Student loan borrowers in the U.S. are taking their time resuming repayments after the last pandemic-related pause expired late last year. Repayments were paused for borrowers of federal student loans from mid-March 2020, when the COVID pandemic began, and remained in effect until Sept. 1, 2023, 3½ years after the…

Student loan debt is a hot topic this election season. As the battle for and against debt forgiveness rages on, many borrowers are being vocal about their opinions on forgiveness. Less than a third of the American public currently approves of how student loan debt is being handled by the…

Parents are increasingly saving money for college, but a recent survey said that less than half feel ready to pay for the first tuition bill by the time their child leaves high school, a recent survey said.  Three out of four parents who saved for college had, on average, $45,000…

President Joe Biden’s income-driven repayment plan hit a legal snag this week after two federal judges blocked parts of it that were set to take effect next week.  The Biden Administration introduced the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan forgiveness…

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Only 33% of student loan holders have been making regular payments since they started up again in October – and about half are looking to use an income-driven repayment plan or are seeking outright forgiveness, according to a Civic Science survey. Student loan payments picked up again last October after…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted his motion to block what he called President Biden’s latest illegal student loan handout scheme. Bailey said that Congress never gave Biden the authority to saddle working Americans with half-a-trillion dollars in…

President Biden’s latest plan to cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers will cost taxpayers far more than its official price tag, and it could reach as high as three-quarters of a trillion dollars, according to a new report. The administration’s proposal, announced last week, replaces the White House’s…

Student loan debt has been an ongoing discussion among Americans for years as the debt balance continues to grow. The country’s total student loan debt now sits at $1.6 trillion, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data. These debts are overwhelming for many borrowers. Nearly 94% of respondents…

Medical bills may soon be removed from many credit reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just proposed a rule that would eliminate medical debt from credit reports in an attempt to prevent debt collectors from using the reporting system to get people to pay. The rule also intends to…