student loans

CommonBond gets $750 million in lending funds from top banks

02/14/19

Barclays, BMO, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and ING contributed to the online student lender, which last year made over $1 billion in loans.

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Navient seeks to narrow CFPB’s student loan servicing lawsuit

01/18/19

The company has filed a request with a federal judge in Pennsylvania for a summary judgment in two counts against it, accusing the bureau of failing to provide evidence.

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Warren presses Wells Fargo on student fees

01/17/19

A CFPB report revealed that the fees charged to college students by Wells Fargo for financial products are three times higher than average. Sen. Warren wants to know why.

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KeyCorp to buy digital platform from Conn. community bank

01/17/19

The online platform, created by Laurel Road Bank in 2013, allows users to refinance student loans and originate mortgages.

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CommonBond braces for bumpy 2019 by laying off 18% of staff

01/16/19

The online student lender said it is reallocating some jobs and "sunsetting" others.

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Banks pitch refis to generation buried in student debt

12/21/18

Student loan debt — now at $1.5 trillion in the U.S. — is arguably the greatest pain point for consumers in their 20s and 30s. To court that demographic, banks are increasingly offering help with refinancing and repayment.

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Navient must face Pa. lawsuit for alleged predatory lending

12/18/18

A U.S. District judge in Scranton denied the student lender's motion to dismiss the suit.

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Student loan debt sets record, doubling since recession

12/17/18

U.S. student loan debt outstanding reached a record $1.465 trillion last month and one particular set of borrowers is having a hard time paying back their loans.

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'Jump right in, the shark infested water is just fine': Comments of the week

12/13/18

Readers sound off on fintechs entering the student loan market, the FDIC’s brokered deposit rules and a heated debate over the new CFPB leader.

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Blockchain hype, Mulvaney's BCFP, pot banking: Top stories of the week

12/07/18

Blockchain backers concede the hype is turning off bankers; Mulvaney's CFPB name change could cost industry millions of dollars; the one banking bill Congress might actually pass next term; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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