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Parents who took on student loans for their kids are facing 'a grim reality' as payments resume because they're not included in Biden's new plan to make monthly bills cheaper, the NAACP says

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 13:45

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

Student Loan Borrowers And Advocates Gather For The People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief — Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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economy, economy, Policy, politics, student-debt, student-loans, student-loan-forgiveness

Why paying off your student loans won't get easier anytime soon

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Animation of a person wading through student debt — Hunter French for Insider

Greg Ogden, a 65-year-old therapist with a $25,000 student-loan balance, never anticipated he would still be paying off today the loans he took out in 1993.

economy, economy, student-loans, student-debt, Biden, education-department, student-loan-relief

You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

Sat, 09/23/2023 - 06:32

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

boomers interest rates housing — Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.
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economy, economy, Markets, gen-z, Investing, Housing, interest-rates

Screw it, I solved the student debt forgiveness debate

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 13:06

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy

Sen. Schumer, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Ilhan Omar, And Rep. Mondaire Jones — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference held to celebrate U.S. President Joe Biden cancelling student debt on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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politics, economy, Analysis, student-loan-forgiveness, joe-biden, College, student-debt

Gen Z is giving up on college

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy

Gen-z stepping over a college graduation cap. — In the wake of the pandemic and economic uncertainty, Gen Z is questioning whether college is worth it.
Chelsea Jia Feng/Insider

economy, Education, Discourse, Careers, colleges, higher-education, college-tuition

I went to college for free in Scotland. Here are 5 things about my experience that Americans may find surprising.

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 13:12

Tech Insider : Travel

mikhaila graduation — The author, Mikhaila Friel, graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2018.
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‘I’ve had this black cloud looming over me’: How private lenders have left millions of college students with no hope for the future

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 05:28

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

A small piggy bank is surrounded by a hurricane of student loan papers, unable to escape. — Despite the political fight over student-loan forgiveness, people with private student debt are stuck with predatory loan terms they can't escape.
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