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CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you’ve been drooling for Apple’s new slick titanium, laser‑etched, no-fee credit card since it was announced in March, the wait is almost over. People who signed up to get notifications when Apple Card would…
FedLoan Servicing is a company which deals with student loans on behalf of the Department of Education. If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably been recently…
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that could settle multiple circuit court debates over the statute of limitations and the Fair Debt Collection…
Chase Bank Forgives All Credit Card Debt For Canadian Customers It must feel good to be a Canadian right now! On Thursday Chase Bank announced that…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a putative class action under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act finding…
Over the last several years, there’s been a serious push to get Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use newer credit scoring models that consider factors such…
People who are serious about improving their credit often wonder what it takes to get the highest possible credit score. For the FICO 8 credit scoring…
Dive Brief: The American Bankers Association is urging the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw a proposal that would allow federal credit unions (FCUs) to have…
Your student loans may haunt you even after you’ve paid them off. That’s because they’re having a major impact on how much people save for retirement,…
E Illinois counties are hiring debt collectors to track down people who may owe money for older, unpaid traffic tickets. One woman accused of owing money…
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