Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is floating several policy proposals to address student loan debt, as college affordability becomes a popular topic for Democrats on the 2020 campaign trail. The order aims to protect free speech on college campuses, but also includes two provisions related to student loan debt. “We’re going to work very, very hard
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Forget the picket fence. Rising tuitions and official policy fueled a trillion-dollar debt crisis. Could congressional action help? With $60,000 in student debt, Cameron Vigil does not expect to marry or start a family anytime soon, or even to afford more basic living expenses. It’s definitely been holding me off on buying a car or
WASHINGTON – Americans increased their borrowing in August with the category that covers auto and student loans rising by the largest amount in nine months. Consumer debt rose by a seasonally adjusted $20.1 billion in August following a gain of $16.6 billion in July, the Federal Reserve reported Friday. The August performance exceeded expectations. Many
Exclusive: Guardian survey shows schools turning to underqualified graduates to put more teachers in the classroom Teacher shortages are worsening across the US for the majority of states, according to an exclusive survey by the Guardian. The Guardian contacted all US states departments and boards of education and other official bodies. Forty-one states responded; nine
In his resignation letter, Seth Frotman said Trumps budget director was serving the most powerful financial companies The governments top official overseeing the $1.5tn student loan market resigned in protest on Monday, citing what he says is the White Houses open hostility toward protecting the nations millions of student loan borrowers. Seth Frotman will
The long read: MH Miller left university with a journal full of musings on Virginia Woolf and a vast financial burden. He is one of 44 million US graduates struggling to repay a total of $1.4tn. Were they right to believe their education was priceless? On Halloween in 2008, about six weeks after Lehman Brothers
Default. That word carries a lot of weight in the world of student loans. Last year, 1 million federal student loan borrowers defaulted on their loans, which means they failed to make a payment within 270 days of the due date. It’s expected that almost 40 percent of borrowers will default by 2023, according
Its not clear how many deceased students Navient is chasing for money but the company has been riddled with controversy In 2005, Sean Bennett took out a student loan with Sallie Mae, in 2010 he graduated from college and in 2011, when Sean was 23 years old, he died in a car accident. At
Ann Brenoff’s “On The Fly” is a column about navigating growing older ― and a few other things. The big question people always ask when it comes to retirement is “How much money do I need to save to retire comfortably?” And the big answer ― $1 million ― sends many of us into a
She’s Still Paying Off Student Loans
“Oh heck yes,” Ocasio-Cortez told Elite Daily when asked about loans. “I’m definitely still paying these off.” She campaigned on canceling all student debt and offering free tuition.