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CARES Act Interest and Payment Halt Extended; FedLoans to Exit Servicing
The student loan marketplace continues to dominate headlines, and today we have some welcome news if you haven’t seen it already. In what is being...
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FedLoans Announces Exit of Federal Loan Servicing: Good Riddance, or Good Grief?
As you may have seen, FedLoans dropped a bomb on those of us near to the student loan world by announcing last week that they...
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Jennifer just learned that she’ll save over $200k.
It’s Forgiveness Friday, and today we want to share a case study from a recent diagnosis we did for a public charter school in Chicago....
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It’s Forgiveness Friday!
We hear so much in the media about challenges related to the PSLF program, which DO exist for many early participants in the program... but...
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As the Economy Recovers from COVID, What’s Next for Student Loans?
As the summer quickly approaches, so also does the end of the CARES Act interest and payment halt after September. Recently confirmed Education Secretary Miguel...
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Tax-Free Loan Forgiveness, Employment Certification, and Have Refinancing Rates Bottomed?
Well there’s been no shortage of student loan news lately... and here are some highlights: $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Impact The latest COVID stimulus is expected...
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Biden Extends Interest and Payment Halt to the End of September
Well, it didn’t take long for Biden to take promised action on federal student loans. On his first day in office this week, Biden extended...
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CARES Act Interest and Payment Freeze Extended to January 31st, 2021
The CARES Act halted both accruing interest and payments on all federal student loans as of March 13th, 2020. Loan statements should show 0% interest,...
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Five Student Loan Steps for 2021 Graduates to Consider NOW
Grace Period… or Question Mark? If you're graduating school this spring, and you have federal student loan debt in the COVID-19 era, student loan repayment is...
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COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Package: How It Impacts Student Loans
By Presidential Executive Order, the halt of accruing interest and payments loans has been extended out to 12/31/2020. The extension applies only to the same...
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