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Student loans
Student loans make wealth gap worse for blacks
by
Amy Scott
Sep 27, 2018
New study examines race and student debt.
Nation’s top student loan official resigns
Aug 27, 2018
Seth Frotman is latest high-level departure from the CFPB since Mick Mulvaney, Trump's budget director, took over.
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. […]
The new workplace perk: help with student loans
by
Amy Scott
Nov 8, 2017
More employers offer repayment assistance as millennial workforce grows.
Why do we keep student loan debt a secret?
Jul 7, 2017
Shame is "the overwhelming theme," a WNYC podcast host says.
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?
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. […]
For public good, not for profit.
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.
Thousands see reduced Social Security checks because of unpaid student loans
Dec 21, 2016
The Department of Education reclaimed about $171 million from these checks.
A little known reason why students have so much debt
by
Amy Scott
Nov 2, 2016
Colleges cannot require more than minimal financial counseling.