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A major student-loan company is being punished for preventing over 460,000 borrowers from accessing cheaper monthly payments
The Education Department placed a second penalty on student-loan company MOHELA over failure to pro…
Ayelet Sheffey
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60,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $4.5 billion in debt cancellation while Biden's broader relief remains blocked in court
The latest student-loan forgiveness announcement brings the total number of borrowers approved for …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A boomer couple on Social Security moved to Guatemala because they couldn't afford to retire in the US. After 2 years, they moved back.
Robert Zimmerman and his wife moved to Guatemala to retire on Social Security income, though they o…
Noah Sheidlower
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A millennial woman shares how she made nearly $250k secretly working 2 jobs and why she still can't afford a home in California
Secretly working two jobs paid off a millennial's student debt, but she said her $250,000 income st…
Jacob Zinkula
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Meet the new moms using up to $700 in monthly basic income to afford childcare. It could be the answer to helping parents stay employed.
Guaranteed basic income helps some parents pay for childcare — participants and experts say it lead…
Allie Kelly
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Donald Trump strikes again: Ex-President proposes automatic green cards for foreign graduates of US colleges
In recent years, the political right and others have been more divided than ever on the issue of im…
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A mom got $192,000 in student debt wiped out last year. But her servicer just told her the relief was a mistake — and she has to figure out how to afford monthly payments again.
Anne, 46, would've "done things differently" with her finances if she had known the student-loan fo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Bill Gates says AI Chatbots will transform education by making tutoring affordable and accessible
In a recent statement, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates expressed his optimistic views on the future…
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35,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $1.2 billion in debt wiped out after fixes to a key relief program
The Education Department approved another batch of student-loan borrowers for debt relief through t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The global cities with the best quality of life show how dire the affordability crisis is
Rising costs of housing, food, clothing, and other essentials is making life in some of the world's…
Eliza Relman
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305,000 student-loan borrowers got the wrong billing information from their servicer and 'will not have payments due until these mistakes are fixed,' Biden's Education Department says
The Education Department said less than 1% of student-loan borrowers were impacted by payment issue…
Ayelet Sheffey
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277,000 student-loan borrowers who have 'paid what they can afford' for at least a decade are getting $7.4 billion in debt wiped out
Student-loan borrowers on the SAVE plan, along with other income-driven repayment plans and PSLF, a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Department just laid out its plan to make college more affordable and it didn't include broad student-loan forgiveness
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona noted targeted student-debt relief and reforms to loan-forgivene…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan repayment is about to be 'more affordable than ever before' through a new plan that will cut monthly payments to $0 for those making under $15 an hour, Biden's Education Department says
Over 20 million student-loan borrowers are expected to benefit from the new SAVE repayment plan, wh…
Ayelet Sheffey
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We bought a house in Japan for $30,000. We'll have more land than we could afford in the US, and our kids will be more independent.
A couple in their 20s bought a home in the Japanese countryside to raise their family with more spa…
Jordan Pandy
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Arlington, Virginia gave people $500 a month. They worked less overtime and pursued education instead, a report found.
A guaranteed basic-income program in Arlington, Virginia that gave people $500 a month with no stri…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Arlington, Virginia, gave $500 to low-income families no strings attached. It helped them catch up on bills, but many still struggle to afford housing.
Arlington's Guarantee helped participants secure better jobs and pay off debts, though participants…
Noah Sheidlower
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Educated Gen Zers in China are choosing not to work. It could be a problem for the US economy.
China's youth are choosing to be "full-time children" instead of entering the workforce after colle…
Ayelet Sheffey,Huileng Tan
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37 million student-loan borrowers will get 'the most affordable repayment plan ever' when new contracts with 5 companies go into effect next year, Biden's Education Department says
The Education Department awarded five student-loan companies new contracts to overhaul repayment. B…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers can now submit comments to Biden's Education Department on its plans to improve debt relief
If you have a thought on Biden's proposals to improve student-loan forgiveness programs, you have 3…