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Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
July 24, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” The above quote...

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Plaid Rolls Out Liabilities Tool To Track Student Loan Debt
Plaid Rolls Out Liabilities Tool To Track Student Loan Debt
July 18, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Plaid’s core business is centered on helping make it easy for developers get up and running with financial apps. That mostly until this point has...

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls US Student Lending A ‘Disgrace’
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls US Student Lending A ‘Disgrace’
June 26, 2019  |  Loans

Months after he called out “irrational” student lending that has been impacting the economy through his annual letter, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon noted that...

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Why Cash Is Still King On Graduation Day
Why Cash Is Still King On Graduation Day
June 08, 2019  |  Cash

For the last several weeks, and for a few more to come, students at the nation’s high schools and colleges are donning their gowns and mortarboards and...

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Student Loan Scammer Settles With FTC For $11M
Student Loan Scammer Settles With FTC For $11M
May 31, 2019  |  Legal

The leader of a student loan debt relief scheme has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) charges that he stole $11 million...

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Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?
Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?
May 29, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Income sharing is not a common method of financing as of 2019 — though, as of late, it has begun to get much more interest...

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Pressure Mounts On CFPB Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Pressure Mounts On CFPB Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
April 09, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Launched in 2008 as a provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA), the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program’s objectives were pretty straightforward....

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How Frank Wants To Help Students Stay Away From Debt
How Frank Wants To Help Students Stay Away From Debt
March 06, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Much has been written about the student loan crisis in the U.S. There are now 44 million borrowers who collectively own $1.5 trillion in debt, making...

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