Lillian Guevara-Castro

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7 Million SAVE Borrowers Face a 90-Day Clock Starting July 1

7 Million SAVE Borrowers Face a 90-Day Clock Starting July 1

The U.S. Department of Education is sending a second round of notices to about 7 million SAVE plan borrowers before official transition letters... read more »

By: Adam West • 6/4/26

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Trump’s May 19 Order Pulls Immigration Into Credit Underwriting

Trump's May 19 Order Pulls Immigration Into Credit Underwriting

President Trump signed an executive order directing regulators to provide guidance on how lenders should consider immigration status — including... read more »

By: Adam West • 6/3/26

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Study Finds 35% of Subprime Consumers Have No Credit Cards

Study Finds 35% of Subprime Consumers Have No Credit Cards

They are 44 million strong and make up 17% of U.S. consumers. They are the people with subprime credit scores, and many have no credit cards or... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 6/2/26

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Rent Payments May Now Help You Qualify for a Mortgage

Rent Payments May Now Help You Qualify for a Mortgage

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are moving toward broader use of new credit-scoring models that consider an... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 5/29/26

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Jeff Bezos Says Bottom Half of Americans Shouldn’t Pay Taxes

Jeff Bezos Says Bottom Half of Americans Shouldn’t Pay Taxes

Nothing is certain except death and taxes — or so said Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers, in a letter he wrote in the late 1700s.... read more »

By: Andrew Allen • 5/28/26

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NYC Cracks Down on Debt Collectors With New SHIELD Rule

NYC Cracks Down on Debt Collectors With New SHIELD Rule

New York City is cracking down on debt collectors. New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has issued a new rule that... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 5/27/26

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3.6 Million Federal Student Loan Borrowers Default in Six Months

3.6 Million Federal Student Loan Borrowers Default in Six Months

Millions of student loan borrowers are defaulting on their federal student loans. It is estimated that 2.6 million federal student loan borrowers... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 5/26/26

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Trump’s New Fintech Executive Order Raises Fears of Predatory Loans

President Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Fintech

President Trump’s latest push to expand fintech and crypto access is winning praise from the financial tech industry, but consumer advocates say... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 5/22/26

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