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I was drowning in student-loan debt, so I bought a house and flipped it. I used the profit to pay off my loans.
When his teaching job didn't pay the bills, he bought a house and sold it three years later. The mo…
Ryan Crawley
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America's biggest private-equity firms are screwing over college students
America's private equity giants are turning student housing into a huge industry. But as rents reac…
James Rodriguez
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Some student-loan borrowers will lose out on debt relief if they don't take action by the end of the year
Student-loan borrowers with privately held loans can get relief through Biden's one-time account ad…
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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Millions of student-loan borrowers didn't get the broad relief they hoped for this year. 2024 could bring some of them a narrower version.
It was a rollercoaster year for student-loan borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down Biden's …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers are 'paralyzed with uncertainty,' a major private lender said — it's lobbying Congress to resume payments in May anyway
Student-loan refinancing company SoFi said Biden should cancel $10,000 in student debt while puttin…
Ayelet Sheffey
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How private lenders have left millions of college students with no hope for the future
How the booming market for private loans saddled millions of students with $136 billion in debt tha…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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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2.6 million student-loan borrowers could get rid of their debt by declaring bankruptcy — but major companies are blocking that
The Student Borrower Protection Center found private creditors have "systematically lied to borrowe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Activists just wiped out nearly $16 million in private student loans for students who attended a now-defunct for-profit college
After wiping out private student loans for Vista College students, the Debt Collective is planning …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Thousands of student-loan borrowers are getting their debt wiped out. Here's how to know if you're one of them.
Navient reached a $1.85 billion settlement with 39 attorneys general that includes $1.7 billion in …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Secretary responds to student-loan borrowers with private debt who don't qualify for federal relief: 'We can control our loans. We can't control other loans'
While student-loan forgiveness for federal student-loan borrowers remains in jeopardy, borrowers wi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers could lose more than debt cancellation if the presidential election doesn't go Biden's way
The 2024 election is approaching, and student-loan forgiveness isn't the only thing on the line. Th…
Ayelet Sheffey
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How Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan is trying to keep away some of the lawsuits that threatened the debt relief the first time around
The Supreme Court struck down the first student-loan forgiveness plan. The Education Department is…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Department is cracking down on private student-loan lenders that steer 'vulnerable' borrowers 'deeper in debt'
Biden's Federal Student Aid office reminded colleges they must disclose all private student loan co…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The Education Department is 'assessing' whether student-loan borrowers with privately held loans could qualify for Biden's debt cancellation
Some student-loan borrowers within the FFEL program still have privately-held debt and don't curren…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers are being stripped of debt relief and cheaper monthly payments because of poor customer service, a federal watchdog says
Over 6,000 federal student-loan borrowers complained to the CFPB that their servicer was making a r…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Schools that give private student loans using 'illegal practices' are facing a crackdown from Biden's top consumer watchdog
Students that get loans directly from their school can be harmed by strict debt collection practice…
Ayelet Sheffey
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DeSantis is now a millionaire. Unfortunately, he still has student loans to pay off.
"The Courage to be Free" was on the bestseller list, and DeSantis, 44, made $1.25 million from the …
Kimberly Leonard
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Meet a recent college grad with $143,000 in student debt: 'There have been times when I didn't eat' to afford the payments
When Karla couldn't afford to pay $1,000 a month as she planned, her servicing company, Sallie Mae,…