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Rising higher education costs continue to push students to rely on financial aid. Roughly 72% of undergraduate college students received some financial aid in the 2019-20 academic year, according to a recent report. Students received an average of $14,100 in aid that came in the form of grants, federal loans…

Frontier Airlines said it will dole miles to a certain number of people that hold student loan debts. The Denver-based budget carrier unveiled the limited-time promotion on Friday, saying 100 people who enter its Student Loan Mile Match sweepstakes could score the equivalent of their outstanding student loan debt in…

President Biden’s administration is officially rolling out its SAVE plan on Tuesday, its latest attempt to grant student debt relief after Biden’s more wide-reaching plan failed before the Supreme Court. Biden announced the plan alongside Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and other members of his administration on Tuesday. Under the SAVE…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Rates…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers…

For more than three years, federal student loan borrowers have not had to make monthly payments. But that pandemic-era pause is coming to an end this fall, setting up a potential financial shock for millions of Americans.About 44 million borrowers in the U.S. were affected by the payment pause, which…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. During…

Student loan borrowers preparing to repay debt may get some relief on interest payment thanks to a recently introduced legislative bill.  The Student Loan Interest Elimination Act, introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), would refinance the interest rate of all existing federal student loans to…

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