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Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Is Happening, Cardona Says
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says some student loan forgiveness is happening now and the administration wants to do more. A pause on student loan payments enacted to help borrowers during the Covid-19 pandemic -- has been...
Bloomberg
Tax Plan Lacks Middle Class Benefits, Says Vinjamuri
Nov.07 -- Leslie Vinjamuri, associate fellow at Chatham House, examines the potential impact of the GOP tax plan on the middle class. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Your Student Loan Company Loves Trump
Nov. 10 -- Donald Trump and Republican victories at the polls have caused the stocks of companies in the student loan sector to skyrocket. Bloomberg's Shahien Nasiripour explains the move.
Bloomberg
NEC's Deese on Inflation, Oil Production, Student Debt
White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese discusses the takeaways from this week's U.S. economic data, the Biden administration's efforts to boost domestic oil production, and student-debt relief on "Bloomberg The Open.
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Study: Student Loan Forgiveness Benefits Economy
President Biden has said he prefers to work with Congress to cancel student loan debt instead of taking executive action.
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California Expanding Efforts To Make College Affordable
The Golden State is dramatically expanding its student aid efforts in what could become a model for other states.
Bloomberg
Biden Eyes 'Some' Student-Loan Forgiveness, Not $50K
President Joe Biden says he is taking a "hard look" at whether to take additional steps on student debt forgiveness after Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer proposed this week to cancel $50,000 in debt for each borrower. "I am...
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Student Debt Is Increasing, But Few Are Paying Full Price For College
Author Ron Lieber says roughly 90% of undergraduates in the U.S. receive some sort of a college discount, thanks to either financial aid or merit aid.
The Recount
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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Biden Extends Pause on Student-Loan Payments to May
President Joe Biden extended the pause on student-loan repayments by another three months as the U.S. faces a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases from the omicron variant. Bloomberg's Sonali Basak has more on "Balance of Power."
The Recount
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.
The Recount
Top 5 Clips of August 2nd
Simone Biles is back on the beam. College students get surprise debt relief. And Dolly Parton weighs in on #FreeBritney. What more could you ask for on this fine Monday?
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White House Extends Federal Student Loan Pause
Officials say putting student loan payments on hold has been a lifeline for Americans during the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Cash Crisis: Should I Keep Paying My Student Loans?
The coronavirus pandemic prompted an unprecedented shutdown of the U.S. economy. And millions may struggle to make their student loan payments.
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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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Is Personal Bankruptcy Really So Bad?
Dec.10 -- Filing for bankruptcy may not be the nail in your financial coffin that you think it is. On this episode of Good Money, we find out how personal bankruptcy really works.
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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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Department Of Education Releases New Student Loan Forgiveness Rule
The stricter new rule involves loan forgiveness for students who believe they may have been defrauded by their colleges.
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Government Announcing More Student Loan Forgiveness Details In October
Once the application becomes available in October, borrowers will have until December 2023 to complete it.
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Cardona on Plan to Forgive Student Loan Debt
US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona talks about President Joe Biden's plan to forgive a portion of student loans held by tens of millions of people. Cardona says student loan terms need to be more reasonable and he says there will...
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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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Lawmakers Attack DeVos Over Actions On Student Loan Relief Program
Education Secretary Betsy Ross faced pointed questions over whether she is disrupting loan relief for students defrauded by for-profit colleges.
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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."