The Biden administration is ordering businesses not to send notices about resuming student loan payments in May, warning that the two-year payment freeze could be extended again.The Department of Education has told companies that service federal student loans to suspend…
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Co-signer release is a program that allows a borrower to remove a co-signer from their student loan account after meeting certain requirements. This usually involves making a minimum number of consecutive payments on time and meeting the lender's eligibility criteria…
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FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, former Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rohit Chopra ... [+] testifies before Congress. Chopra now heads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS As the Biden administration's…
Senator Elizabeth Warren told Teen Vogue that high interest rates on student debt can make people "pay off forever." She added that student loan companies collecting debt prioritize profits over borrowers' ability to pay. Many borrowers are often forced to…
ErudiFi, a tech startup expanding access to education in Southeast Asia, announced on January 17 that it had secured a $15 million credit facility from Helicap, a Singapore-based fintech company. ErudiFi offers student loans and operates as Bukas in the…
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BrianAJackson/Getty Images Student loan company Navient on Thursday reached a $1.86 billion settlement agreement to cancel $1.7 billion in private student loans for some 66,000 borrowers. Accused of predatory student loan practices, Navient agreed to pay $95 million to borrowers…
The payment break on federally guaranteed student loans has been of use to millions of borrowers across the country, but one business has been significantly affected by the moratorium. Loading error Following the announcement of the suspension of payments, "our…
The payment pause on federally guaranteed student loans has helped millions of borrowers across the country, but one business has been significantly impacted by the moratorium.After the suspension of payments was announced, "our student loan business was cut by more…
The Department of Education renewed the contracts of 7 student loan companies for $ 2 billion. Navient was one of those companies, but she asked to transfer her federal loan portfolio to another company. Millions of federal borrowers still don't…
The Department of Education has announced that it is extending the contracts of six student loan companies until 2023. Companies have agreed to higher standards to protect borrowers and ensure a smooth transition to repayment in 2022. FSA director Richard…
Getty The biggest name in student loans leaves the company. Navient, which currently manages - or, in industry parlance, services - student loans for 5.6 million US customers, asked the US Department of Education to enable him to shift his…
If approved, about 6 million borrowers will send their monthly payments to a new service agent. Navient plans to transfer those loans to Maximus, a company that has already contracted with the Department of Education to pay off overdue student…
Text size Navient shares were down 13.9% on Wednesday. The time of dreams Navigate , the nation's largest student loan company, has sought government approval to terminate its loan service contract for student loan accounts owned by the U.S. Department…
Two student loan companies that serve a total of 10 million borrowers are closing their doors this year. Federal director of student aid Richard Cordray said companies didn't want more accountability. It plans to keep businesses at higher standards to…
Two student loan companies shut down in December, affecting 10 million borrowers. Seth Frotman, ex. director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, said this offered a chance for reform. Student loan companies have been scrutinized for decades on charges of…
The Biden administration has revoked legal guidelines issued by the Betsy DeVos-era Department of Education, removing a barrier for states regulating student loan companies. This week's announcement is the latest in a years-long battle between state officials, the federal government…
(Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Student loan companies have spent more than $ 6 million on lobbying over the past year and a half as lawmakers continue to try to ease the student debt crisis. President Joe Biden…
Washington DC - US News & World Report, the global authority on consumer rating and advice, today announced the addition of a fourth major category to its top loan company ratings: Top Loan Refinance Lenders students. Best Loan Companies Ratings…
Elizabeth Warren said "the days are gone" when student loan companies could mislead borrowers. Two companies have shut down their lending services, leaving 10 million borrowers without a service agent. Warren is holding a hearing to discuss how best to…
Elizabeth Warren was asked last month for student loans managers how they prepared the borrowers to start payments. Agents said they needed more time, calling the transition to reimbursement "unprecedented." Lawmakers and lawyers have called on Biden to extend the…
Politics The two Massachusetts Democrats are urging Joe Biden to postpone the federal hiatus on student loan repayments at least until next March. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe Advocates say the vast majority…
Student loan companies have given officials inaccurate information about civil service loan cancellations, delaying or preventing them from getting their student loans canceled. The watchdog found that student loan managers, the companies the government hired to handle the repayment process,…
In 2017, the Education Department ordered loan companies working for the agency to avoid responding directly to requests for information from third parties, such as state attorneys general. Instead, he demanded that such requests for information be sent to the…
Note that the student loan situation has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the relief efforts of the government, student loan lenders and others. Check out our Student Loans Hero Coronavirus Information Center for news and…
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getty A new report released this week found that several private student loan companies have received substantial federal financial assistance and low-interest loans as part of pandemic relief programs. Some loans could eventually be canceled - a benefit that is…
As the federal government continues to suspend collection of delinquent student loans during the coronavirus pandemic, private companies that initially followed suit are back in court.Private education lenders and creditors have resumed filing new lawsuits and pursuing existing cases to…
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Federal student loans offer some of the more forgiving repayment options. If you cannot repay your student loans due to financial issues, you may be able to suspend those loans through a postponement. But if you don't pay off your…
In an ideal world, you find a great job with a great career. Stable income helps you pay off your student loans on time. But Americans owe $ 1.56 trillion in student loan debt. And 11.5% of student loans are…
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Pedestrians in Harvard Yard at Harvard University. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty... [+] Images) Photo credit: Getty Images Getty Is there a simple, practical solution to soaring student loan balances and the uneven quality of college education? Yes,…
Bill Hinton | Getty ImagesWhen the phone rang, James Hunter's legs burned in pain.He has been paralyzed from the waist down since an accident when he was 30, and Navient's incessant calls about his student loans have triggered his nerves.“Every…
The private student loan industry may soon receive more favorable treatment on the government's financial aid website.Right now, the website for the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid is promoting private student loans as an option that students…
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is entering the student loan business in partnership with Wells Fargo & Co, offering cheaper loan rates to Amazon customers who pay for a "Prime Student" subscription.The deal sees Wells Fargo slash its student loan interest…
This week Shahein Nasiripour at The Huffington Post reported on the huge projected profit from the government-run student loan program. The article mainly focuses on whether the government is wrong to profit from student loan money and whether these projected…