In a press release on April 19, 2022, the Department of Education announced several fixes to student loan programs that have plagued student borrowers. These changes are automatic and borrowers may not see the changes until end of 2022. “Additional…
After many rumors swirling, the Department of Education has announced today, April 6, 2022, that the student loan repayment pause will be extended once again. This continues the pause that began in March 2020, marking over two years of pause:…
We wanted to compile our previous posts on Donald Trump’s student loan positions below. Check back for updates. Donald Trump on Income-Based Repayment (IBR) and Loan Forgiveness On Wednesday, October 12, 2016, Donald Trump made his most detailed comments on…
As we mentioned before, keeping track of PSLF payments just got easier. The PSLF qualifying payments now appear on your paper statements. Here’s a scanned, redacted copy of what it looks like: The PSLF number on the statement lists only…
UPDATE: Take a look at our new post on the positions of the presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Let’s take a giant, semi-blind leap forward and take a guess at what would happen to student loans if either…
President Obama took to Tumblr to answer education questions from Americans around the country. You can watch the President answer those questions at WhiteHouse.Tumblr.com. You may also watch the video below:
White House Fact Sheet on the Proposal (see text below): http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/09/factsheet-making-student-loans-more-affordable Presidential Memorandum (see text below): http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/09/presidential-memorandum-federal-student-loan-repayments VIDEO (see transcript below): http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/06/09/president-obama-speaks-student-loan-debt FACTSHEET: Making Student Loans More Affordable President Obama declared 2014 a year of action – vowing to use…