Some mortgages don’t stay buried. Some old debts are resurfacing — and they can bite when you least expect it.

USDA loans: With a USDA loan, you can modify your mortgage with an extended term of up to 40 years, reduce the interest rate ...

Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest obstacles to homeownership in the United States, even for buyers who can afford monthly mortgage payments. Having to gather thousands of dollars upfront ...

Bilt, a rewards start-up, has new credit cards that help users earn points for housing payments. It rebooted the program after a shambolic rollout. Credit...Clay Hickson Supported by By Tara Siegel ...

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 ...

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) today announced a major shift in the delivery of FICO® Scores to the mortgage industry. With the launch of the FICO® ...

Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) today announced the addition of two new participants to the FICO® Mortgage Direct License Program through strategic partnerships with Cotality and ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Minakami also said that fees for originating loans, often ...

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end a student loan debt forgiveness program used by millions of Americans. The feds said Dec. 9 that they had reached a proposed court settlement to kill the ...

DENVER — The U.S. Department of Education is moving to shut down the SAVE plan, a student loan repayment program used by more than 7 million borrowers, following a legal settlement with several states ...

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Help is available for residents with mobility difficulties who want to stay in their homes. Michaela Grady, a housing planner with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, gave a ...

The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people ...