A secure GUI-based banking application built with Java Swing and SQLite using NetBeans IDE. This project demonstrates how to integrate desktop applications with a database to manage financial ...

Student-loan borrowers have had a tumultuous few years, and that’s likely to continue in 2026. Repayment plans for all borrowers and borrowing limits for some programs are set to change next year.

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The 21 member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) can now trade directly in local currencies rather than the US dollar via its recently launched Digital Retail ...

WASHINGTON, December 11, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $250 million loan for Uzbekistan to support a program aimed at expanding equitable access to student financing in ...

An effective currency needs to be widely accepted, easy to use, and stable in value. By now most of us have recognized that cryptocurrencies fail at all three things, despite lofty ideals revolving ...

As Stronghold, a fintech, crypto, and artificial intelligence (AI) company, knows well, the best business ideas come from personal experience. Founders Tammy Camp and Sean Bennett grew up in immigrant ...

Federal tax bills on most student loan forgiveness will return in 2026, ending a five-year window of tax-free relief and raising the risk of a student loan tax bomb for borrowers whose balances are ...

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Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned against a reported Trump administration proposal to sell parts of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio to private companies. Warren wrote a ...

Some suppliers told that BYD now prefers CP or bank notes for payments, sources say There has been regulatory pressure on automakers to shorten long payment times, improve practices Suppliers get less ...