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CFPB blog post and report focus on student loan servicing

CFPB Monitor

Student loan servicing was the focus of recent CFPB attention in the form of a blog post, “ Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans ,” and a report (labeled a “special issue brief”) titled “ Student Loan Borrowers Potentially At-Risk when Payment Suspension Ends.”

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CFPB encourages federal student loan servicers to conduct outreach to military borrowers on public service loan forgiveness

CFPB Monitor

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is “encouraging” student loan servicers to identify their military borrowers in order to conduct proactive outreach encouraging them to consolidate their loans and submit applications for forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). .

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CFPB issues Student Loan Servicing Special Edition of Supervisory Highlights

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB issued a “ Student Loan Servicing Special Edition ” of Supervisory Highlights. In this blog post, we highlight a stealth expansion of supervisory jurisdiction and focus on the CFPB’s findings in two key areas: Transcript withholding policies at institutional lenders (e.g. Supervisory jurisdiction.

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Google To Help Students Pay Off Loans With New Program

PYMNTS

Google has rolled out a new student loan repayment program, the tech giant announced in a blog post. Google cites the "enormous" student loan deficit in the U.S., Student loans were yet another facet of life disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. with the $1.5

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Are Student Loan Holders at Risk as Deferments Expire?

FICO

Home Blog FICO Are Student Loan Holders at Risk as Deferments Expire? Here we present results of our research into FICO® Score dynamics for holders of student loan debt between 2021 and 2022, to give an indication of key factors that seem to accompany large decreases in the FICO Scores of this population.

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Millennials Say No To Student Loan Debt Refinancing

PYMNTS

Homeowners wouldn’t think twice about refinancing their mortgage into a lower interest rate loan, nor would unsecured debt holders when it comes to consolidating their debt so they pay and owe less. But when it comes to student loans, millennials are actually balking at refinancing their debt , even if it will save them money each month.

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Things worth reading: 16th July 2020

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England teams up with Beano comic to boost financial literacy Banks set aside billions of dollars in expectation of massive losses as consumers default on loans How banks are trying to capture the green transition Banks propose ‘student loans style’ scheme to … The post Things (..)

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