President Joe Biden (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Getty Images Student loan forgiveness of $50,000 gets a renewed push. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for student loans. Stud...
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Biden open to canceling $10,000 in student loans per borrower — what that means for your budget, credit score and tax bill
If $10,000 vanishes from your student debt, you may want to celebrate. This is a question millions of student loan holders may be facing soon if President Joe Biden proceeds with a controversial plan ...
Biden Has Canceled $25 Billion Of Student Loans, But Student Loan Forgiveness Still Eludes Borrowers
President Joe Biden (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images President Joe Biden has now canceled $25 billion of student loans. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for your stude...
Senators Propose Major Changes To Student Loan Forgiveness
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images Two U.S. senators have proposed major changes to student loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know — and wha...
Biden administration to cancel $5.8 billion in single largest student loan forgiveness effort ever
The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will forgive all remaining debt for over half a million borrowers who attended and were defrauded by any campus owned or operated by Corint...
Biden Cancels $5.8 Billion Of Student Loans
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) Getty Images The Biden administration announced today that it will cancel $5.8 billion of student loans. Here’s what y...
A New Mission To Support Student Crypto Education
Despite turbulent economic times, cryptocurrencies have still outperformed many of the world’s most valuable companies in terms of annual returns. At one time in late 2021, the entire crypto market ev...
China Tests CBDC to Track Student Card Purchases – crypto.news
In the latest CBDC trial in China, the government tracked purchases made through the digital yuan CBDC student card. China CBDC Trials Continue China is inarguably the global leader when it comes to p...
Student Pleaded With 911 To ‘Send The Police Now’ As Officers On Scene Waited For Tactical Units To Arrive
Topline Texas authorities fleshed out their timeline Friday on the police response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday that left 21 dead and 17 injured, as it e...
Student Loan Cancellation Is An ‘Insult To The Majority Of Americans,’ Senator Says
Sen. Tom Cotton (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National … [+] Committee via Getty Images) Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 R...
Here’s why the arguments against canceling student debt make no sense
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer of N.Y., left, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are shown together in 2020. Both advocated canceling up to $50,000 in student debt per borrower. (Associat...
South Carolina Becomes 16th State To Ban Transgender Student Athlete Participation
Topline South Carolina banned transgender student athletes from sports that align with their gender identity in public schools and colleges Monday when Gov. Henry McMaster unceremoniously signed the b...
Ben Bernanke helped the U.S. recover after 2008 and now sees huge warning signs on inflation, stagflation and student debt
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank’s decision to delay its response to the highest inflation rates in four decades “was a mistake.” Bernanke, who served two terms ...
Student Loans Will Become More Expensive — Here Are The New Rates
President Joe Biden (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Student loans will become more expensive this year. Here are the new rates. Here’s what you need to know — and wh...
Student Loans May Get Canceled, But More Limits Mean You Might Not Qualify
President Joe Biden (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Student loans may get canceled, but more limits mean you might not qualify. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for y...
Student Loan Forgiveness Is A ‘Loser Issue’
Bill Maher (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc for HBO Films) FilmMagic, Inc for HBO Films Bill Maher says that student loan forgiveness is a “loser issue.” Here’s what you need to know. Student Loa...
I’m 69 and ‘never got a job that paid well.’ How can I tackle student loan debt?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I went back to college to get my degree after my children had grown up and my mother passed away. I left my job as a corporate ch...
U.S. Forgives $6.8 Billion in Public Service Worker Student Loans
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Department of Education approved about $6.8 billion in student debt relief for more than 113,000 borrowers through adjustments to its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Progr...
Will Biden forgive student loan debt? Here’s where things stand now
Borrowers could soon get good news: It seems likelier than ever that President Joe Biden will take the extraordinary step of announcing widespread federal student loan debt forgiveness in the coming w...
Should Biden Cancel Your Student Loans If You Already Paid Them?
President Joe Biden (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Should President Joe Biden cancel your student loans if you already paid them? Here’s what you need to know. Student Loans As Bide...
White House May Limit Student Loan Relief To Incomes Under $125,000, Psaki Says
Topline The Biden Administration could offer student loan relief to Americans who earn less than $125,000 per year, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday—as President Joe Biden mulls...
‘I can’t afford to pay the loan because I’m on a fixed income.’ I’m a 57-year-old widow with $67K in student loan debt. Can you help me get rid of it?
There are some forgiveness and benefit options, including some specific to military spouses that could provide financial compensation. AP Question: I’m a military wife, and my husband died on active d...
‘It is costing more to survive now.’ I owe $109K in student loans, and the balance keeps going up as the loan servicer ‘continuously tacks on more money.’ With high inflation, how can I even cope with my student loans now?
Unfortunately, it is possible for a loan balance to increase, even as you are making payments. iStock Question: I have student loans in excess of $109k. I am on an income-driven plan but my biggest p...
Student loan forgiveness is ‘up to the White House,’ Federal Student Aid COO says
As President Joe Biden moves closer to canceling some student loan debt, the top federal student loan official said any forgiveness by the president would be additive to other reforms taking place. &#...
White House Said To Eye Income Caps For Student Loan Forgiveness
Topline The White House is weighing income limits for student loan forgiveness, the Washington Post reported Saturday, days after President Joe Biden said he may cancel “some” debt and indicated he is...
Will Biden Cancel Student Debt? Two Years In, He’s Still Mulling Up to $10,000
Text size President Joe Biden said Thursday he is “considering dealing with some debt reduction.” Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Two years since candidate Joe Biden tweeted that student borr...
‘I have great plans for myself’: My girlfriend doesn’t understand how her student loan works and rents a pricey apartment. What if we marry — and divorce?
My girlfriend and I have been in a relationship for seven months, and it is getting more serious. I don’t expect us to get married in the next year but I like to plan ahead and if things keep working ...