Student Loan Refinancing

Libor: What it Means for The American Consumer

Check out how a key foreign interest rate impacts the interest you pay in the U.S.

AIG Refinances New Student Housing for $56M

SAN DIEGO-New York City-based AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a $56 million refinancing loan for the 260-unit Sterling Collwood student housing community here.

Libor: What it means for US consumer loans

You may not think a foreign interest rate could impact the interest you pay in the U.S., but it does. From adjustable-rate mortgages to private student loans, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, has a direct effect on the amount you pay.

Sallie Mae Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results highlighting increased student loan originations, lower delinquency and charge-off rates, and declining operating expenses.

What Obama Said About Your Money in the State of the Union

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Much of President Barack Obama's third State of the Union speech focused on broad goals to keep the country strong and competitive, but the president did mention a few specific proposals that could have a tangible impact on how Americans find jobs and save money. Here are a few of the highlights: Tuition reform There's no doubt student loan debt is quickly becoming one ...

Jeanette Pavini's Buyer Beware: Jobless grads rap Sallie Mae over loan fee

Stef Gray is spearheading an effort to get lender Sallie Mae to stop charging unemployed borrowers a fee to defer student loans — and her petition has more than 75,000 supporters.

Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners

REUTERS - In July 2009, Roy and Sheila Bowers refinanced the mortgage on their suburban ranch home in Topeka, Kansas. The couple wanted to take advantage of the low interest rates that were all the rage at the time. Roy, a truck driver, and Sheila, a former hotel housekeeping supervisor, knew their new loan from Wells Fargo would enable them to save $198.86 a month - a nice chunk to help with ...