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Student-loan companies put up 'excessive barriers' and gave borrowers inaccurate information about debt relief, a federal consumer watchdog says
A new report from the CFPB found that student-loan companies engaged in "unfair and abusive acts" w…
Ayelet Sheffey
Student-loan payments will be paused for 3 million borrowers after federal judges blocked debt cancellation and cheaper bills through Biden's new repayment plan
After judges blocked key parts of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Education Department sa…
Ayelet Sheffey
Some student-loan borrowers have one week left to benefit from a temporary measure that'll bring them closer to debt cancellation
Student-loan borrowers on income-driven repayment plans and PSLF have until June 30 to consolidate …
Ayelet Sheffey
Some student-loan borrowers with private debt have a chance to get their balances wiped out — but they have to ask for it
Student-loan company Navient has a process for borrowers with private debt to apply for relief if t…
Ayelet Sheffey
These student-loan borrowers qualify for debt cancellation through the government, but they're struggling to get the same relief on their private balances: 'I feel so defeated. I feel trapped.'
Biden forgave student loans for borrowers who went to schools accused of fraud. Private borrowers a…
Ayelet Sheffey
Student-loan borrowers who were set to get debt cancellation or lower payments through Biden's new repayment plan won't get it for now. Here's what you need to know.
Two separate court rulings blocked parts of the SAVE plan, including student-debt relief and cheape…
Ayelet Sheffey
Meet the Gen Xers and boomers retiring with 6 figures of student debt that threatens their Social Security and savings
Some Gen X and boomer student-loan borrowers are staring down a retirement crisis where their savin…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
160,500 more student-loan borrowers are getting $7.7 billion in 'much needed' debt cancellation
The latest student-loan forgiveness announcement means that more than one out of every 10 federal b…
Ayelet Sheffey
A millennial who made $170,000 secretly working two remote jobs says it helped him pay off about $50,000 in student loans
An Arizona-based millennial said secretly working a second remote job doubled his income and helped…
Jacob Zinkula
2 federal courts just blocked student-loan forgiveness and cheaper monthly payments under Biden's new repayment plan
Two separate rulings from federal judges in Kansas and Missouri halted student-debt cancellation an…
Ayelet Sheffey
Biden's Education Department is considering avenues to make 450,000 more workers eligible for a key student-debt cancellation program
The Education Department issued a request for information on expanding Public Service Loan Forgiven…
Ayelet Sheffey
Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan get a win after a federal court rules that cheaper monthly payments can go into effect
Cheaper monthly student-loan payments are allowed to resume after federal courts blocked parts of t…
Ayelet Sheffey
Student-loan borrowers just got 2 extra months to benefit from a temporary debt relief reform
Student-loan borrowers now have until June 30 to consolidate their loans and get the one-time accou…
Ayelet Sheffey
An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
Murphy Pizza, 51, worked as an adjunct professor for most of her career. She left academia because …
Allie Kelly
Trump calls Biden's student-loan-forgiveness efforts 'vile' and suggests voters shouldn't count on that relief if they elect Trump
During a campaign speech in Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump said Biden's student-debt-canc…
Ayelet Sheffey
Student-loan borrowers in public service will now have to wait until July for their debt relief forms to be processed
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is transferring away from student-loan company MOHELA, …
Ayelet Sheffey
Middle-class Gen Xers are facing a new retirement challenge: their student loans
Student-loan debt is weighing down older workers, who may see their Social Security garnished to pa…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
Elizabeth Warren is asking a major student-loan company to cancel debt for borrowers with 'decades-old predatory private' loans. Here's how.
Millions of student-loan borrowers are being transferred from Navient to MOHELA. Elizabeth Warren w…
Ayelet Sheffey
25 million student-loan borrowers could get up to $20,000 in debt wiped out under Biden's new debt relief plan
Biden unveiled details of his new student-loan forgiveness plan, which would get rid of any unpaid …
Ayelet Sheffey
Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan
Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a jud…