsuit
Warren calls for probe into Trump name change for consumer bureau
What We Know and What to Watch Under Kraninger, the CFPB’s New Director
Start this Tuesday with the following headlines…
State Agencies Can Enforce FCRA Too
New report illustrates how student loan debt hampers home-buying
NYT: Risky mortgages are making a comeback
Democratic House members urge Kraninger to resume MLA exams
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Let’s wrap up the week with the following…
Navient Audit: Borrowers May Have Paid More For Student Loans
After losing court battle, DeVos to cancel $150 million in student loan debt
New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief Outlines Priorities
CFPB Critics Seek Issuance Of 2018 Student Loan Ombudsman Annual Report
Here are today’s bankruptcy & consumer briefs to start your Thursday…
Consumer bureau morale plummeted under Mulvaney: report
Trump administration refuses to publish required report on student-loan borrower complaints
Using the bank your college recommended? Check for fees
Why The Student Loan Bubble Won’t Burst
5 Things to Know About Financial Wellness Programs
November FDCPA Case Law Review
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And the “hump day” headlines read…
How Student Loan Debt Changes Your Life
More parents struggle to repay loans they borrowed for their children’s education
Alleged student debt relief scam leads to arrest of CEO
Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.
Teacher grants converted to loans forcing teachers to pay up
MN attorney general sues ‘tax debt relief’ firm for violating consumer protections
New head of watchdog agency vows consumers will be top focus
Fla. Man Ordered To Pay Gov’t $23M Over Debt-Relief Scam
“Buy now, pay later”: Old-fashioned loan-sharking with a Silicon Valley smile?
Bankruptcy Judges Handle Much More Than Bankruptcy Matters
Madoff bankruptcy lawyer: ‘You can’t have a Ponzi without a bank. And the bank was JPMorgan.’
Trump administration hid report revealing Wells Fargo charged high fees to students
BCFP enters into consent order with State Farm regarding alleged FCRA violations
Maxine Waters nominated to chair House Financial Services Committee
Today’s news briefs include…
Most Millennials Want to Be Homewoners but They Say Student Loans Are Holding Them Back
Companies Are Attracting Millennials By Paying Off Their Student Debt
20,000 More Reasons To Never Go To A For-Profit School
Getting a Raise in 2019? 5 Smart Things to Do With It
Real World Economics: Today’s farm crisis was long in coming
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