borrowers

Countrywide was accused of steering more than 200,000 black and Hispanic borrowers into risky subprime loans during the housing bubble.

But is the practice really over now?

The Obama administration unveiled a plan to help borrowers with student loans, but some of the most desperate borrowers won't benefit.

If the nation’s credit rating is downgraded because of the debt standoff , investors and borrowers should be able to ride out any resulting volatility, experts said.

Two of the nation’s biggest lenders are quietly modifying loans for tens of thousands of borrowers who have not asked for help but whom the banks deem to be at special risk.

Borrowers with mortgage troubles must wait a period of time before seeking another loan.

This time around, mortgage experts say, lenders are offering more conservative ARM products, without the gimmicky “teaser” rates and features.

After borrowers persuade their lenders to settle for a reduced amount, calls from collection agencies could be replaced by calls from the IR ...

NorthStar Education Finance, a nonprofit lender based in St. Paul, Minn., settled a class action lawsuit after reneging on a promise to cut borrowers' interest rates.

As default rates on loans for higher education rise, some borrowers see no way out, demonstrating how 'good debt' can go bad.

Because many consumers don’t offer a defense in court, creditors can win big judgments by default.