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'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author warns exploding US debt will fuel inflation and crush the dollar
Robert Kiyosaki says the American government will print money aggressively to cover its spiraling d…
Theron Mohamed
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A student-loan borrower who received debt cancellation a year ago was just told it was a mistake and now his $93,000 balance is reinstated
After Okwara, 36, received student-debt relief, he bought a home and started investing. But MOHELA …
Ayelet Sheffey
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University of Southern California social work students just sued the school, accusing it of 'intentionally' misleading people of color about the program and forcing them into 'massive' student debt
Students who filed the lawsuit against USC said the master's social work program is an "enormous de…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan companies' 'illegal conduct' can ruin borrowers' chances of debt forgiveness, Biden's top consumer watchdog says — and they're about to face stepped up scrutiny
The CFPB's Rohit Chopra wants to ensure student-loan companies' bad behavior doesn't stand in the w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's top student-loan official said much more student debt relief is to come, but asks borrowers 'not to flood our phone lines'
Thousands of public servants like teachers and first responders saw debt wiped out by PSLF reforms.…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Only 32 student-loan borrowers ever have qualified for full debt forgiveness under income-driven repayment. Here are 3 ways advocates say Biden could change that.
That's 32 out of 4.4 million student-loan borrowers under an income-driven repayment plan who shoul…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The government's new spending bill has protections for student-loan borrowers dealing with bad behavior by companies that manage their debt
The bill doesn't increase funding to overhaul student-loan servicing, but it includes measures to h…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet 3 people who landed jobs without a bachelor's degree and don't have to worry about paying off student debt
As student debt stays sky high, some people are opting out of bachelor's degrees, and they're doing…
Madison Hoff,Ayelet Sheffey
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A student-debt forgiveness story: Meet a public servant eligible for relief who just got $20,000 wiped out after an 11-year wait
Insider spoke to a Florida state employee who became part of the 2% of borrowers whose debt has bee…
Ayelet Sheffey
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How student-loan borrowers can help craft Biden's new plan for broad debt cancellation
Negotiations for Biden's new broad student-loan forgiveness plan are beginning. Here's what's next,…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet a teacher who just got $44,000 in student debt forgiven but is still fighting: 'This struggle isn't over until it's over for all 45 million Americans'
Lisa Ansell woke up on Nov. 11 with "a new lease on life" after her student-debt load turned to $0.…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet a 62-year-old veteran with $104,000 in student debt after working in public service for 4 decades: 'I joined the army to escape poverty. This is a different kind of poverty.'
Jeffrey Spencer served in the army for 8 years and thought he would get a free education out of it.…
Ayelet Sheffey
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8.5 million student-loan borrowers get one more year with a company Elizabeth Warren says was 'caught lying to Congress about its atrocious record of fines and penalties'
Elizabeth Warren said millions could "breathe a sigh of relief" when their loan company would cease…
Ayelet Sheffey
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550,000 student-loan borrowers got closer to relief with temporary reforms last month. 7 Democrats want those changes to be permanent.
The Ed. Dept. overhauled public service loan forgiveness last month, wiping out $1.74B in student d…
Ayelet Sheffey
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$7.6 trillion of US government debt will mature in the next year, adding pressure on rates
The $7.6 trillion that is coming due in the coming year represents 31% of the outstanding total, ac…
Filip De Mott
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Some student-loan borrowers now have 4 extra months to benefit from one of Biden's debt relief plans — but they need to take action
The Education Department extended the deadline for student-loan borrowers with privately held loans…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Department just announced permanent steps to bring student-loan borrowers in targeted forgiveness programs closer to debt relief
The Education Department will fix "historic inaccuracies" in payment counts student-loan borrowers …
Ayelet Sheffey
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3 ways Biden could fix student-loan forgiveness for public servants 'locked in a lifetime of debt,' over 200 organizations say
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program promised student debt relief to public servants, but "t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The Education Dept. stripped student-loan forgiveness from more than 4,500 teachers over minor paperwork errors
Public servants like government and nonprofit workers bank on this debt forgiveness program, but th…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Dept. asked how it can fix a student-loan forgiveness program for public servants. Over 33,000 people have answered.
In July, the Education Dept. opened a public inquiry for comments on the Public Service Loan Forgiv…