CFPB seeks to rollback rule restricting payday lendersBy Ben BradfordFebruary 07, 2019Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is handing payday lenders a potential victory.POSTED IN: CFPB payday lending ListenreadDownloadDownload
Loans for energy-efficient upgrades might be a bigger burden than a high energy billBy David Brancaccio and Jonaki MehtaJanuary 07, 2019Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSome see a conflict of interest in how PACE loans are made.POSTED IN: sustainability PACE loans PACE Property Assessment Clean Energy alternative energy predatory lending ListenreadDownloadDownload
Instead of buying toys your kids will soon outgrow — how about borrowing them?By Ryan KailathDecember 27, 2018Dan Kitwood/Getty Images"Toyeries" are making a comeback.POSTED IN: business toys lending library libraries toyeries children ListenreadDownloadDownload
For Ukraine, IMF delivers a gift with stringsBy Ben BradfordDecember 25, 2018POSTED IN: Economy IMF international monetary fund ukraine loans interest rates money lending global economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed housingBy Tommy AndresDecember 17, 2018Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesTen years ago the economy broke and changed the way we live.POSTED IN: Economy divideddecade Housing homes design financial crisis Great Recession Money Mortgages remodeling houses renting Rent-to-own lending subprime lending read
How New York's court system turned into a debt-collection machineBy Marketplace staffNovember 28, 2018POSTED IN: predatory lending debt collection Small Business Economy loans Money debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
What layoffs in the mortgage industry say about our economyBy Justin HoNovember 17, 2018POSTED IN: business Mortgages lending mortgage lending layoffs Jobs employment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Netflix to borrow an additional $2 billion to fund new showsBy Justin HoOctober 25, 2018Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe streaming service has already borrowed more than $8 billion to fund original programming. Can it keep borrowing?POSTED IN: business netflix business loans loans lending debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
Re-Fi? Standby … Rates are not great right nowBy Andy UhlerOctober 19, 2018POSTED IN: Economy refinancing interest rates Mortgages consumer lenders lending homes ListenreadDownloadDownload