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Student loan forgiveness
"Canceling student debt is the quickest way to narrow the racial wealth gap"
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Apr 20, 2022
Proposals to reform the federal student loan system shed light on the relationship between student debt and economic inequality. UCLA's Hannah Appel joins us to discuss.
Payments and interest on federal student loans set to resume after nearly 2 years
Dec 20, 2021
More than 40 million borrowers with federal student loans have had a respite through the pandemic. That ends Jan. 31.
Would canceling $10,000 in student debt really help that much?
Nov 23, 2020
Comprehensive policy is crucial in solving the student debt crisis, experts say, but $10,000 of debt forgiveness could actually do a lot to help the people who need it most right now.
Would forgiving student loans benefit the neediest?
by
Ben Bradford
Jun 26, 2019
Progressive economists dispute who would benefit most from erasing higher-education debt.
In an effort to attract young workers, Maine is offering to reimburse their student loan payments
Nov 30, 2018
It's no secret that workers are getting older nationwide. But the problem is extra tough in Maine.
Few student borrowers working in the public sector are finding loan forgiveness
by
Erika Beras
Sep 28, 2018
About year ago, the U.S. Department of Education started accepting applications from public servants to have their student loan balances wiped away. Twenty-eight thousand borrowers applied for forgiveness in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; 96 were approved. To qualify, applicants must spend at least 10 years working for government agencies or certain kinds of nonprofits […]
Loan forgiveness programs offered to help boost ranks of mental health professionals
Oct 7, 2016
The Affordable Care Act has given millions of Americans access to mental health coverage. That’s created a demand for providers.
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Regulating the forgiveness of federal student loans
by
Tobin Low
Sep 10, 2015
The Department of Education is opening up the conversation at 2 hearings.
Student loan interest D-Day: What's it mean?
Jun 25, 2013
Interest rates are supposed to go up July 1. How big is the hike and what does it really mean numbers-wise?
Public service and student loan forgiveness
Apr 12, 2012
Your recent show on Federal Student Loans and associated debt kept my attention. A comment was made about possible forgiveness of a loan for someone who has been good with payments for years and has worked for civil service or non-profits. I'm in the non-profit sector (have been for 15+ years) and want to know how I might go about addressing that with the remaining principal on my Sallie Mae loan balance. Thanks. Gerri, Belmont, MA