A student-loan company's call center briefly shut down due to 'technical issues' after it started notifying borrowers of their monthly payment amount in October

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Student-loan borrowers' interest rates would be 'immediately eliminated' if Democratic lawmakers' new bill is passed

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Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.

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China has to stabilize its housing market and address risks to its economy if it wants to avoid 'Japanification', JPMorgan says

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Falling birth rates saw China's population drop by 850,000 people last year, according to official figures.

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Wall Street reversal: More and more economists are changing their minds and declaring US recession fears dead

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Ron DeSantis says he has 'sympathy' for some student-loan borrowers — and wants to make it easier for them to get rid of their debt in court

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10, 2023.

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The S&P 500 is barreling toward record highs. The Fed will decide if it gets there.

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Federal student-loan balances will start growing again in one month when interest returns

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President Joe Biden accompanied by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as he announces new actions to protect student-loan borrowers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC.
President Joe Biden accompanied by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as he announces new actions to protect student-loan borrowers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC.

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Stocks are in the middle of a 'pivot rally' that still has room to run, according to one of Wall Street's biggest bears

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Student-loan borrowers can now apply to lower their monthly payments with 'the most affordable repayment plan yet,' Biden's Education Department says

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President Joe Biden.

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A Gen Xer with $47,000 in student debt just got word his loans will finally be wiped out after nearly 3 decades of payments

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U.S. President Joe Biden is joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (L) as he announces new actions to protect borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down his student loan forgiveness plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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