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Select private student loan borrowers may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through former servicer Navient. Plus, more sweeping student loan cancellation was announced for federal borrowers in [...]
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The U.S. Department of Education’s newly announced federal student loan interest rates for the 2024-25 academic year broke longstanding records. Experts and policymakers alike predicted a jump because [...]
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