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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is downgrading the office that protects student borrowers

by Reema Khrais
May 10, 2018
Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has been on a mission to dismantle and reshape the agency. In his latest move, he’s targeting the student loan division. He’s folding that office, which is meant to protect student loan borrowers from any wrongdoing, into a different unit focused on consumer education. […]
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The new workplace perk: help with student loans

by Amy Scott
Nov 8, 2017
More employers offer repayment assistance as millennial workforce grows.
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Why do we keep student loan debt a secret?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jul 7, 2017
Shame is "the overwhelming theme," a WNYC podcast host says.
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Graduating into the Economy

The do's and don'ts of saving money

by Molly Wood and Paulina Velasco
Jun 9, 2017
Also, how can you plan for your dream home?
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DeVos rescinds Obama-era directives cracking down on federal student loan servicers

by Amy Scott
Apr 13, 2017
If you are one of the 42 million people out there with federal student loans, you have surely come into contact with a loan servicer. That is a company or nonprofit paid by the federal government to collect your payments and handle any problems with the loan — the name Navient may ring a bell. […]
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Default rates highlight growing student loan crisis

by Amy Scott
Feb 1, 2017
Those with small debts and no degree still find it hard to pay what they owe.
Nearly 40 percent of student loan borrowers are either in default or more than 90 days past-due on their payments, according to a new report from the think tank Demos.
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Thousands see reduced Social Security checks because of unpaid student loans

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 21, 2016
The Department of Education reclaimed about $171 million from these checks.
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A little known reason why students have so much debt

by Amy Scott
Nov 2, 2016
Colleges cannot require more than minimal financial counseling.
Students walk across the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
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How The Deck Is Stacked

When going to college becomes a financial risk

by Eliza Mills
Sep 30, 2016
As part of a collaboration with PBS Newshour, Marketplace Weekend explores the issue of student loan debt.
Chris Savelle discusses his student loan debt with Lizzie O'Leary at his home in Troy, Michigan. 
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How 'free' changes college

by Amy Scott
Sep 28, 2016
For more than a century, New York's Cooper Union charged no tuition.
Elad Firnberg graduated without debt from Cooper Union in 2008, and went on to co-found Revolve Biotechnologies, a startup in Baltimore.
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