New Rules For Student Loan Prepaid And Debit Cards
The Obama administration issued new rules to curb high fees and sneaky practices in the student loan prepaid and debit card world. The cards may seem like an easy way to deal with student loans, but...
View ArticleNew York College Grads Get Debt Repayment Gift For 2016
by Elizabeth Elizalde If you graduated from college in 2014 or later and went to school in New York State, you may find yourself eligible for a New Year’s gift of college debt repayment courtesy of...
View ArticleCan Bankruptcy Eliminate Your Student Loan Debt?
by Phil Bradford Can you declare bankruptcy to eliminate your student loan debt? Maybe yes and maybe no. Here’s how the system works. Usually, student loan debts are not dischargeable in bankruptcy....
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Trump University Payout For Victims
by Barbara Nevins Taylor Donald Trump didn’t say, “Sorry,” and he didn’t admit guilt. But student victims of the defunct Trump University will get $25 million dollars, as much as 90 percent of their...
View ArticleStudent Loan Borrowers Lose Protection
Student loan borrowers and especially those in default now will have a tougher time, thanks to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. She withdrew protections put in place by the Obama Administration aimed...
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Worry For DACA Dreamers
by Barbara Nevins Taylor Everything changed for Carolina when President Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012. Until then, she worried about what would happen...
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DACA Supporters Sue
photo by Daniel Ramirez DACA supporters promised to sue on behalf of Dreamers and they delivered. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court to block...
View ArticleWho Protects Student Loan Borrowers?
by Barbara Nevins Taylor Who protects student loan borrowers? The Trump administration just told states to back off consumer protections and the states and consumer advocates said, “Wait a minute.” The...
View ArticleTrump Administration Fails Student Loan Borrowers
Cruel ironies abound as the Trump administration fails student loan borrowers. The man who brought you a phony university and paid a $25 million settlement to repay students for cheating them, now will...
View ArticleWho Protects Average Americans?
by Barbara Nevins Taylor There’s a lot of talk lately about “the little guy” and who protects average Americans. If you are one of the average Americans who has a student loan, wants to borrow money,...
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