Consumers just got some good news about a student loan forgiveness extension and about protections on credit card late payment charges, resulting from a Supreme Court ruling on the Consumer Financial ...

Update: On May 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ruled that buy now, pay later companies must provide consumers the right to dispute charges and demand refunds after returning a ...

First, find out if your loans are in default. From there, you can take steps to enter repayment or prepare for your paycheck to be docked up to 15%. Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and ...

If you’ve shopped for anything online recently, you’ve no doubt seen the payment options from companies like Affirm and Afterpay where you can pay the bill over time in four equal installments with no ...

Students and their families have traditionally relied on student loans to cover tuition costs for higher education. However, in recent years, colleges have introduced tuition payment plans as an ...

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Shoppers can quickly get approved for the services, but regulators are concerned that the loans lack important protections. By Ann Carrns The use of “buy now, pay later” credit spiked during the ...

Starting in January, the Trump administration says it will garnish the wages of student loan borrowers who haven’t been able to make their payments for at least nine months. “It’s cruel and hostile to ...

Transcript withholding can make it difficult for students to apply for jobs even if they’ve graduated, since they can’t prove to prospective employers that they have a degree. By Meredith Kolodner ...