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Students grapple with fine print on student-debt forgiveness after their college closes

After their for-profit college closed, tens of thousands of students are scrambling again.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 15th, 2019

A California community college"s graduation gift: forgiving 2021 grads" student debt

Contra Costa Community College surprised its May 2021 graduates with full student-loan forgiveness, relieving more than 60 students of student debt. .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMay 25th, 2021

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to make pandemic-era food benefits for college students permanent

"As students take on a mountain of student-loan debt, they shouldn't have to choose between paying tuition and eating," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. Sens. Bernie S.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 11th, 2021

Sen. Paul wants to let students use retirement funds to pay down college debt

The Kentucky Republican is introducing federal legislation to allow individuals to take up to $5,250 — tax and penalty free — from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsDec 3rd, 2019

HBCU, black parents saddled with risky college student debt because of Parent PLUS Loan

Black parents and families with students at HBCUs are more likely to take on risky Parent PLUS loa.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 28th, 2019

This 34-year-old paid off $81,000 in student debt, but not before it took a toll on her mental health

‘We need to make sure college students have access to financial education.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 19th, 2019

Treasury Department recommends ‘mandatory’ financial-literacy courses for college students

The recommendation comes as student-loan borrowers cope with $1.5 trillion in debt......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 18th, 2019

NewsWatch: Treasury Department recommends ‘mandatory’ financial-literacy courses for college students

The recommendation comes as student-loan borrowers cope with $1.5 trillion in debt......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 17th, 2019

College Students Are So Bad With Money, the Government Says Financial Literacy Should Be a Required Course

College graduates in America are saddled with a mind-boggling $1.5 trillion in student-loan debt. Not only do these obligations haunt former students for years after they have entered the workforce,........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstJun 17th, 2019

Treasury Department says student-debt crisis is so bad that financial education should be mandatory for college students

The recommendation comes as student-loan borrowers cope with $1.5 trillion in debt......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 17th, 2019

Treasury Dept. says student-debt crisis is so bad that financial education should be mandatory for college students

The recommendation comes as students loan borrowers cope with $1.5 trillion in debt......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 17th, 2019

NewsWatch: Former for-profit college students will have $168 million in student debt cancelled

The debt discharge is part of a deal between the CFPB, state attorneys general and a company that managed private student debt on behalf of ITT......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 14th, 2019

Former for-profit college students will have $168 million in student debt cancelled

The debt discharge is part of a deal between the CFPB, state attorneys general and a company that managed private student debt on behalf of ITT......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 14th, 2019

Majority Of Recent College Grads Don"t Have Jobs Lined Up, Survey Shows

American students carry an aggregate pile of student loan debt equivalent to roughly $1.5 trillion, a generational burden that has helped contribute to plunging birth rates, lower home-ownership rates among young people, an.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 6th, 2019

Upgrade: More than half of college students fail this 6-question money quiz — would you?

College students face a pile of student loans and credit-card debt, but many don’t understand financial basics......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 5th, 2019

Many college students doubt they'll be able to pay off their student loans – ever

At a time when college students are billions of dollars in debt, many doubt they'll ever be able to pay back what they've borrowed on time or in full......»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 29th, 2019

Inside the nationwide effort to tackle the $1.5 trillion student-debt crisis — with the help of high-school students

Touted as an antidote to college costs, the number of high-school students taking college courses has increased dramatically in recent years......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 23rd, 2019

A pledge to pay Morehouse students" debt prompts elation, envy and a host of questions

Days after a billionaire pledged to pay the collective student debt of the entire 2019 Morehouse College graduating class, euphoria was not the only emotion in the air. On Morehouse’s Atlanta campus a.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 22nd, 2019

3 things to know about that tuition-free college program

Who doesn't like the idea of attending college without worrying about the cost of tuition? But students and their families should take a closer look at the fine print of these offers before they commit. Here's why......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 26th, 2019

Elizabeth Warren's plan for student loan forgiveness: Don't bank on it

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to roll out a broad plan to cancel up to $50,000 of college debt for lose making l.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 24th, 2019

Warren Proposes $640 Billion Student Debt Forgiveness, Free College

Warren Proposes $640 Billion Student Debt Forgiveness, Free College.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 22nd, 2019