Student Debt

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Published: 9/25/2022 1:09:28 PM Modified: 9/25/2022 1:08:38 PM This column will present my objections to President Joe Biden’s executive order canceling all or part of the college education loans…
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More U.S. consumers are saddled with credit-card debts for longer periods of time, according to a survey, struggling to pay down amid high inflation and rising interest rates. Sixty percent of credit-card debtors say they have been in…
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I just finished going through “tax shock” after viewing my latest property tax bill. My $700 year-over-year increase on top of 9 percent inflation at the check-out line impacts daily life. Many of you share my pain.John Hendrickson,…
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In my most recent column, I opined that President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt would do little to address the high cost of getting a four-year college degree or…
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Story at a glance A survey from the online education program ELVTR found 54 percent of student borrowers experience mental health challenges due to the amount of debt owed. Fifty-six percent of those whose mental…
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ALBANY — Average household debt in New York State climbed to a new high of $53,830 at the end of 2021,…
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If you have multiple student loans, the Department of Education determines how relief is applied. Here are the loans that will be forgiven first. The release of an online application for student loan forgiveness is…
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Weingarten speaks with participants in the Confetti Project at Buckeye Junior High School in Medina, Ohio, Sept. 13. Photo by Pamela Wolfe By Randi Weingarten September 22, 2022…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Make the Universities Pay Act — new legislation to reform the nation’s higher education financing system and put universities on the hook for the…
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