Published on: 2025-04-20 01:56:00
Getty Images/Zooey Liao, CNET Student loan repayment news is breaking so fast that it's difficult to keep track of all the changes. A recent update to the Department of Education's declarations about how a married borrower's payments are calculated for certain income-based plans led to confusion. Late last week, the Department of Education submitted a court filing that addressed married student loan borrowers enrolled in an income-driven repayment plan who had filed income taxes married but se
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-21 14:32:00
William_Potter/Getty Images/CNET If you've been waiting for home prices to go down soon, you're also probably wondering: How can anyone afford a down payment in today's expensive housing market? While most experts recommend forking over 20% of the purchase price upfront, certain buyers are eligible to purchase a home without any down payment. You'll have to consider the drawbacks and determine if it's the right move for your finances. What are no-down-payment mortgages? A no-down-payment mor
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-21 15:17:02
Getty Images/Zooey Liao, CNET Student loan repayment news is breaking so fast that it's difficult to keep up these days. Now, there are changes to the Department of Education's declarations about how a married borrower's payments are calculated for certain income-based plans. Filing separately or jointly matters Late last week, the Department of Education submitted a court filing that addressed married student-loan borrowers enrolled in the income-driven repayment plan who had filed income ta
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-22 11:38:59
Global Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it's buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion while simultaneously selling its Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services . The company said that in acquiring Worldpay, which FIS had purchased in 2019 before later selling a majority stake, it's expanding its reach and will be able to serve over 6 million customers across more than 175 countries, enabling $3.7 trillion in annual payment volume. In se
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-23 22:11:00
Getty Images/CNET Millions of student loan borrowers like myself haven't made a student loan payment since March 2020. However, with the end of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan imminent, I'm making adjustments to prepare myself for a hefty monthly student loan bill. Like many borrowers, my federal student loans were placed into an emergency forbearance during the start of the pandemic in 2020. Before the pause, my monthly student loan payment was around $40. After moving onto the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-24 07:07:00
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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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 01:00:00
If Zelle is your preferred way to send money online, you have one less way to do it. On April 1, the digital payment service shut down its standalone app. But don't panic. The Zelle app may be gone but plenty of banks still offer Zelle through their own apps and websites. There are also lots of other digital payment apps to choose from. Here's the rundown on Zelle's announcement and the options you have now. Why the Zelle app is shutting down When Zelle launched in 2017, only about 60 US fina
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-02 12:14:51
Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is testing “Installment Payments” for its Wallet app, a Buy Now, Pay Later feature that was previously called Instant Installment. Installment Payments in Samsung Wallet allows eligible users in specific US states to split purchases using select Visa and Mastercard credit cards. The early access program for the feature runs from April 28 to June 6, 2025. Samsung phone users have access to Samsung Wallet, a digital wallet that lets them store and ma
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-03 01:00:00
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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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-07 10:52:00
It's been years since T-Mobile customers filed for a part of the wireless carrier's 2022 class-action settlement. But this month, those who qualify should start receiving their payouts. On April 8, a representative for the settlement did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether any payments have been issued. The settlement is the result of a class-action lawsuit filed against T-Mobile after a 2021 cyberattack exposed the personal data -- names, addresses and Social Securi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-07 23:48:11
Last week, details emerged about an application that fintech giant Stripe had submitted for a U.S. banking license. There was a lot of chatter on X about whether this meant Stripe – already the largest privately valued fintech in the world – would now be adding bank to the list of descriptions of what it does. The short answer is: No. What is true is that this marks the first time that Stripe has applied for a banking license. But what may not be as clear is that the scope of the license is a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-09 11:59:26
I n november 2020 the Central Bank of Brazil ( BCB ) launched Pix, a digital payment system, into the teeth of the covid-19 pandemic. Avoiding physical contact at a time when that was much desired, instantaneous, free and easy-to-use, Pix took off. Users need the recipient’s national ID number, phone number or a QR code to move money. By 2024 (see chart) it had become Brazil’s most popular payment technology, displacing both cash and cards. The number of transactions increased from 9bn in 2021 t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-11 08:00:00
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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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-13 07:00:03
It's been years since T-Mobile customers filed for a part of the wireless carrier's 2022 class-action settlement. But this month, those who qualify should start receiving their payouts. The settlement is the result of a class-action lawsuit filed against T-Mobile after a 2021 cyberattack exposed the personal data -- names, addresses and Social Security numbers -- of 76 million US customers. In 2022, T-Mobile agreed to a $350 million settlement to resolve claims that its negligence led to the da
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If Zelle has been your go-to app for sending money digitally, it's time to find a new method. The digital payment app shut down on April 1. That doesn't mean you can't use Zelle altogether, however. Zelle has only discontinued its standalone app. You can still send money using Zelle if your bank belongs to the Zelle network. You'll just need to do it through your bank's app or website. You also have other services to choose from. Here's what you need to know about this change and your options m
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 10:12:00
The standalone Zelle app is gone, but you can still use Zelle if your bank offers it through its app or website. JPMorgan Chase is one of the banks that offers the digital payment service, but there's one thing Chase customers need to know: There are some Zelle transactions Chase may no longer allow to you make. Chase's new Zelle policy -- which went into effect on March 23, 2025 -- reserves the right to block Zelle transactions it believes originated from social media. It's the bank's attempt
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-15 10:00:00
If you file your your tax return and discover you have a tax bill this year, you're not alone. While the IRS returns billions of dollars to taxpayers each year, some Americans do end up having to pay. If you can't pay your tax bill you can take these steps to avoid facing a hefty penalty from the IRS. 1. File anyway Your tax bill is due on April 15 this year -- regardless of whether you file on time or file an extension. Not filing your taxes won't make your tax bill go away. If you don't pa
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 05:57:22
Zelle is shutting down its stand-alone app on Tuesday, according to a company blog post. This news might be alarming if you’re one of the over 150 million customers in the U.S. who use Zelle for person-to-person payments. But only about 2% of transactions take place via Zelle’s app, which is why the company is discontinuing its stand-alone app. Most consumers access Zelle via their bank, which then allows them to send money to their phone contacts. Zelle users who relied on the stand-alone app
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-21 02:15:00
If Zelle is your go-to method for sending money digitally, listen up: Starting Tuesday, you won't be able to use the digital payment app anymore. There's no need to panic, however. This change applies only to the standalone app. If your bank offers Zelle through its mobile app or website, you can continue to use it. And if it doesn't, you have plenty of other ways to send money electronically to friends and family. Here's what you need to know about this change and your future options. Read m
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 17:00:03
Years have passed since T-Mobile customers filed for a part of the wireless carrier's 2022 class-action settlement. But starting next month, those who qualify should begin to see their payments arrive. The settlement is the result of a class-action lawsuit filed against T-Mobile after a 2021 cyberattack exposed the personal data (names, addresses and social security numbers) of 76 million US customers. In 2022, T-Mobile agreed to a $350 million settlement to resolve claims that its negligence le
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 23:03:00
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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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-26 10:00:00
The Department of Education has reopened applications for income-driven repayment plans, offering a little relief to student loan borrowers who've been in limbo for the past month. IDR plans are student loan repayment programs that cap monthly payments based on a percentage of the borrower's income. It's been an alternative option for borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan, which has been on hold for months facing legal challenges. The IDR application was removed from the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-02 18:05:00
Over the past decade, Dubai-based Network International has become one of the dominant payment processors across the Middle East and Africa, thanks in part to a pair of acquisitions. However, many large incumbents can fall prey to slower innovation, opening the door for smaller, faster-moving startups. The latest development is Enza, a fintech founded in 2022 by Hany Fekry, a former managing director at Network, along with another ex-Network executive Hamish Houston. The fintech, which has rai
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-03 04:05:00
Over the past decade, Dubai-based Network International has become one of the dominant payment processors across the Middle East and Africa, thanks in part to a pair of acquisitions. However, many large incumbents can fall prey to slower innovation, opening the door for smaller, faster-moving startups. The latest development is Enza, a fintech founded in 2022 by Hany Fekry, a former managing director at Network, along with another ex-Network executive Hamish Houston. The fintech, which has rai
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-03 03:56:34
In Brief In 2010, a programmer who was mining bitcoin famously made the comically expensive mistake of spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. As of this writing, those coins would be worth $850 million dollars. While there are few comparisons to that kind of miscalculation, the prospect of adding interest payments to fast-food orders is raising concerns nonetheless. Stemming from a partnership announced earlier this week between DoorDash and Klarna, customers can now buy a burrito or McDonalds
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 17:00:00
Scammers are endlessly creative. From toll road texts to "unclaimed package" alerts, it seems like every day, there's a new scheme to watch out for. But thieves also target you by a method that may not raise as many red flags: digital payment apps. Apps like Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and PayPal make it easy to send money to others. With a click of a button, your cash is gone -- and it can be nearly impossible to get it back if you send it to a scammer. Customers at three banks lost over $870 mill
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 18:23:50
This comes after the company allowed devs access to its NFC technology to avoid EU fines. Apple just brought its Tap to Pay technology for iPhones to a host of new European countries , including Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Hungary, Portugal and several others. This allows for contactless payments. It works with credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and a number of third-party payment platforms. That last one was once a contentious issue for Apple. The company only allowed third-party developers
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-12 06:48:22
Tap to Pay on iPhone is the ultimate in convenience for small businesses looking to accept contactless payment from both mobile wallets and physical cards, and from today it’s available in nine more countries. It allows retailers to accept contactless payment using only their iPhone, with no separate mobile terminal or card reader required … Tap to Pay on iPhone First announced in 2022 with a gradual rollout in the US, Tap to Pay on iPhone is effectively a 4th generation of card payment tech
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Now, with Iron, MoonPay can offer businesses the ability to accept stablecoin payments, unlocking instant, low-cost, and borderless transactions. Already, MoonPay makes it easier for people to participate in the new crypto economy by enabling onboarding through most traditional payment rails, including debit cards, bank accounts, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. "We think everyone is going to have a digital currency wallet, whether it's inside of a bank account or independently. And w
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