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A mobile application to provide seamless access to loans for disabled entrepreneurs and individuals was launched on Sunday. The app, launched at the concluding event of the 22nd Divya Kala Mela, was developed by the National Divyangjan Finance and Development Corporation. It aims to provide seamless access to loans for Divyang entrepreneurs and individuals, marking … Read more

Early this fall, a woman desperate for an abortion messaged the Wild West Access Fund, an abortion fund in Nevada, asking for support. She guessed she was nearly 20 weeks pregnant and didn’t have even a few hundred dollars to spend on the procedure. She wanted to prove she was doing everything she could to … Read more

Alrena Dale, 61, got $155,000 in student loans discharged through bankruptcy. Biden’s new bankruptcy guidance, aimed at easing the process for borrowers, made that possible. Some attorneys told BI that the new guidance is a big help, but more outreach would be helpful. Alrena Dale, 61, had her six-figure student-loan balance wiped out after decades … Read more

Too often we think of student debt as a young person’s problem. But the reality is that millions of older Americans are working well into our golden years to service unpayable student loans. Renita Walker  |  Opinion contributor Students can now find out if their majors are worth the debt Students can now look to … Read more

If you’ve been following student loan news, you know it’s been a confusing year for borrowers. Between payment pauses and court cases disputing the legality of student loan forgiveness programs, there’s a lot of uncertainty about what’ll happen next. Elaine Rubin, a higher education policy expert As a student loan expert with more than 15 … Read more

As part of an administration-wide plan to drop pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims, current President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student-athletes, according to ESPN.  The Education Department said it was withdrawing the proposal because of ongoing litigation over how … Read more

Paying off student loans can seem like an impossible task, especially when high interest rates mean loan amounts keep increasing. But student loan relief can provide a lifeline for borrowers in need. Learn More: I’m a Retirement Planner: 7 Ways I Am Guiding Clients Now That Trump Won Discover More: How To Financially Plan for … Read more

An Atlanta, Georgia man recently shared with Moneywise that he could’ve been stuck paying two car loans after GEICO approved a total loss payout on his stolen vehicle and then revoked it when it was found. Josh Peresta’s car was stolen from the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport while he was on a business trip in … Read more

The CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman has released his annual report, again emphasizing complaint volume without investigating all complaints, suggesting that states should acquiesce when the Department of Education promulgates rules that exceed its statutory authority, and blaming servicers for communications issues caused in no small part by the Department of Education’s failure to provide clear … Read more

The IMF’s executive board approved a $1.1bn disbursement to Ukraine as part of an ongoing loan programme to provide budget support. The approval on Friday bolsters Ukraine as it faces continued Russian attacks, and comes just over a month after staff at the International Monetary Fund completed the sixth review of an existing four-year program … Read more