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LendUp to Stop Making New Loans, Collecting on Certain Existing Loans, Under Settlement with CFPB

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Three months after it was sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for violating a 2016 consent order for a number of alleged violations, LendUp Loans has agreed to stop making new loans and collecting on certain outstanding ones while also paying a fine of $100,000, the Bureau announced yesterday.

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Student Loan Debt Relief Scammers Sentenced

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The Attorney General of California announced that a group of individuals involved in a student loan debt relief scam have been sentenced — three of them receiving jail time — and paying more than $330,000 in restitution to victims who were “preyed on” because they were struggling to repay their student loans.

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Ed. Department Discharges All Westwood College Loans

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billion of student loans for all of the 79,000 individuals who attended Westwood College between 2002 and 2015, ruling that the school “engaged in widespread misrepresentations about the value of its credentials for attendees’ and graduates’ employment prospects.”

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Public Prefers Medical Debt Forgiveness to Student Loan Debt Forgiveness: Poll

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With all the talk about medical debt this week as a result of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed medical debt credit reporting rule, it’s perhaps interesting to note that a majority of consumers feel forgiving medical debt is more important than forgiving student loan debt, according to the results of a new poll.

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How to Attract Multiple Generations to Open New Accounts and Apply for Loans

The experiences of every generation are characterized by their behaviors involving finances. Understanding these attitudes and using them to inform marketing messages enables community banks, regional banks and credit unions to better serve their customers.

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Report Shares Details of Student Loan Restart Proposals

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The Department of Education is considering proposals that would give borrowers “new flexibility” like initial grace periods when its moratorium on student loan payments ends on January 31, according to a published report.

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Student Loan Debt Holding Individuals Back: Report

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Student loan debt is keeping a lot of people from accomplishing their financial objectives, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors, including buying a home, taking a vacation, and starting a family, while also forcing more individuals to take second jobs or work where they are not happy to be able … The post Student (..)

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

Many US banks are bracing for increased defaults and lower demand for mortgages and other loans as interest rates have increased. Global economic conditions are soft at best. From a budget standpoint, US banks are feeling the pinch. The largest banks have increased reserves to protect against deteriorating economic conditions.