Loans

PSLF buyback delay puts public servants’ debt relief on hold
Katy Punch was just five payments away. After over a decade of public service as a librarian in North Carolina, she was within...

FCA plans to apply affordability rules to all buy now, pay later loans
For years, buy now, pay later (BNPL) options have been marketed as a smart, interest-free way to stretch your spending—especially online. Platforms like...

Student loan repayment backlog leaves 2 million borrowers in limbo
[UNITED STATES] Almost 2 million federal student loan borrowers seeking affordable repayment options are stuck in limbo as their applications await review, according...

The student loan SAVE pause has ended. Now what?
The end of the student loan SAVE pause isn’t just a policy footnote—it’s a financial inflection point. For millions of borrowers, this signals...

How the subprime market triggered a global financial crisis
In consumer finance, the term subprime refers to loans made to borrowers who don’t meet conventional credit standards. These borrowers typically have low...

How do installment loans work—and should you get one?
You’ve seen the ads. “Get up to $10,000 in your bank account—today.” Or maybe you spotted that shiny new buy-now-pay-later plan on your...

Pay off student loans or save for a down payment? What to do first
When your financial life feels split between building a future and cleaning up the past, it’s natural to feel pulled in both directions....

Why taking a personal loan isn’t as risky as you think
When everything in life is moving smoothly, borrowing money might be the last thing on your mind. But in Singapore, where financial security...
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Can you transfer a personal loan to someone else?
So, you took out a personal loan. You needed the cash. Maybe it was for a new laptop after yours fried itself mid-semester....

What the IBR student loan forgiveness delay means for you
The U.S. Department of Education has temporarily paused debt forgiveness for borrowers on the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan—one of the most commonly used...

What the repayment assistance plan means for your student loans
When Congress passed its “big beautiful bill” earlier this year and President Trump signed it into law, the spotlight fell on a new...
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Risks of short-term business loans in Singapore
If you run a small or medium enterprise (SME) in Singapore, chances are you’ve faced a financial squeeze at some point. Whether it’s...
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