It’s a tough time to be a borrower. Even if there is some moderate easing in 2026, mortgage rates (now about 6.15% for a 30-year loan) are largely expected to remain stubbornly high. Auto-loan rates ...

Rates on personal loans jumped up last week. But you can still snag a reasonable rate, whether you’re looking to finance a ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Starting this week, the government is sending out notices about garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default. It's serious, we're talking 15% out of a paycheck.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased last week to 6.43% from 6.30% Refinance demand dropped 15% week to week. Mortgage demand ...

Student loan borrowers in default will soon face a new collector – the U.S. Treasury. The Department of Education on March 19 announced the Department of the Treasury will take over operations related ...

Mortgage rates jumped this week to the highest level in nearly four months, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the ...

The U.S. Department of Education is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Criticism of student loans is on the rise as graduates complain that the debt is making it harder ...

WSJ’s Veronica Dagher breaks down the math homeowners should consider before refinancing, even as mortgage rates fall below the important 6% threshold. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Plan 2 is the official designation for the student-loan system in England and Wales that was in ...

The big difference between a secured loan and an unsecured loan comes down to one thing: collateral. This refers to a valuable possession, such as a house or a car, that backs up — or secures — the ...

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System provided the new financing for the 1.6M SF skyscraper at 787 Seventh Ave. The loan replaces a $780M CMBS loan that was set to expire this month, ...