Tag: student loans
Students, alums will benefit from new loan payment plans
The Biden-Harris Administration launched an income-based student loan repayment plan designed to make paying back student loans more doable last month.
Students weigh in on Biden’s loan forgiveness program
University of La Verne students were happy to hear about President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan announced late last month.
Letter to the Editor
The current Republican administration in this nation is proposing three things which could be highly problematic for all students attending (or planning to attend) college.
Sallie Mae deserves scrutiny
Defaulting on student loan payments and falling into debt after graduating college is a fear that many students have in common. With the practices of Sallie Mae, a large federal student loan company, working against them, this fear may become more of a reality for some.
School debt leaves students cold
Republicans in the Senate blocked the Democrats’ bill Tuesday that would prevent the interest rates of the Stafford Loan from doubling July 1. The interest rate that is currently 3.4 percent would double to 6.8 percent, a price that only adds to the thicket of debt students are fighting.
Economy, debt troubles complicate post-grad plans
In an ailing economy many college students find themselves trying to fund their education with loans, and when they graduate they end up thousands of dollars in debt with no job offers.