The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering to make it even easier to apply for PPP loan forgiveness–but only for the smallest borrowers. On Thursday, the SBA along with the U.S. Treasury ...

The notoriously complicated and frustrating federal student loan application, also known as FAFSA (for Free Application for Federal Student Aid), has recently undergone a simplification transformation ...

Many changes to student loans will happen on specific dates over the course of the next three years. Here’s a breakdown.

John Dodge is CBS Chicago's Director of Digital Content. John is a veteran Chicago journalist with experience in print, television and online platforms and has been with the CBS Chicago team since ...

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has officially opened the loan and scholarship application portal for the 2025/26 students. In a statement issued on July 2, 2025, the Loans Board announced ...

When you make the biggest purchase of your life, it’s important to understand exactly how much you’re paying. During the housing bubble, that wasn’t always the case for homebuyers. After the ...

Lively Caribbean music and the aroma of roasted chicken filled an indoor marketplace Monday as Park Street merchants in Hartford earnestly explained the problems of getting loans and affording health ...