Student Loan Debt
How advisors can help clients understand the burden of student loan debt and the best ways to reduce, eliminate or manage the debt load.
S&P: Small Businesses Still Hurting Despite PPP
By Jeff BermanWhile the second round of loans are reaching a wider range of businesses, issues remain, the firm found.
May 20, 2020
Treasury's Mnuchin Provides CARES Act UpdateTreasury and SBA have approved over 4.3 million loans to small businesses amounting to about $513 billion.
May 18, 2020
Treasury, SBA Release PPP Loan Forgiveness ApplicationPlanner and CPA Leon LeBreque said that he was "excited" to see the guidance, but there are "still holes."
May 14, 2020
Does New PPP Loan Guidance Give Borrowers a License to Steal?The SBA's assertion that it will not challenge the good-faith certification on loans under $2 million has sparked debate.
May 14, 2020
AICPA Creates PPP Loan Forgiveness CalculatorThe goal is to resolve remaining issues that created a "major stumbling block" to the program's implementation, it says.
May 12, 2020
Record Low Student Loan Rates Expected in the FallRates for undergraduate, graduate and PLUS loans are expected to drop 178 basis points.
May 08, 2020
LPL Provides $1M in Financial Support: Coronavirus Aid RoundupCaptrust, Comerica, U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America are among other companies offering COVID-19 relief.
May 06, 2020
PPP Loan Distribution Doesn't Reflect Need: New York FedResearchers found a surprising explanation for the disparity.