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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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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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I was drowning in $370,000 of student loan debt with my salary as a teacher. Then, it was all forgiven.
A woman with a Ph.D. and $370,000 in student loan debt struggled to pay down her loans. She cried w…
Sarah Graves
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30 million student-loan borrowers who were about to benefit from Biden's second try at broad debt cancellation are now facing the first lawsuit to block it
Seven GOP-led states have filed the first lawsuit targeting Biden's upcoming plan to cancel student…
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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Millions of student-loan borrowers are getting new details on qualifying for Biden's broader debt cancellation plan coming this fall
The Education Department is getting close to implementing its broader student-debt cancellation pla…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers can likely count on more debt cancellation if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
Kamala Harris has backed several key student-loan forgiveness efforts during her career.
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers can expect more debt relief before Biden's term is up, a top White House House official says
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients told Axios that more student-loan forgiveness is coming for …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A major student-loan company is 'improperly' rejecting some borrowers for debt cancellation they qualify for, 18 Democratic lawmakers say
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading her colleagues in asking student-loan company Navient for answers …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan are now waiting for the Supreme Court to decide whether cheaper payments and debt cancellation can resume
After the 8th Circuit officially blocked Biden's SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Justice Depa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers should be on the lookout for an email update on Biden's broader debt cancellation plan. They might need to take action.
The Education Department is taking another step toward implementing its broader student-loan forgiv…
Ayelet Sheffey
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More student-loan borrowers are getting debt cancellation through bankruptcy 2 years after Biden streamlined the process
The Justice Department announced that 98% of student-loan borrowers who requested bankruptcy relief…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers might get debt cancellation now that a major forgiveness program is back
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was paused in May as borrowers were transitioned away f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan have 2 options to get credit toward debt cancellation while the program is blocked
With the SAVE plan blocked, student-loan borrowers have a couple of options to get credit toward de…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers are entering a new 'Wild West' where any form of debt relief is much less certain
The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, inviting uncertainty over the fate of federal r…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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
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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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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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35,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $1.2 billion in debt wiped out after fixes to a key relief program
The Education Department approved another batch of student-loan borrowers for debt relief through t…