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Supreme Court rules against Biden student loan debt handout
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in cases dealing with President Biden's student loan debt cancelation program, which had been on hold pending a decision.
How To Work With A Student Loan Ombudsman
Contacting your student loan lender is usually the first step in resolving an issue. But what if it gets you nowhere? Last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received about 5,800 student loan complaints, and 65% of them related to dealing with lenders or loan servicers.<br>Sometimes you
Student-Loan Debt Has Surprising Impact on Renters' Credit Worthiness
A new analysis from CoreLogic found that renters with student loan debt have higher average credit scores than those without.
How to budget for student loan payments
The annual cost of college education has risen by 130% in the past 20 years, according to the College Board, so it's no surprise so many of us have student loan debt.
Want More Alumni Donors? Ask People With Student-Loan Debt
The study by GiveCampus also found that nearly half of the respondents, and 58 percent of millennials, are likelier to donate if they can specify how their donation is used.
How For-Profit Colleges Are Fueling the Student-Loan Crisis
What does a ton of student-loan debt get you? A lower chance of graduating and a higher chance of unemployment.
Student Loan Debt Doesn’t Have to Stop Retirement Savings
Paying down student loan debt is hard enough without worrying about saving for retirement.
Consumer Agency Blocked From Fixing Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Many public service workers thought they were in line to have their student loans forgiven. They made payments for 10 years only to be told they weren't in the right loan forgiveness program.
The Bar Character And Fitness Process Is Flawed When It Comes To Student Loans
Borrowing student debt just means that someone had to do what millions of people are required to do in order to earn a law degree.
How a handshake between a student and janitor started a movement
A friendship prompted an effort to tell the stories of Georgetown's workers, and money raised is helping dreams come true.
5 Common Student Loan Mistakes
This post has been updated. Please view the latest version: 8 Common Student Loan Mistakes 1) Not figuring out how much you’ll need to pay each month As you’re trying to plan your life after graduation, it’s important that you know how much you’ll need to pay each month toward your student loans soContinue Reading
A Beginner’s Guide to Repaying Student Loans
A road map to help those with student loans steer clear of common repayment mistakes and protect their credit scores.
When your Social Security check disappears because of an old student loan
How older Americans are suffering under the weight of student loan debt
Consolidating vs. refinancing student loans: 5 things to know
Taking out student loans is easy. Deciding whether to refinance or consolidate them isn’t.
How Student Loan Debt Is Destroying Marriages
"I'm essentially a credit hostage. If she declared bankruptcy, 100 percent of the burden would land on my lap."
How To Qualify For A Mortgage If You're Drowning In Student Loan Debt
Student debt remains one of the few unifying themes among an increasingly diverse population.
How Student Loan Debt Affected These Borrowers’ Career Choices
Do student loans impact career choice? For many, there's definitely a correlation, as these five borrowers explain with examples from their own student loan experiences.
Why student loan debt isn't going anywhere
A confusing application process and growing debt per student means the financial recovery may never erase that debt burden.
Cash Course: I learn how to manage student loan debt
It doesn’t feel like it as I log-in to my student loan service account and stare down that remaining balance — that $20,000 figure that never seems to go down
How Activists Are Moving the Dial on Student Loan Debt
As student debt grows, grassroots organizations keep pushing for national change.
