Student loan debt

Finding loan forgiveness programs and keep-the-change loan paydowns are examples of services startups like Savi, Summer and FutureFuel.io are offering banks to help borrowers manage their monthly payments.

Despite some improvements, almost one-quarter of respondents to a LendEDU survey were still waiting on their relief checks and those consumers are more likely to take on additional credit card debt.

Just over 40% of respondents with private student loans said they had worked with their lenders to come up with a plan for reduced payments.

As universities move classes online, there are signs enrollment could be down in the coming academic year. That could have a major impact on credit unions’ private student loan portfolios.

Proposed reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act focus on everything but bank products that promote higher education. It’s time to change that.

Bankers groups are keeping close tabs on a host of legislative and gubernatorial proposals, from prize-linked savings accounts in Iowa to rent control in Massachusetts to a slew of bills modeled after California's recently passed data privacy law.

Depending on one's perspective, the surge in consumer borrowing is either a normal byproduct of a booming economy or a worrisome trend that portends a wave of delinquencies when the next downturn hits.

The two agencies said they will exchange student loan complaint data after their information-sharing efforts had been in limbo for over two years.

The proposal announced Tuesday is aimed at attracting younger voters.

Democracy Forward filed the lawsuit Monday against the consumer bureau, Director Kathy Kraninger, the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.