CLASS-ACTIONLESS
- Want proof that class-action lawsuits provide little value to consumers? The details from JPMorgan Chase’s $136 million settlement with 47 state attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are starting to emerge and it looks like 5,000 Chase customers in Florida will split $4.6 million. That amounts to $920 per person.
STUDENT LENDING UPS AND DOWNS
- A rehabilitation program aimed at getting borrowers with defaulted student loans to start making repayments is showing signs of success. Borrowers who make nine payments in a 10-month span have the default wiped off their credit reports. Meanwhile, a company that specializes in offering checking accounts to students is facing an investigation over its debt collection practices by the state of Massachusetts.
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