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Tag: student loan debt

African-Americans are disproportionately affected by student loan defaults. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inOpinion

MALVEAUX: What Happens After Graduation?

by Julianne Malveaux May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

About four million people will receive degrees, from associate to doctorate. Too many of them, though, will walk from the graduation stage to a debt trap.

The Debt Collective protested in front of the Department of Education on April 4 in support of student loan debt forgiveness. The protest attracted 500 people. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation

Demands for Student Debt Cancellation Focus on Black Borrowers

by Sam P.K. Collins April 20, 2022April 21, 2022
Joe Biden
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Advocates Still Call for Student Debt Forgiveness Despite New Pause on Loan Repayments

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
**FILE** An attendee holds a "Student Loan Justice" sign while waiting for Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to speak during campaign rally near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as the next U.S. president today in a bid to unify the party two days after she secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Posted inEducation

Biden to Extend Student Loan Repayment Freeze

by Stacy M. Brown April 5, 2022April 5, 2022
Posted inBusiness

Student Loan Debt Joins Conversation About Strengthening Black Churches

by Sam P.K. Collins February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
adult blur books close up
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Landmark $1.85 Billion in Relief for Federal and Private Loan Borrowers

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer January 20, 2022January 20, 2022
Posted inEducation

D.C. Council Examines Consumer Protection Bill for Student Loan Borrowers

by James Wright Jr. November 10, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Record $1.7 Trillion of Student Debt Drowns HBCU Borrowers

by WI Guest Author November 4, 2021December 21, 2021
Many student borrowers face mental and emotional stress related to the obligations of education loans well into their fifties. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inSupplements

Student Loan Debt: Implications on Financial and Emotional Wellness

by WI Guest Author October 13, 2021December 21, 2021
Understanding the lending business is half the battle for borrowers. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inSupplements

Risks & Responsibilities of Student Loans

by WI Guest Author October 13, 2021December 21, 2021

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