Federal small business loan limits should be dramatically increased to help farmers and manufacturers contend with rising equipment costs, U.S. Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler said Thursday during an Indiana visit with U.S. Sen. Todd Young. Loeffler, a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, joined the Indiana Republican senator for a tour of an […]
A judge could rule this fall blocking one of Oregon Democrats’ main affordability efforts aimed at preventing predatory lenders from exploiting a loophole in federal law. Oregon has an interest rate cap of 36%, but since 2020, lenders have issued more than 31,000 loans totaling at least $61 million with interest rates exceeding that cap, […]
After seven years of living in a cramped two-bedroom apartment in Northeast Portland with her four sons, Ja’Nelle Samuels assumed homeownership was impossible. The 43-year-old single mom and nonprofit manager grew up without housing stability. Her only model for homeownership growing up was her grandmother, who took her in after she left the foster care […]
More than a quarter of student loan borrowers in Nevada have defaulted on their payments, according to federal data. Around 9 million people are in default nationwide – a fifth of all student loan borrowers. The number of people who defaulted jumped by 4.2 million from April 2025 to March 2026, according to the Associated […]
