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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.
What would happen if everyone just stopped paying their student debt?
by
Janet Nguyen
Mar 24, 2023
U.S. borrowers hold a collective $1.8 trillion in both public and private student loans.
Biden's student loan forgiveness plan goes before the Supreme Court
Feb 28, 2023
At issue is if the president has the authority to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student debt for some 43 million borrowers.
Americans’ use of credit is growing, but slowing
Feb 8, 2023
In 2022, consumer credit increased 7.8% from the year before. But in December, the growth in borrowing decelerated.
It just got easier to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy
Nov 18, 2022
In the past, not even one student borrower in 100 who declared bankruptcy had student loans discharged.
A window is closing for government, nonprofit employees to get student loans forgiven
Oct 27, 2022
A federal program used to reject most applications. But a Biden administration waiver has allowed forgiveness for $14 billion in loans.
There's a lot at stake with the student loan forgiveness application
Oct 17, 2022
With over 40 million people eligible for debt relief, this is the largest operation of its kind in the department’s history.
For public good, not for profit.
Biden’s student loan debt relief plan, explained
by
Jordan Mangi
Oct 13, 2022
We help you figure out whether you’re eligible and answer questions about the plan.
What's behind Biden's income-driven repayment plan for student loans?
Sep 30, 2022
The proposal could be a step "toward a vastly simpler and lower-cost way to pay for higher education," says economics contributor Chris Farrell.
Why is college so expensive to begin with?
Aug 24, 2022
In the past fifty years, tuition at both public and private schools has more than tripled, even after accounting for inflation.