Tag: Student Loan Debt
WalletHub: R.I. ranks 19th in nation for student loan debt
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 19 in the United States for student loan debt, according to a recent report by WalletHub.
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As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect
WASHINGTON (AP) – Niara Thompson couldn't shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation. As she listened from...
Student loan debt forgiveness could have big impact in R.I.
With tensions heightening for many borrowers as the federal government prepares to resume student loan payments at the beginning of next year following a...
Fidelity: ESG investments, student loan repayment among top employer benefit trends...
PROVIDENCE – Student debt repayment and environmentally and socially conscious investment options are among the top benefits Fidelity Investments Inc. expects to see employers...
LendEdu: Average student-loan debt, payments in R.I., Mass. among highest in...
PROVIDENCE – If you have student-loan debt in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, your monthly payments are likely to be among the highest in the...
Study: 20% of college students face ‘dangerous’ debt-to-income ratios
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 1 in 5 college students will have future debt-to-income ratios “approaching dangerous levels” just from student loans after graduating and entering...
Lawmakers approve consumer protections for student-loan servicing practices
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers approved the Student Loan Bill of Rights to protect Rhode Islanders through new consumer protections and oversight of student-loan servicing practices,...
Study: R.I. student loan debt more than doubles in past 10...
PROVIDENCE – Student loan debt in Rhode Island more than doubled in the past decade, according to an Experian study released in December.
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U.S. student loan debt sets record, doubling since recession
NEW YORK - United States student loan debt outstanding reached a record $1.465 trillion last month and one particular set of borrowers is having a...
LendEDU: R.I. college grads have 2nd-highest loan debt in U.S.
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island ranks second in the country with the highest average student loan debt, according to LendEDU’s Student Loan Debt by School...
