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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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Millions of student-loan borrowers are waiting for broad debt cancellation. The next president won't have any immediate answers.
Millions of student-loan borrowers were counting on debt cancellation under Biden. Then came the la…
Ayelet Sheffey
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One chip company's newest tactic to attract workers: Help pay off their student loans
GlobalFoundries, a New York-based chipmaker, is offering employees up to $28,500 in student debt re…
Jacob Zinkula
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30 million student-loan borrowers get bad news after a Trump-appointed federal judge officially blocks Biden from carrying out broader debt cancellation
Just hours after the lawsuit to block broader student-loan forgiveness was transferred to Missouri,…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Inside the 24-hour legal whiplash that sent 30 million student-loan borrowers into limbo
In the morning, a court handed millions of student-loan borrowers a lifeline. By the evening, a dif…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers are getting $100 million in payments after being 'cheated' out of lower bills by a major lender, a federal consumer watchdog says
Student-loan company Navient is barred from servicing federal loans in a settlement it reached with…
Ayelet Sheffey
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8 million student-loan borrowers struggling to afford key long-term expenses could get debt cancellation through a new Biden proposal
The Education Department released its proposal to get student-debt relief to borrowers facing finan…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A federal court just dealt a blow to 30 million student-loan borrowers by blocking Biden from carrying out his second try at broad debt cancellation
A federal court put a temporary restraining order on Biden's second try at broad student-loan forgi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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30 million student-loan borrowers waiting for Biden's broader debt cancellation just got a lifeline in court
A Georgia judge declined to block Biden's broader student-loan forgiveness plan, instead transferri…
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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Millions of student-loan borrowers just lost access to a key debt relief program — and it could have big financial consequences
The on-ramp period for millions of student-loan borrowers is over. This means those who miss paymen…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers are losing a key debt relief program in 30 days
The on-ramp period for student-loan borrowers ensured any missed payments weren't reported to credi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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8 million student-loan borrowers who remain blocked from cheaper payments and debt cancellation are getting a step closer to a final decision on Biden's new repayment plan
A Missouri judge blocked student-loan forgiveness under the SAVE plan and will soon hear oral argum…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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
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Student-loan borrowers keep getting more signals of a rocky repayment road ahead
A recent GAO report found just over half of student-loan borrowers are current on payments. Changes…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A major student-loan company is once again at the center of a lawsuit blocking debt cancellation for millions of borrowers
The latest lawsuit that temporarily blocked broader debt cancellation argues the relief would harm …
Ayelet Sheffey
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8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan just got more bad news after a federal court officially blocked cheaper payments and debt cancellation
The 8th Circuit ruled that Biden cannot carry out cheaper student-loan payments and debt relief thr…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers are about to lose a key safeguard that'll put their credit scores and debt relief at risk
The on-ramp period for student-loan borrowers is ending this month, meaning missed payments will no…
Ayelet Sheffey
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8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan don't have to make payments after a federal court blocked the program in full
A court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. All 8 million impacted borrowers will be plac…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A federal court has now blocked Biden's new student-loan repayment plan in full, prohibiting borrowers from getting cheaper payments and debt cancellation
The 8th Circuit Appeals Court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety, forcing…