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Middle-class Gen Xers are facing a new retirement challenge: their student loans
Student-loan debt is weighing down older workers, who may see their Social Security garnished to pa…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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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
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Some student-loan borrowers with private debt have a chance to get their balances wiped out — but they have to ask for it
Student-loan company Navient has a process for borrowers with private debt to apply for relief if t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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160,500 more student-loan borrowers are getting $7.7 billion in 'much needed' debt cancellation
The latest student-loan forgiveness announcement means that more than one out of every 10 federal b…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan
Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a jud…
Ayelet Sheffey
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An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
Murphy Pizza, 51, worked as an adjunct professor for most of her career. She left academia because …
Allie Kelly
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A Gen Xer got $110,000 in student loans forgiven after he'd paid off more than he borrowed. It's allowed him to scrap his plans to work part time in retirement.
Steven Perry, 58, thought the notice confirming his student-loan forgiveness was a scam. But after …
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 just got 2 extra months to benefit from a temporary debt relief reform
Student-loan borrowers now have until June 30 to consolidate their loans and get the one-time accou…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A key phase in Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has wrapped up, bringing borrowers one step closer to relief. But pushback is brewing.
The public comment period for Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan is over, meaning implementa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Over a dozen GOP states seeking to block student-loan forgiveness through Biden's SAVE repayment plan may have been set back by a separate court ruling
A ruling in a separate lawsuit to block student-debt relief could suggest how the court might rule …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A major student-loan company has 'illegally' tried to collect payments from borrowers whose balances were already wiped out through bankruptcy, a federal watchdog alleges in a new lawsuit
The CFPB sued student-loan company PHEAA, accusing it of ignoring borrowers' bankruptcy discharges …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers in public service will now have to wait until July for their debt relief forms to be processed
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is transferring away from student-loan company MOHELA, …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers should no longer be serviced by a major company that's been scrutinized for bad behavior, a group of Democratic lawmakers and advocates say: 'It's time to fire MOHELA'
The Education Department has already punished MOHELA, but Rep. Ilhan Omar said that "it is time to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Xer who went back to school in her 50s explains why taking on student loans to advance her career was worth it — even if it means retiring later
Kris Neilson, 59, felt her bachelor's degree wasn't helping her earn more money and progress in her…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Interest rates on student loans are rising yet again. It'll make things a lot more expensive for new borrowers this fall.
Interest rates on federal student loans are increasing by more than 1% on July 1, marking the highe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Elizabeth Warren is asking a major student-loan company to cancel debt for borrowers with 'decades-old predatory private' loans. Here's how.
Millions of student-loan borrowers are being transferred from Navient to MOHELA. Elizabeth Warren w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has already received over 24,000 comments. There are 2 weeks left to give the administration input.
The Education Department plans to begin implementing Biden's new student-debt cancellation plan thi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A key student-loan forgiveness program will soon be paused. Here's what you need to know.
Student-loan company MOHELA will no longer be the sole processor of the Public Service Loan Forgive…
Ayelet Sheffey
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More than 1 million student-loan borrowers could soon be transferred to a new company after their servicer requested a lighter load, the Education Department says
The Education Department agreed to student-loan company MOHELA's request to transfer some of its bo…