Tag: Student Loans
Forbes ranks R.I. Student Loan Authority No. 2 best private student...
WARWICK – The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority earned national recognition as the second-best private student loan, according to Forbes magazine.
Forbes’ 2020 Top List...
A guide to surviving financially as the bills come due
The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans and now April’s bills are coming due.
The good news is there is help...
RISLA: Student-loan borrowers can apply for 2-month payment relief
WARWICK – The R.I. Student Loan Authority is offering borrowers with non-federal student loans the opportunity to apply for a two-month relief period during...
More borrowers seek to refinance student loans
The Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts last year did more than encourage homeowners to refinance their mortgages. It has people who are paying back student...
Report: Private market for student loans is ‘exploding’
PROVIDENCE – The private market for student loans has “exploded” in recent years, as there is now about $102 million in private student loan...
College debt should be the first thing to learn
Graduation season begins in the coming weeks. Thousands of graduating high school seniors in our state already have been making plans for the next...
Amica helps employees with student loan debt
LINCOLN – Amica Mutual Insurance Co. is offering the company’s full-time employees $100 a month each – and up to $6,000 total per person...
Audit finds widespread problems with student loan oversight
PROVIDENCE – Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education that oversees the nation’s 30 million student loans, and the nine...
Federal banking regulators issue bulletin on new student loan program
PROVIDENCE – The Treasury Department has issued a bulletin to banks and other financial institutions apprising them of new legislation that allows them to...
America’s student loan debt crisis is about to get much worse
NEW YORK - While Wall Street and U.S. President Donald Trump tout news of a booming stock market and low unemployment, college students may be quick...
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