MILLIONS of mortgage bills are set to fall after the Bank of England (BoE) slashed interest rates this afternoon. During today’s meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the BoE’s rate-setters reduced the base rate from 4.5% to 4.25% – the fourth interest rates cut since 2020. 1 This reduction means that millions of mortgage holders are set to see their bills fallCredit: Getty
Over strong objections from Democrats, House Republicans on the Education and the Workforce Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would make dramatic changes to the federal student aid system. The sweeping 103-page bill, known as the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, passed on a party-line vote after more than five hours of debate. The legislation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio is set to see nearly 700 new jobs and more than $835 million in investments after the approval of six major economic development projects, Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced Monday. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) reviewed and approved
Borrowers in default could see their tax refunds or other federal benefits withheld once collections resume. J. David Ake/Getty Images The Education Department will resume collecting on defaulted student loans early next month, restarting a system that’s been on hold since spring 2020, the agency announced Monday. Starting May 5, the department will withhold tax refunds
A day after White House officials said the Education Department would administer the student loan program, President Donald Trump announced that the Small Business Administration would be taking over the $1.7 trillion portfolio. He told White House reporters that the move would happen “immediately,” though he didn’t say how that process would work. Currently, federal law