student debt

Some Student Loan Borrowers Get Refunds for Payments in Pandemic
Some Student Loan Borrowers Get Refunds for Payments in Pandemic
November 01, 2022  |  Loans

Despite a legal challenge to its student loan forgiveness program, the federal government is reportedly sending refund checks for student loan payments that borrowers made...

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Looming Return of Student-Loan Payments Puts Households in a Bind
Looming Return of Student-Loan Payments Puts Households in a Bind
August 16, 2022  |  Personal Finance

If federal lawmakers decline to extend what has been a two-year break from having to make payments on student debt, many households will have to...

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Plaid Calls For Startups To Help Tackle $1.6T Student Debt Balance
Plaid Calls For Startups To Help Tackle $1.6T Student Debt Balance
October 29, 2019  |  Innovation

In its third annual Request for Startups, Plaid is aiming to focus on student debt management along with other areas of financial services that FinTech has...

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Payment Plans And The College Affordability Test
Payment Plans And The College Affordability Test
August 01, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Call it the $1.6 trillion challenge. College is a rite of passage for some, a dream for others and a financial challenge for just about...

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Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
July 24, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” The above quote...

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It’s Not Easy Solving For $1.5 Trillion In Student Debt
It’s Not Easy Solving For $1.5 Trillion In Student Debt
April 23, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

This week Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren managed to capture a lot of airtime — no small feat in a field with over 20...

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Student Debt In ‘Serious Delinquency’ Grows
Student Debt In ‘Serious Delinquency’ Grows
February 18, 2019  |  Loans

Student debt in arrears has hit record highs as measured by data gleaned from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bloomberg reports. The newswire...

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Lambda’s Student Loan Alternative
Lambda’s Student Loan Alternative
January 29, 2019  |  Loans

Student debt in America has grown to staggering proportions. By the end of 2018, 44 million Americans collectively held $1.5 trillion in debt related to...

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Today In Data: Big Changes In Unexpected Places
Today In Data: Big Changes In Unexpected Places
December 10, 2018  |  Today In Data

Change can be disorienting, particularly when it comes at a fast pace. It’s why the news that 44 million Americans owe over $1 trillion in student loan debt...

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