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Biden administration reverses course, reopens income-based student loan repayment programs
Two student loan repayment plans have been reopened for enrollment by the Department of Education (DOE) following a federal court injunction against the Biden administration's…
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13 best student loan refinance companies of 2023
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Biden calls SCOTUS decision “unthinkable,” outlines new path to student loan forgiveness
President Joe Biden offered two new approaches to help borrowers deal with their student debt burden following the U.S. Supreme…
Attorney shreds Biden’s response to SCOTUS student loan decision: ‘Circumvent the law’ with ‘pen and a phone’
Reacting to President Biden’s response to the Supreme Court blocking his student loan handouts, one civil rights attorney expressed his…
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan – what’s next?
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan on Friday. At the end of February, the justices heard oral…
Supreme Court rules against Biden student loan debt handout
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration cannot go forward with its student loan debt handout program. In…
Borrowers may see credit scores change once federal student loan payments resume
Restarting payments on federal student loans may impact the credit scores of some borrowers, according to a recent report from…
This week’s student loan refinance interest rates spike for 5-year loans only
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What to know about the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program
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This week’s private student loan interest rates skyrocket for 5- and 10-year loans
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How to sidestep big student loans
With student loan payments set to resume in October after President Joe Biden’s pandemic pause, roughly 30 million Americans will…
Good news: Student loan refinance interest rates plummet for 5- and 10-year loans
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Student loan payment pause led to increased debt for some: study
Since March 2020, federal student loan borrowers have had their monthly loan payments frozen and their interest rates dropped to…
Student loan repayments could slam big-name retailers this fall
For more than three years, federal student loan borrowers have not had to make monthly payments. But that pandemic-era pause…
Student loan payments are resuming soon — be ready
The suspension of federal student loan payments that began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic is soon coming…
Private student loans continue to edge down for 5- and 10-year loans
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Student loan payments will resume in October, Education Department confirms
Student loan payments will start in October, not September as previously thought, the Department of Education clarified. In November, the…
Federal student loan interest to resume in September, payments in October
Federal student loan interest is set to resume in September, with payment suspensions set to expire not long afterward. President…
Student loan refinance interest rates plunge for 5- and 10- year loans
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as "Credible" below, is to give you the…