/tags/loans Loans en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-29/farmers-continue-debt-2025-cause-concern Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That’s as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President Trump’s tariffs could make economic conditions tougher. Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-29/farmers-continue-debt-2025-cause-concern Will Bauer /economy-business/2024-11-13/north-st-louis-county-banking-expansion Midwest BankCentre's CEO says the new branch in Dellwood will pay dividends once it makes more connections in the community. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-13/north-st-louis-county-banking-expansion Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2024-06-25/missouri-kansas-biden-student-loan-forgiveness The challenge from coalitions of attorneys general, led by Kansas and Missouri, culminated in two preliminary injunctions of the Biden Administration's SAVE Plan on Monday. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:14:18 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-25/missouri-kansas-biden-student-loan-forgiveness Annelise Hanshaw /education/2024-06-03/missouri-attorney-general-argues-block-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan The lawsuit was filed last month by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey alongside seven other states. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:28:40 GMT /education/2024-06-03/missouri-attorney-general-argues-block-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan Annelise Hanshaw /government-politics-issues/2024-03-18/fewer-illinois-residents-using-payday-lenders-after-state-capped-interest-rates High-cost consumer loans with interest high as 200% have plummeted since an Illinois law passed in March 2021 put a ceiling on interest rates at 36%. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:14:41 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-18/fewer-illinois-residents-using-payday-lenders-after-state-capped-interest-rates Amy Yee /education/2024-03-01/mohela-blames-federal-government-for-reported-loan-program-problems The Missouri-based loan servicing organization pushed back Friday on allegations that it mismanaged a federal aid program, arguing the U.S. Department of Education is partially to blame for complaints included in a recent report. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:04:40 GMT /education/2024-03-01/mohela-blames-federal-government-for-reported-loan-program-problems Annelise Hanshaw /education/2023-10-31/education-department-punishes-student-loan-servicer-for-billing-mistakes The department is withholding payment from loan servicer MOHELA as 2.5 million borrowers didn't receive timely billing statements. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:17:54 GMT /education/2023-10-31/education-department-punishes-student-loan-servicer-for-billing-mistakes Cory Turner /economy-business/2023-10-17/state-budgets-could-take-a-hit-as-federal-student-loan-payments-restart Resuming payments at pre-pandemic levels, which were on average $236 a month, could hit revenue from general sales tax and selective sales tax as people shift how they spend. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:49:58 GMT /economy-business/2023-10-17/state-budgets-could-take-a-hit-as-federal-student-loan-payments-restart Eric Schmid /economy-business/2023-03-24/st-louis-economy-is-noticeably-different-a-year-into-the-feds-interest-rate-hikes “The sectors of the economy where people are borrowing money, those are the sectors that have seen the most immediate effects of these interest rate increases,” said a local economist. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:42:10 GMT /economy-business/2023-03-24/st-louis-economy-is-noticeably-different-a-year-into-the-feds-interest-rate-hikes Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2020-04-02/equal-housing-advocates-call-on-st-louis-banks-to-temporarily-stop-foreclosures St. Louis-area advocates for housing equality demand that private banks and other lenders put a temporary stop to foreclosures during the COVID-19… Thu, 02 Apr 2020 23:46:16 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-02/equal-housing-advocates-call-on-st-louis-banks-to-temporarily-stop-foreclosures Eli Chen