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Refinancing your student loans with CommonBond can get you ultra-low interest rates and 24 months of forbearance if you need it
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Clint Proctor
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
The Supreme Court declined to allow cheaper student-loan payments for 8 million borrowers through Biden's new repayment plan
The Supreme Court said a lower court ruling blocking cheaper student-loan payments through the SAVE…
Ayelet Sheffey
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
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
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
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
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
8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan don't have to make payments after a federal court blocked the program in full
A court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. All 8 million impacted borrowers will be plac…
Ayelet Sheffey
Some student-loan borrowers will soon get cheaper monthly payments through Biden's new repayment plan — but their accounts might be paused in the meantime
The Education Department is placing some student-loan borrowers on the SAVE plan on forbearance as …
Ayelet Sheffey
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
Here's how natural disasters are shaping the buy-versus-rent decision in vulnerable states like Florida
Homeowners in high-risk states face rising insurance costs, while renters get significantly less po…
Kelly Cloonan
Student-loan payments will be paused for 3 million borrowers after federal judges blocked debt cancellation and cheaper bills through Biden's new repayment plan
After judges blocked key parts of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Education Department sa…
Ayelet Sheffey
A millennial dad's $0 student-loan payments gave his family some breathing room. Then courts blocked Biden's repayment plan leaving 8 million borrowers like him in limbo.
Alan Pedrick, 41, is worried he'll have to cut back on his kids' after-school programs if the SAVE …
Ayelet Sheffey
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
A federal court has now blocked Biden's new student-loan repayment plan in full, prohibiting borrowers from getting cheaper payments and debt cancellation
The 8th Circuit Appeals Court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety, forcing…
Ayelet Sheffey
A boomer got $182,000 in student loans forgiven — plus a $1,800 refund. He can finally save for retirement and enjoy a spa day with his wife.
Larry, 60, has been making student-loan payments since 1995 after graduating from law school. He ne…
Ayelet Sheffey
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
There are plenty of benefits to having kids participate in sports, but we should also teach them that it's OK to stop
In this excerpt from 'The Resilience Myth,' Soraya Chemaly writes that learning when to rest is as …
Soraya Chemaly
Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan get a win after a federal court rules that cheaper monthly payments can go into effect
Cheaper monthly student-loan payments are allowed to resume after federal courts blocked parts of t…