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A home equity loan lets you borrow against your home equity, which is the difference between your home's market value and the remaining balance on your mortgage. Like home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), home equity loans are secured by collateral: your home. In general, home equity loans tend to have lower interest rates than personal loans or credit cards. That's because home equity loans are secured debt, which makes them less risky for the lender. The downside is that if you miss payments,
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Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal and chief executive officer of financial technology company Affirm, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Affirm shares plunged on Friday after the fintech company issued a weak forecast, and investors questioned CEO Max Levchin's plan to go big in 0% loans. The buy now, pay later lender said revenue this quarter will be between $815 million and $845 million. The midpoint of the range was s
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If your federal student loans are in default, the Department of Education could begin garnishing your wages soon. Getty Images/Viva Tung/CNET If you're behind on your student loan payments, the Department of Education is about to use your paycheck to get your attention. The Department of Education announced it had resumed involuntary collections on student loans on May 5. That's the same day it began sending defaulted student loan borrowers a 30-day notice that their income tax refund and fede
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For the current quarter, Affirm is guiding for revenue between $815 million and $845 million — with a midpoint of $830 million, below the average estimate of $841 million, according to LSEG. Adjusted operating margin was 22%, compared to StreetAccount's estimate of 21.6%. Affirm reported net income of $2.8 million, or a penny a share, compared to a loss a year earlier of $133.9 million, or 43 cents a share. Revenue in the quarter rose 36% from $576 million a year ago . The company's key margin
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The Department of Education will begin sending defaulted student loans to collections on May 5. Google/ Zooey Liao/ CNET Time is running out if you're behind on your student loans, and your wages could be garnished this summer if you don't take action by Monday. After five years of payment pauses and delays, the US Department of Education announced that student loan payments and collections on student loans in default will resume on May 5. "The Biden administration misled borrowers: The execu
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Viva Tung/CNET The US Department of Education is resuming collection efforts on defaulted student loans starting on Monday. If you're more than nine months behind on your student loan payments, that means your wages could be garnished as soon as this summer. It may sound scary, but wage garnishment to pay off a debt isn't new. Currently, some Americans have their wages garnished to pay back taxes, child support and other debt, including student loans. It just might feel "new" since there were
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Viva Tung/CNET If your student loans are in default, the Department of Education could start garnishing your wages as soon as this summer. It may sound scary, but wage garnishment to pay off a debt isn't new. Currently, some Americans have their wages garnished to pay back taxes, child support and other debt, including student loans. It just might feel "new" since there were protections in place to allow borrowers in default time to catch up since the Covid-19 pandemic. But starting in May, pa
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You have until May 5 to get your student loans out of default before they are sent to collections. Getty Images/CNET If your student loans are in default, you may be worried about the recent announcement on wage garnishment. After five years of payment pauses and delays, the US Department of Education announced last week that student loan payments and collections will resume on May 5, with wage garnishment starting this summer. "The Biden administration misled borrowers: The executive branch d
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If your student loans are in default, you have until May 5 to stop them from being sent to collections. Getty Images/CNET The deadline is quickly approaching to stop your defaulted student loans from being sent to collections, which can result in the government garnishing your wages and possibly withholding your tax refund and Social Security benefits. After five years of payment pauses and delays, the US Department of Education announced last week that student loan payments and collections wi
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Borrowers with defaulted student loans have until May 5 to stop them from being sent to collections. Getty Images/CNET If your student loans are in default, you have just over a week to stop them from being sent to collections, which can result in the government garnishing your wages and possibly withholding your tax refund and Social Security benefits. After five years of payment pauses and delays, the US Department of Education announced April 21 that student loan payments and collections wi
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Student loans that are in default will go to collections starting May 5. Getty Images/CNET Starting in two weeks, defaulted student loans will be sent to collections, the US Department of Education announced Monday. Borrowers in default and hoping for debt forgiveness should take action before collections resume on May 5. "The Biden Administration misled borrowers: the executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the loan balances simply disappear," Edu
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Student loans that are in default will go to collections starting May 5. jayk7/Getty Images/CNET Beginning in two weeks, defaulted student loans will be sent to collections, the US Department of Education announced Monday. Borrowers currently in default and hoping for debt forgiveness should take action before collections resume on May 5. "The Biden Administration misled borrowers: the executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the loan balances simpl
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Getty Images/CNET More than 8 million borrowers have seen their credit scores drop because of student loan delinquencies, dragging down the average credit score in the US, according to a FICO analysis released today. The average FICO credit score slipped to 715, a one-point decline from January and a two-point drop since April 2024, according to the Fair Isaac Corporation, one of the major credit models used by lenders. Credit scores are a "lagging indicator of credit health" and could drop f
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Can the SAVE student loan plan be saved? Democratic lawmakers are attempting a rescue. Led by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Tim Kaine, a group of Democrats put forth the Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act, which would codify President Joe Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan and offer new protections for student loan borrowers. "I'm proud to introduce the SOAR Act, legislation that would codify, expand and strengthen the SAVE Plan to help student borrowers design a
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Can the SAVE student loan plan be saved? Democratic lawmakers are attempting a rescue. Led by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Tim Kaine, a group of Democrats put forth the Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act, which would codify President Joe Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan and offer new protections for student loan borrowers. "I'm proud to introduce the SOAR Act, legislation that would codify, expand and strengthen the SAVE Plan to help student borrowers design a
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If your credit has dropped recently, it could be caused by your student loans. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, more than 9 million student loan borrowers could be affected by loan processors reporting delinquencies. Borrowers had previously benefited from pandemic forbearance and protections that prevented loan servicers from reporting delinquent borrowers to the credit bureaus. But starting this week, lenders can again begin reporting people who are behind on payments, which
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More than 9 million student loan borrowers could see a drop in their credit score for late or missed payments now that lenders can report delinquencies, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Borrowers had previously benefited from pandemic forbearance and protections that prevented loan servicers from reporting delinquent borrowers to the credit bureaus. But starting this week, lenders can again begin reporting people who are behind on payments, which could significantly impact bor
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It's never been a better time to be an American consumer. Incredible new technological advancements in fast food technology have given us burritos delivered by drones, Taco Bell powered by AI, and surge pricing on Wendy's burgers. But all those treats cost money — something many Americans seem to be running low on. Not to worry, because a new partnership between two beloved startups is making sure you never have to go without. This week, DoorDash announced that it's partnering with AI-powered
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The Department of Education still exists, but it's about half the size it was yesterday. Amid President Donald Trump's calls to close the agency, the Education Department announced in a statement on Tuesday that it would lay off nearly half of its 4,133 workers, including 600 employees who had already accepted voluntary resignations or retirements. For student loan borrowers, the department will continue to deliver student loans and Pell Grants. However, there will also be staff cuts in every
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The Department of Education still exists so far this week, but multiple signs point toward its demise. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump drafted an executive order instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" as permitted by law. This action seemed poised to go live on Thursday, until the White House disputed that the move would happen that day in a social media post. McMahon said th
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It looks like the end is near for the Department of Education, with multiple signs this week pointing toward its demise. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump drafted an executive order instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" as permitted by law. This action seemed poised to go live on Thursday, until the White House disputed that the move would happen that day in a social media post
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