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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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What is the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized student loans?
One of the main differences between subsidized and unsubsidized loans is that you'll pay no interes…
Clint Proctor
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Biden's Education Department has a plan to prevent spiraling interest on student loans that can make it impossible for borrowers to touch the original balance they borrowed
Insider has spoken to borrowers who want to pay off the student loans they borrowed — but can't, th…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Taking out new student loans just got more expensive
Interest rates on student loans will increase by more than a full percentage point in July, as borr…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Parents and graduate students taking on new student loans are about to experience the highest interest rates in over a decade
Student-loan borrowers taking on new debt for the 2023-2024 school year will see interest rates sur…
Ayelet Sheffey
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GOP Gov. Sununu — whose home state of New Hampshire has one of the highest education loan averages in the country — calls student debt relief 'inherently unfair' and Biden's loan cancellation 'fairly illegal'
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said on CNN's State of the Union that he opposes loan forgiveness m…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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How to pay back your student-loan debt, no matter where you start or what type of loans you have
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Tanza Loudenback
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The expert who authored 5 bestsellers on student loans unpacks why your interest rates are going up while the central bank has rates at 0%
Loan payments are currently on pause, with 0% interest, but any loan taken out after July will have…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I used my stimulus check to make my last student loan payment, and I know I'm in a uniquely privileged position
"The $3,400 stimulus check we received from the government allowed us to make our last student loan…
Erin Heger
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More than a quarter of indebted millennials said they didn't know what they were signing up for with their student loans
That lack of clarity on terms and policies leaves some students feeling blindsided come graduation …
Hillary Hoffower
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A direct subsidized loan is the best type of student loan you can get
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Tanza Loudenback
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A 28-year-old who paid off $102,000 in student loans used the debt snowball method to 'make her loans fair'
Her sacrifices became more intense as she got into the final stretch. "Particularly this past Janua…
Liz Knueven
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How to get a student loan for college or grad school
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Tanza Loudenback
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How to defer student loans to pause your payments for months or years at a time
When you defer your student loans, it's typically for a specific period of time. Federal loan borro…
Melanie Lockert
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How to choose a student loan to get the money you need for college or grad school
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Melanie Lockert
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Bernie Sanders' and Elizabeth Warren's plans to cancel student debt won't solve the real problem with college loans
Studies have looked into the idea that the very existence of federally guaranteed loans incentivize…
Anthony L. Fisher
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A 28-year-old who paid off $102,000 of student loans says not everyone can do it
Without the responsibility of children or a family, she was able to spend time working on her side …
Liz Knueven
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My parents 'refinanced' my student loans, and even though I'm still paying them off I'll save over $9,000
Obviously, having your parents refinance your loans isn't an option for everyone. However, I've see…
Caroline Lupini
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Student-loan debt can be overwhelming. BI's Money Council is here to help, with advice on repayment, tax credits, and active planning so you can achieve your goals
It always seems like a bigger task at first than it really is. And once you get organized, you can …
Tanza Loudenback
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5 things I wish someone had told me before I took out student loans
I'm a first-generation college student, so I felt less prepared than my peers who were from familie…