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After delays, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid aka FAFSA is now open for students
The application for college financial aid is usually available on Oct. 1, but the Department of Education delayed the release this year in an effort to avoid a repeat of last year's rocky rollout. (Scripps News)
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Report reveals issues with student loan servicing
Some student loan servicers were automatically taking money from borrowers’ bank accounts even when they didn’t consent to automatic payments. (Scripps News)
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8 million student loan borrowers won't have to make payments until April
The Biden administration is extending a pause of student loan payments for 8 million borrowers amid a court battle. (Scripps News)
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Biden's student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash
A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday. (Scripps News)
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Greg Lippmann Says CMBS Sector 'Priced for Horrible'
LibreMax Capital CIO Greg Lippmann suggests investors buy underpriced "medium to bad" commercial mortgage-backed securities from a sector that he says is "priced for horrible" on Bloomberg Television. "If you can invest in technology and...
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SCOTUS Rules Against Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Bloomberg's Sara Fordern and Ryan Teague Beckwith discuss the Supreme Court ruling against President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan, and what this will mean for so many Americans. They also give their insight on the political...
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Biden Lays Out New Plan for Student Debt Relief
President Joe Biden says his administration will pursue student-loan forgiveness through a new path, relying on the Higher Education Act, and create a temporary 12-month on-ramp repayment program as borrowers prepare to resume monthly...
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Bokeh Capital Partners on US Markets
Kim Forrest, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Bokeh Capital Partners, discusses her outlook and investment strategies for the US markets. She speaks with Shery Ahn and Paul Allen on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia".
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Top Calls: End of Studen Loan Pause May Help Sofi
David Chiaverini, Wedbush Securities Managing Director & Equity Research Analyst, joins Romaine Bostick to discuss the big movers on the back of analyst recommendations on Bloomberg Markets: The Close.
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WS View of student talking with professor at NYU School of Law / New York City, New York, USA
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Top 5 Clips of August 19th
The FTC files a new antitrust complaint against Facebook, yet Mark Zuckerberg seems more interested in playing with virtual reality. Meanwhile, the Biden administration plans to erase student loan debt for 300,000 disabled Americans.
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The Department of Justice reached a $60 million settlement with lender Sallie Mae to resolve allegations of charging military service members excessive rates on student loans. (May 13)
Student lender Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement with the federal government to resolve allegations it charged military service members excessive interest rates on their student loans.
The settlement was announced Tuesday...
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Everything You Need to Know About Student Financial Aid
Once you're accepted to college, another question emerges: "How Do I Pay for It?" In this explainer, we detail everything to know about financial aid in 2021.
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New York senator Charles Schumer says the credit crunch has forced as many as 50 banks to stop lending money to students for college. Now he's calling on all U-S colleges to accept direct government loans to help fill the void.
HEADLINE: College bound students hit by credit crunch
CAPTION: New York senator Charles Schumer says the credit crunch has forced as many as 50 banks to stop lending money to students for college. Now he's calling on all U-S colleges to...
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House Budget Chairman: Trump's budget 'disastrous'
The chairman of the House Budget Committee says President Donald Trump's new proposed budget would be "disastrous for middle America."
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Obama unveils plan to tackle bad assets on banks' balance sheets
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama and advisors in Cabinet Room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"As all of you know we have been busy on a whole host of fronts over the last several weeks with the primary purpose of...
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House Budget Chairman: Trump's budget 'disastrous'
The chairman of the House Budget Committee says President Donald Trump's new proposed budget would be "disastrous for middle America."
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Democratic Agenda in Limbo
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin told the world on Sunday that he would be rejecting President Biden's $2.2B Build Back Better Plan. AGF Investments Chief U.S. policy strategist Greg Valliere joined "Bloomberg Markets: America" with...
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With Congress returning from a weeklong spring recess, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on whether to start debating a Democratic plan to keep college loan interest rates for 7.4 million students from doubling on July 1.
HEADLINE: Dems, GOP battle over student loan rates
CAPTION: With Congress returning from a weeklong spring recess, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on whether to start debating a Democratic plan to keep college loan interest rates for...
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President Barack Obama says middle class families are feeling trapped by rising student loans. The president Monday signs a presidential memo to expand student loan relief and throws his support behind a Senate bill targeting the issue. (June 9)
President Barack Obama says the rising costs of college have left America's middle class feeling trapped and he says no hard-working youngster in America should be priced out of a higher education.
Obama has signed a presidential...
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Ben Carson Says HUD Is Focused on Helping Millennials
Jun.13 -- U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson discusses ideas being developed to open up homeownership in the United States with a focus on millennials burdened with student debt. He speaks with Bloomberg's David...
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Why Barry Sternlicht Can't Decide Who to Vote for in 2020 Election
Jun.25 -- Real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht shares his political views and explains why he's having difficulty deciding whom to support in the 2020 U.S. election. He speaks exclusively with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Front...
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The Challenge to Find Value in the Search for Yield
Sept. 23 -- Jonathan Beinner, chief investment officer of global fixed income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, discusses pitfalls in the search for yield and record levels of investment grade debt available to investors. He speaks on...
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Sanders, Dems tout bill to cancel student debt
Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives came out with legislation to cancel all student debt, going farther than a signature proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the two jockey...