If you’re stretching toward a home purchase, anything that shrinks the pile of cash you need at closing looks pretty appealing. Homebuying assistance programs — usually in the form of help with your down payment or closing costs — could mean affording to buy now instead of waiting. Jeffrey Ruben, president of WSFS Home Lending...
The Federal Reserve just raised the target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points, or a quarter of a percentage point. It's the first increase to the funds rate since July 2023. Mortgage rates, on the other hand, have been rising since late April — and this week rates took a more decisive upward...
Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host an information session on small business funding through its loan programs in Selma on May 6.
Weekly Mortgage Rates Rise for First Time Since May
Mortgage rates turned upward this week after falling the previous five weeks in a row.
(The Center Square) – Americans with outstanding federal student loans have three years to transition from their current repayment plan to one…
Behind on Student Loan Payments? Act Now as 5 Million Summer Defaults Loom
If you’re among the millions of borrowers who haven’t made full, on-time federal student loan payments after the on-ramp period ended Sept. 30…
