Student loans

Activist concedes he doesn't have the votes to join Barclays' board; How an "inevitable" deal fell through and where the banks go from here.

Conduent Education Services has agreed to pay $3.9 million to the CFPB for failing to provide accurate account balances on more than 200,000 student loans.

The company's credit card business has been outpacing industrywide loan growth. In the first quarter, results were also aided by higher loan yields.

Earnest hopes offering a streamlined process can help it thrive in a risky niche.

The Wilmington, Del., company's new product relies on technology developed by Earnest, a startup that it acquired in 2017.

With just $22 million in assets, Manchester Municipal Federal Credit Union has millions in student loans on its books and never recorded a charge-off.

Measures of loan performance were generally better than expected at Ally, American Express, Synchrony and Sallie Mae. Their 1Q reports suggest that consumers remain able to meet their obligations despite a long run-up in debt.

The lawmakers are questioning the agency about its oversight of student loan servicers involved in a federal loan forgiveness program.

The lawmakers are questioning the agency about its oversight of student loan servicers involved in a federal loan forgiveness program.

Some fintechs have figured out how to provide international students and immigrants with credit cards and loans. Machine learning makes the underwriting possible.