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A personal loan is used for financing large purchases or covering major expenses.
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Paying for college is a challenge for many students, but student loans can help.
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Installment loans are a type of financing that has fixed interest rates and are paid back over a set number of months.
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Alternative business lending can help you get funded, but often at a higher cost.
Bank of America does not offer personal loans.
Since you likely didn’t have a federal student loan payment due for about five years, it’s understandable that your on-ramp to repayment might not have been a straight shot. You’d even be forgiven [...]
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Being denied a small business loan can be disheartening. Here’s what to do next.
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