Student Loan Planner

APRIL 17, 2023

According to The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), about 60% of Delaware college graduates have student loan debt. The average amount of debt for graduates in Delaware was $39,705 in 2020.

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Student Loan Planner

JANUARY 24, 2023

Borrowers with Direct Loans have not paid interest or payments since March 13, 2020. The payment pause was extended numerous times under two presidential administrations.

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Student Loan Planner

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Millions of federal student loan borrowers returned to repayment in October 2023 following the end of the Covid-era forbearance, which had been in effect since March 2020. The transition back to normal billing has not been going well.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 1, 2022

What are the COVID-19 student loan relief deadlines for federal debt repayments? You may have heard some student loan servicers are closing shop — when does that happen? Over next two years: Many federal student loan servicer contracts due to expire. 30, 2020, but later extended several times until Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When the same trends were juxtaposed with the recently released data, there was a slight decline in giving, but the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 were two of the best giving years on record with $486.26 billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively. And herein lies our greatest opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2024

She started the program in September 2017 and finished in October 2020. "It The class of people included in this case are all Black students who were enrolled in Walden’s DBA program from 2007 to 2017 and all female students enrolled in the program in the same time period who had received student loans, according to Ramchandani. “In

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Student Loan Planner

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Even so, 64% of Rhode Island residents from the Class of 2020 graduated with student loan debt, according to The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). The average student debt for RI borrowers was […]. The post 3 Options for Student Loan Forgiveness in RI appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Student Loan Planner

JULY 20, 2023

Still, 66% of graduates in the class of 2019-2020 had student loan debt, with an average balance of $31,939, according to The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS).

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Student Loan Planner

JULY 27, 2023

South Dakotans have a higher percentage of graduates with student loan debt, according to data from The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). Seventy-three percent of South Dakota students from the class of 2020 had education loans to repay upon graduation. The average loan balance was $32,029.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 7, 2023

This post is a continuation of the last two that summarized Modules 1 and 2 of the Student Loan Entrance Counseling (SLEC). Module 3, “Federal Student Loans”, is summarized in this post. SLEC ensures that a student understands their rights and responsibilities with Federal loans prior to entering into a loan agreement.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JULY 18, 2024

Each year, thousands of borrowers struggle with repaying their federal student loan debt after they attended predatory schools that lied or withheld important information to get them to enroll, or closed and prevented them from completing their program. That’s bad news for borrowers, though they can continue to apply for relief.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

1) The Share of Students Who Earn More than a High School Graduate. This reinstated threshold metric demonstrates whether students’ investment of time, money, and resources will leave them better off than if they had not attended college. 3) Cumulative Student Loan Debt at the Institution and Program Level.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MARCH 21, 2023

Roughly 20% of the 43 million Americans holding federal student loans are in default. Department of Education announced its Fresh Start initiative, which provides a pathway out of default for borrowers who defaulted on their federal student loans prior to the pandemic.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A recognition of this reality is exactly why a student-level data network (SLDN), as proposed by the College Transparency Act , has such broad bipartisan support. For a more detailed list of recommendations on data collection related to CARES Act funding, please see PostsecData’s September 2020 comment letter.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Funding can also come from private sources, as well as the tuition and fees that students pay. When a school is underfunded, students often pay the price. The latest Student Loan Hero study looks at the states where public colleges are underfunded (and where they’re not). During the 2019-2020 period examined, 45.7%

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

that help learners from low-income backgrounds achieve upward mobility; provide student and employee success solutions to colleges and businesses; invest in education-focused innovations to improve learner outcomes; and provide information, tools and counseling to help millions of borrowers successfully repay their federal student loans.

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HEAG

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And although it may feel ‘normal’, we’re still processing under a number of exceptions and waivers instituted in 2020 since the COVID-19 National Emergency … Read more ». 2022 brought us a little closer to what life was like before COVID-19 changed the world.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

But, as higher education settles into its post-pandemic reality, what can those students expect to face—and how can private-sector scholarships help as they work toward their associate’s, bachelor’s and graduate degrees? Arguably the much bigger problem are students who take out some—often smaller amounts— of debt, but never graduate.”

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Additional ways to fund your college education The cost of college continues to rise , with the 2020 average bachelor’s degree recipient graduating with an average of $28,400 in student loan debt. See our private student loan guide for more information. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JUNE 1, 2023

By Kyra Taylor , National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen , Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the third post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued flexibilities available to borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Did you default on your federal student loans?

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

SLM Corporation (commonly known as Sallie Mae; originally the Student Loan Marketing Association) is a publicly traded U.S. Initially, it was a Federal entity that serviced Federal student loans. Later, it became a private corporation that made and serviced its own private student loans.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 26, 2023

This week, we feature awards for members of LendKey member credit unions; for women pursuing STEM; and for students who’ve started their college careers and face financial barriers to continuing. LendKey Scholarship Program LendKey connects students with credit unions for in-school loans and student loan refinancing options.

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College Planners of America

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

PSLF promises Federal loan holders that, upon meeting requirements pertaining to public service employment, the ED will wipe away a large part of their debt. The PSLF program was implemented to forgive student loan debt for employees of public service and nonprofit jobs. Eligible Student Loans and Payment Plans.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JULY 6, 2022

In that case, a group of federal student loan borrowers sued the Department of Education for ignoring their applications for student loan cancellation under the Department’s “borrower defense to repayment” rules. The Department is rescinding all denial notices provided to borrowers between December 2019 and October 2020.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What We Know About the New FAFSA and Financial Aid Offers As a result of the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020, the FAFSA has been updated to help millions of students and families maximize their financial aid for college. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

About 65% of admissions officers view social media as “fair game” when evaluating potential enrollees, according to a survey performed by Kaplan Test Prep in 2020. And in 2019, Harvard retracted its admission offer to a noteworthy student who had made racist remarks in private chats and Google Docs two years earlier. Data: Kaplan.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MAY 24, 2023

One significant barrier between borrowers and an IDR plan was poor communication: loan servicers failed to tell borrowers that they were eligible to enroll in an IDR plan or provided them with inaccurate information about their repayment status and options. It can convert other types of federal loans into Direct Loans.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Many students missed crucial classroom experiences or faced challenges with remote learning, creating gaps in their educational foundation. The NAEP’s Long-Term Trend Assessment recorded a five-point drop in average assessment scores from 2020 to 2022— the largest drop ever recorded.

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Moneyman

JUNE 12, 2020

The Department of Education just let us know they are about to issue a new rule that says “just kidding” on their previous “just kidding” For those of you who might need a refresher, here is where we are so far: The CARES Act is signed into law by the President on March 27, 2020.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

And you can definitely see that, where Black students continue to be underrepresented in gifted and talented education by 50 to 55%.” According to a 2022 federal report , during the 2020-21 school year, more than 33% of U.S. billion in student loan forgiveness. million borrowers receiving $136.6

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Over the last year, we’ve been exploring the educational experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM, and find that of the 184,000 PhDs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields awarded to individuals between 2010-2020, just 3.8 percent went to Black Americans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

At the conclusion of the 2020 election, I celebrated when all the candidates to whom I made a financial contribution won, save one! Every year we are told by leaders from both major U. political parties, and candidates too, that that year’s election is the most consequential ever.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

2019; Monarrez & Washington, 2020). At a societal level, the United States’ economy depends on a skilled workforce, particularly given the rapidly changing technological landscape. Yet, there are still large disparities in postsecondary degree attainment for Black males (Espinosa et al., 2021; Reeves, 2022; Villavicencio, 2023).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Department of Education announced Wednesday a massive student loan discharge affecting 261,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University, following evidence of widespread deceptive practices at the online institution. The discharge covers loans taken out between March 1, 2009, and April 30, 2020.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 12, 2023

Millions of Americans lost their jobs after the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. For many, this disrupted their ability to repay their Federal student loans, so repayments were suspended in March 2020. The end of the pause will affect the millions of Americans who have outstanding balances on Federal student loans.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens for applications on October 1, the application for the 2024-25 school year has been delayed until sometime in December—a delay that could have ripple effects on students, families and scholarship programs. Why is the FAFSA late?

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College Planners of America

JULY 10, 2023

President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan, as announced last August, was set to cancel $10,000 in Federal student debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income per year. The ED seeks to ease borrowers back into repayment of their student loans after the long hiatus.

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