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How Long Does It Take to Get a Loan?  07/18/2024 08:00pm • Innovations in the loan application and approval process have made it easier and faster than ever to get a decision on your loan, sometimes even within minutes. A fast approval can be helpful if you need funds fast. But don't speed through the loan details. Research and compare lenders before you ap A federal appeals court has blocked the Biden administration's student debt relief plan 07/18/2024 03:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has blocked the Biden administration's student debt relief plan. Families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal criticize Biden at GOP convention 07/18/2024 03:22pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday in an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden's presidency. Many of the A Kenyan court suspends a police ban on protests in Nairobi 07/18/2024 01:28pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court on Thursday suspended a police ban on protests in the capital, stating that citizens have a right to demonstrate peacefully. Before the high court's decision, police had barred protests in Nairobi indefinitely, saying they lacked leadership that would ensure pe Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workers 07/18/2024 12:49pm • The Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program. The relief for roughly 35,000 borrowers was announced Thursday by the Education Department and made through changes to the P US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans 07/18/2024 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth in Lending Act, a 1968 law that requires lenders disclose all loan costs and fees. If en China Communist Party policy meeting endorses leader Xi's high-tech vision for economy 07/18/2024 11:19am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party wrapped up a top-level meeting on Thursday by endorsing policies aimed at advancing the country’s technological power and fortifying its national security. A statement released when the four-day meeting ended provided only a broad-brush summary. M Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who helped bring team to Orlando, dies at 84 07/18/2024 12:59am • Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. Williams was 84. He started his NBA career as business manager of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1968, t What Are Your Rights as a Co-Signer? 07/17/2024 08:00pm • If someone you're close to needs to borrow money to buy a home or start a business, you might want to help out by co-signing. Co-signing a loan can help the person you care about get ahead financially, but it's a significant commitment that you should enter into with your eyes wide open. You need to How Does Citi Flex Plan Work? 07/17/2024 08:00pm • Citi Flex Plan is a service that lets Citi credit card holders tap into their line of credit in creative ways. With Citi Flex Pay, cardholders can split a large purchase into fixed monthly payments. With Citi Flex Loan, cardholders can borrow from their available credit but avoid a cash advance fee. Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over 'tuna bond' scandal that spurred debt crisis 07/17/2024 05:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The “ tuna bond ” scandal that shook Mozambique's economy is washing into a U.S. court, where a former Mozambican finance minister is being tried on charges that he took bribes to commit his country — secretly — to huge loans that prosecutors say got looted. When the loans China's Communist Party charts technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy 07/17/2024 07:28am • BANGKOK (AP) — In a year of major elections that will determine the destinies of many countries, China’s ruling Communist Party is holding closed, top-level meetings in Beijing to set strategies for reviving its slowing economy. State media likened the meetings that end Thursday to reforms star UN climate talks leader says financial help for poor nations is urgent goal of negotiations 07/17/2024 02:02am • The head of upcoming climate negotiations told world leaders Wednesday that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck nations is the urgent, make-or-break goal of United Nations talks this fall. “Time lost is lives, livelihoods and the planet lost,” said Mukhtar Babayev, the Azerb 2024 Election Latest: RNC enters second day with focus shifting to immigration 07/16/2024 10:48pm • The Republican National Convention's second day is in full swing — now with Donald Trump officially as its presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. Trump energized the crowd Monday night by entering the arena with a bandage on his right ear after being injured durin Biden says cooling political rhetoric doesn't mean he'll 'stop telling the truth' about Trump 07/16/2024 08:49pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday for the first time since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, continuing his calls to calm the divisive rhetoric on both sides but also arguing that doing so "doesn’t mean we should stop telling the truth” a