Student loans

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney has dropped agency plans to crack down on overdraft programs and large marketplace lenders. Here's what else he's changing.

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The credit unions are primarily in the eastern half of the country, with assets ranging from $11 million to nearly $7 billion.

The bank said it kept fee rebates that should have gone to a small pension fund; some women say the company's “bro” culture hinders their advancement.

The CFPB's acting director announced new political hires and more plans to overhaul the agency in an email Wednesday.

Gill, who spent 14 years at Goldman, will fill a role that has been vacant since last summer at SoFi.

Only North Dakota has its own state-owned bank, but policymakers in other states say more public banks are necessary to fully meet society's needs. Among those who proponents say would benefit the most: small-business owners and legal marijuana suppliers and distributors.

The bank says CEO had no input into $325 million loan to Trump's son-in-law; Fifth Third, First Republic take equity stake in online student loan lender.

Are American college students using their student loan dollars wisely? A LendEDU study explored how those funds are spent.

Fifth Third and First Republic are among the investors in the company’s $50 million equity round.