The Government Accountability Office released a report stating that it will forgive over $108 billion dollars in student debt. Those who borrowed money from the United States government, and have fulfilled all of the obligations and rules, will have some or all of their debt forgiven. This is much more than initially thought. It sounds […]
We work with and speak to thousands of student loan borrowers every single day. We talk with recent undergrads, post grads, current students, parents, friends, siblings, grandparents. You name it! If they have student loans, chances are we’ve talked to them. And we’ve helped them make good decisions about their debt. After all this time, […]
The New Jersey senate has unanimously voted to approve a bill that will require the student loan agency for the state to forgive any student loan debt that a person has should they become permanently disabled or die. How it used to work in the past The student loan system in New Jersey requires […]
The average home price has increased by more than 80% since 2000. However, the median income of millennials is down 10%. Wages may be stagnant or even lower than previously. This alone puts millennial house hunters in a tough situation. When you add student loan debt, those under 35 years of age just cannot afford […]
Corinthian College Students Asking For Student Loan Forgiveness and Student Loan Discharge Back on April 26, 2015, Corinthian Colleges, Inc announced that the company would cease and discontinue operations of its 28 different ground campuses throughout the states of California, Hawaii, Oregon, New York, and Arizona. The very next day on Monday April 27th, when […]
One of our latest posts discussed how underutilized some student loan repayment programs were, and it also addressed some of the strength and weaknesses of income driven repayment programs. To recapitulate, an income-based repayment program can reduce your monthly student loan payments based on your income. For Wayne Tibak, this program reduced his federal student […]
