Tag: Student Loans
White House rescinds order freezing federal grants
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it...
What to know about SAVE, the income-driven plan to repay student...
NEW YORK (AP) – More than 75 million student loan borrowers have enrolled in the U.S. government's newest repayment plan since it launched in...
Confusion reigns over status of student loans
Jennifer Magaw graduated from law school in 2012, but she continued comparing notes with her peers for several years afterward.
Her notes weren’t about classes....
Student loan ruling will hurt people and economy
The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. In Biden v. Nebraska, the court ruled 6-3 on June 30,...
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...
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and...
Ethics of forgiving student debt
President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt for up to 40 million borrowers was recently put on hold by...
Fidelity teams up with student loan advisory company to simplify loan...
PROVIDENCE – Fidelity Investments Inc. has teamed up with Summer, a New York-based advisory platform, for student loan borrowers to help make it easier...
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...
Cicilline introduces legislation to make colleges more affordable
PROVIDENCE – Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., on Aug. 1 introduced legislation in the U.S. House to help make college more affordable for students.
Cicilline...
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