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I'm Gen Z and my parents help me financially. My dad says it's a loan against my inheritance.
I'm 25 and my parents have been helping me financially for years. The money they give me is helpful…
Katie Kasperson
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I graduated from college early to save money. It wasn't worth it.
I graduated early to save money. It wasn't worth it. I didn't make friends because my course load w…
Vanessa Ogle
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I was drowning in student-loan debt as a single mother. But this year, I turned 53 and my $200,000 loans were forgiven.
She couldn't afford her student-loan payments because she was raising five kids on her own. But her…
Kristina Puga
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Over 30 million student-loan borrowers would see some — or all — of their balances wiped out in Biden's newly released plan for debt relief
The White House unveiled the details of Biden's student-debt cancellation plan, which would wipe ou…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's new plan for student-loan forgiveness is entering its next key stage — and millions of borrowers will have a say on what the relief looks like
Biden's administration released its first set of draft rules for its new student-loan forgiveness p…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Why paying off your student loans won't get easier anytime soon
Student-loan borrowers are struggling with an unprecedented repayment. But their challenges go back…
Ayelet Sheffey
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India badly needs bankruptcy experts — and this course could be your ticket to a hot, new career
India has a huge, emerging sector for helping distressed and bankrupt companies come out of financi…
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A mom with $50,000 in student debt 'can't break free' from her ex-husband because she's still stuck paying off his loan balance
Chrystal Copeland separated from her ex-husband two decades ago. But she's still waiting for a law …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Department just punted on a policy that could keep student-loan borrowers' debt from piling up after they graduate
Biden is delaying reinstatement of the gainful employment rule, which mainly protects students that…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I'm sick of people blaming me for my student-loan debt. It's not all my fault.
He was criticized for his student loan debt, but he was never taught financial literacy growing up …
Frank Olito
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The Supreme Court shut down Biden's student loan forgiveness and refinancing startups are waiting to pounce
Private lenders promise big savings if you refinance your student loans — but the offers will…
Thomas Gokey
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A for-profit medical school accused of 'lying' to students agreed to provide $1.2 million in student-debt cancellation and refunds, FTC says
Caribbean-based Saint James School of Medicine said "we strongly disagree" but don't want a "length…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden must protect student-loan borrowers from 'swindlers and con-men' in the for-profit education industry, a top Democratic senator says
After ITT Tech shut down, "students ended up holding the bag with worthless diplomas and a mountain…
Ayelet Sheffey
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7,400 student-loan borrowers hurt by a school's 'widespread misconduct' are getting $130 million in debt wiped out, Biden's Education Department says
Student-loan borrowers enrolled at Colorado-based locations of CollegeAmerica are getting their deb…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers are getting kicked out of classes and racking up debt after being placed in shady payment plans with minimal legal protection, a federal consumer watchdog says
The CFPB found tuition payment plans can be predatory for student-loan borrowers, piling on late fe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Why Biden's student-loan forgiveness ignited a debate over the fairness of debt relief, according to an ethicist
Fulfilling an obligation should be the norm, Kate Walsh, who studies the ethics of debt, said. But …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Debt is a good reason to get divorced or avoid marriage altogether, Americans said in a survey
3 in 5 Americans thought about delaying marriage to avoid taking on a partner's debt — and most bel…
Jason Lalljee
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Millions of student-loan borrowers are being driven toward 'dangerous' debt for a for-profit education, investigation finds
Lightly-regulated loan options, like Buy Now Pay Later, could leave borrowers with massive student …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's student-loan forgiveness plans are 'a Titanic heading straight for an iceberg,' a top Republican lawmaker says
"Why would students make smart financial decisions when they know Uncle Joe, or another administrat…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Staggering student-loan debt burdens hundreds of congressional staffers
Hundreds of Capitol Hill staffers are bogged down by student-loan debt. One aide has been paying fo…