Unfortunately, however, depending on financing can lead some small businesses to financial hardship and loan default. As payments are missed and the possibility of default looms, the type of lender, ...

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The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

For a good while, hardship-loan activity has served as an early indicator of stress. This has been powered by increased consumer financial strain and borrowers with weaker credit side-stepping ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Department of Education updated key guidance this month to ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the financial strain caused by the ongoing government ...

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the financial strain caused by the ongoing government shutdown, Intoxalock today unveiled its Hardship Assistance Program, a compassionate ...

Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans. Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans.

A question we’ve received from clients with increased frequency is whether they can forgo recording their loan modification agreement in certain circumstances or jurisdictions without jeopardizing ...

President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law Wednesday, cementing a partial claims program aimed at preventing veterans from losing their homes to foreclosure. The new ...

As inflation continues to rise, more families across Philadelphia are being forced to make a heartbreaking decision — surrendering their pets due to financial or housing hardship. According to ACCT ...