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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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A millennial with a doctoral degree and over $250k in student loan debt says she's been looking for a job for 4 years. She wishes she prioritized work experience over education.
A millennial said she regrets her degrees and recommends people do their homework before pursuing h…
Jacob Zinkula
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More student-loan borrowers are taking advantage of an updated route to get rid of their debt in bankruptcy court, top Democratic senators say
Sen. Elizabeth Warren led some of her colleagues in calling on Biden's administration to bolster ou…
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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8 million student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan won't have to make payments for at least another 6 months
The Education Department extended the student-loan payment pause by at least 6 more months for borr…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Kamala Harris wants to expand student-loan forgiveness for 10,000 doctors and nurses who agree to work in rural areas
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing an expansion of student-loan forgiveness programs to recr…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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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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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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Australia announced a sweeping plan to forgive 20% of student debt
The move, which could take effect in June if the current Labor government stays in power, would era…
Hannah Abraham
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Student-loan companies that don't do their jobs should be fired, Elizabeth Warren says. Her next target is one that manages 8 million borrowers.
After Navient was banned from federal student-loan servicing, Elizabeth Warren told BI it's a warni…
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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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…