Tag: Student Loans
R.I. receives $4.6M in national student-loan settlement
PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of Rhode Islanders with student loans will receive significant debt relief as part of a nationwide billion-dollar settlement with a loan...
Fidelity: Student loan debt tied to 401(k) loans
PROVIDENCE – From 20-somethings to those at the end of their careers, student debt is a problem across generations that also spells trouble for...
Extension of student loan deferment offers grads opportunity
When the pandemic hit last year, Providence resident John Foley lost his job as a supply chain analyst and was staring at more than...
Cost of student loan forgiveness too big
At the end of June, 43 million borrowers – or about 14% of all adults in the U.S. – owed approximately $1.59 trillion in...
The morality of canceling student debt
President-elect Joe Biden promised to forgive at least some student debt during his campaign, and he now supports immediately canceling $10,000 per borrower as...
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...