The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released a working paper entitled An Evaluation of Large-Scale Mortgage Refinancing Programs in which it analyzed a large-scale program that ...

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will be expanding their low-income refinance programs to include those making at or below 100 percent of an area's median income (AMI). The threshold on the ...

If you took out a government-backed mortgage over the last two years, you’re probably watching interest rates fall and ...

Michigan borrowers carry an average federal and private student loan debt balance of $33,487, which is 9% less than the U.S. average of $36,689. However, Great Lakes State borrowers still face a ...

With student loan debt on the rise, student loan refinancing has become a popular topic, with many borrowers looking to find ways to reduce their interest rates and save money. Student loan ...

In light of the subprime mortgage crisis that has resulted in extraordinarily high default rates on home mortgages, one might wonder what the government can do to better educate new potential ...

WASHINGTON — Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. are funding a $1 billion refinancing program meant to help troubled subprime borrowers, the Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America announced ...

Floridians on average hold 3% less in federal and private student debt ($35,496) than the average borrower in the U.S. ($36,689). The coronavirus pandemic has provided some relief, with certain ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. There are a lot of myths surrounding student loan refinancing.

Like many college graduates, Nicole Ludke, who now works as an audiologist, couldn't go to the mailbox many days without spotting a pitch suggesting that refinancing her student loans was a smart idea ...

WASHINGTON The Obama Administration's signature refinancing and loan modification programs will be extended for an additional year, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt said Friday. Both ...