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In order to get a full student loan discharge, you may want to apply for Borrower Defense at this…
The Borrower Defense for Repayment program, on which I reported a few years ago, is an obscure student loan forgiveness scheme (BDR). If an applicant can prove that their school misled students about career changes in order to persuade them…
Obama’s Education Secretary: Cancelling $50,000 of Student Debt is a Great Idea
In a recent interview with Insider, John King told the publication that Biden has the authority to cancel $50,000 in student loans as the pandemic has heightened the urgency to provide relief and correct a "policy mistake."
In a recent…
Examining Options Other than Debt Forgiveness for Student Loans
When it comes to "solving" the student loan debt crisis, there has been an overwhelming focus on strengthening existing repayment schemes and enacting wide-scale student loan forgiveness without a persuasive argument about how to address…
Federal officials are considering extending the moratorium on student loan repayments
Students in Pennsylvania appear to be thankful for the fact that they have been suspended, which is an interesting take on the concept. In this situation, the delay on federal student loan repayments is the result of the Biden…
There are now over 100,000 student loan borrowers who are eligible to have their debts completely…
100,000 student loan holders will now be able to have all of their obligations forgiven, according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday (March 9).
The cancellation applies to borrowers who were affected…
Student loan refinancing rates are falling: 5-year variable rates have fallen below 3 percent for…
Borrowers with excellent credit scores who use Credible to refinance student loans have seen their rates drop for 10-year fixed-rate loans and 5-year variable-rate loans, respectively.
Borrowers with credit scores of 720 or…
Biden Watchdog: Debt Forgiveness May Be Ruined by ‘Illegal Conduct’ of Student Loans…
Consumer watchdog for President Biden has disclosed he is cracking down on bad acts by student loan companies that threaten borrowers' chances of getting forgiven.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), led by Rohit Chopra,…
College Students in California Will Receive $10,000 for Completing Volunteer Work
The California state-wide program will reward thousands of college students with $10,000 for community service work toward their college costs.
In a report by TheHill, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps …
‘Do Your Part’ Before the May 1, Joe Biden Says to Student-loan Borrowers
As a Christmas gift, President Joe Biden extended relief for 43 million federal student loan borrowers for three more months.
Nonetheless, lawmakers and advocates agree that the extra time should be used for canceling student debt rather…
President Joe Biden Urges Student Loan Debtors to ‘Play a Role’ in Preparing for…
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden presented a Christmas gift to 43 million federal student loan borrowers in the form of three additional months of loan forgiveness.
Even while the president has stated that borrowers should use the…