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Federal student loans
What will the end of the pause on student loan payments mean for retailers?
Apr 21, 2023
Discretionary spending may decline as people add those payments back into their budgets.
"Canceling student debt is the quickest way to narrow the racial wealth gap"
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Apr 20, 2022
Proposals to reform the federal student loan system shed light on the relationship between student debt and economic inequality. UCLA's Hannah Appel joins us to discuss.
White House to extend student loan payment pause through August
Apr 5, 2022
Borrowers will not be asked to make payments until after Aug. 31, and interest rates are expected to remain at 0% during that period.
Pause in federal student loan payments has been a "game changer"
Aug 9, 2021
The Biden administration has extended the moratorium on payments and interest accrual into next year.
One of the nation's biggest student loan servicers is pulling out. Where does that leave borrowers?
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 12, 2021
Seth Frotman, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, says all student borrowers should be taking steps to protect themselves at this time.
Pandemic makes Public Service Loan Forgiveness more difficult
Dec 9, 2020
For people pursuing student loan forgiveness, getting laid off means they're no longer able to make qualifying payments for PSLF.
No interest, no payments required on federal student loans until 2021
Aug 25, 2020
The Department of Education just extended temporary relief for borrowers with federally held student loans.
For public good, not for profit.
Federal student loan interest rates drop to historic low
May 12, 2020
But with high unemployment and economic uncertainty will students want to take on loans?
Beth Kobliner on having the "talk" with your kids about the cost of college
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Sep 27, 2018
Tips on less-terrifying ways to talk about the cost of college with kids.
Regulating the forgiveness of federal student loans
by
Tobin Low
Sep 10, 2015
The Department of Education is opening up the conversation at 2 hearings.