Latest Student Loans News
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New data highlights the impact of parent PLUS student loans, and other current student loan news for the week of Sept. 20, 2021
Parents are borrowing tens of thousands of dollars for their child’s education.
2 min read Sep 20, 2021
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Amazon announces free college for employees, and other current student loan news for the week of Sept. 13, 2021
More than 750,000 Amazon employees will have access to educational benefits.
3 min read Sep 13, 2021
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Report finds that student loan borrowers’ wages have been illegally seized, and other current student loan news for the week of Sept. 6, 2021
If your wages were garnished for student loans in the past year, you’re not alone.
2 min read Sep 07, 2021
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Department of Education discharges $1.1 billion in ITT Tech student debt, and other current student loan news for the week of Aug. 30, 2021
Eligible borrowers will have see relief starting in September.
3 min read Aug 30, 2021
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Department of Education forgives over $5.8 billion for borrowers with a total and permanent disability, and other current student loan news for the week of Aug. 23, 2021
The Department of Education announced that borrowers with a total and permanent disability will receive automatic student loan forgiveness. Additionally, it also announced that over 47,000 service members [...]
2 min read Aug 23, 2021
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More than 47,000 service members have federal student loan interest automatically waived
Qualifying service members will no longer have to apply for the interest waiver.
1 min read Aug 20, 2021
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U.S. Department of Education issues over $5.8 billion in student loan forgiveness for borrowers with total and permanent disabilities
New regulations make student loan discharge easier to achieve.
1 min read Aug 20, 2021
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New bipartisan bill proposes student loan bankruptcy discharge reform, and other current student loan news for the week of Aug. 16, 2021
Student loan discharge through bankruptcy is extremely rare in the current system.
1 min read Aug 16, 2021
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Biden administration extends break on student loan payments, and other current student loan news for the week of Aug. 9, 2021
Federal student loan borrowers have an additional four months to plan for repayment.
2 min read Aug 09, 2021
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Granite State Management and Resources will no longer service federal loans, and other current student loan news for the week of July 26, 2021
Several million student loan borrowers will see changes by the end of the year.
3 min read Jul 26, 2021