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A Call for Fair and Equal Access to Financial Services
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist On August 1, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization began a…
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Hillary Clinton to Roll out $350 Billion, 10-Year College Affordability Plan
Dan Merica, CNN NEW YORK (CNN.com) — Hillary Clinton will roll out her college affordability plan Monday, pledging to…
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This Student Debt Relief Program Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $39 Billion
(Bloomberg) – Laura Strong, a 29-year-old in suburban Chicago, owes $245,000 on student loans for the psychology Ph.D. she finished…
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Pitfalls to Avoid When Making a Student Loan
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist If you are a college student, a recent college graduate or even a college…
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These 20 Schools Are Responsible for a Fifth of All Graduate School Debt
(The Washington Post) – Getting an advanced degree doesn’t come cheap, which is why graduate students carry nearly half of all student debt. But…
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Trade Schools Have to Find Grads Jobs, or Lose Financial Aid
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic dancers hired as admissions counselors. Recruiters told to seek out “impatient” individuals…
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Tactics To Delay Repaying Your Student Loan Debt
(Forbes) – It’s not something that you want to do, but when faced with mounting bills, delaying your student loan…
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US Court Upholds Tough Rules on For-Profit College Loans
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled in favor of tough new regulations aimed at…
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Gov’t Plan to Help More Students Erase Debt Raises Questions
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who…
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Gov’t Plans to Erase Student Debt for Corinthian Students
Anne Flaherty, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will erase much of the debt of students…
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