New Tax Plan Wont Hurt Your Student Loans
No one likes Tax Time unless they are getting a refund or tax credit of some kind. Many of those with student loans got a scare when they heard that the new Tax plan would include taking away the ability to claim interest paid on their taxes, having to pay...
Private Student Loan Consolidation could save you tons
As most people realize, Student Loans have been a burden on those graduating from a College or University as the costs of education continues to rise. Current student loan balances have increased to above 1.5 Trillion dollars; being the highest consumer debt aside...
Rates go up for Student Loans
As if the rates on student loans were not high enough, now students borrowing funds to go to school will see an increase in their rates for the 2017/18 year. I would suspect the rates wont stop here and will continue to increase every year over the next 3 years....
Filing your Taxes can affect your Student Loans
It's that time of year again when you have to file your taxes with the IRS. It may seem simple enough but don't forget how you file your taxes does effect your student loans. There are some things you should consider before completing your return: If you are married,...
Navient sued for Mismanagement of Student Loans!
U.S. Government Sues Navient Once again the largest student loan servicing company has taken advantage of borrowers who desperately need their help. This is not the first time this company has gotten themselves in trouble as they have been sued several...
What happens to the forgiveness program under the new President?
Yes you should be worried...but its not all bad. There are a many things that President-Elect Donald Trump wants to change with regards to the programs Obama put in place while he was in office. Many graduates and soon to be graduates will see many of these...
Where Is the Bankruptcy Chapter on Student Loans
CHAPTER 5: STUDENT LOANS Ever go through your bills and figure it may just be easier to file bankruptcy? I think this thought has crossed the minds of many. However, when it comes to student loans, they are not allowed to be included in bankruptcy. For many,...
New REPAYE Program providing borrower relief
To Pay or Not to Pay.....It's Not an Option To Pay or not to pay, seems to be the question. The reality is, it's not even an option. You have to pay. However there are options to help you with repayment. One option is a program called REPAYE, not the same as the...
The More You Know
The More You Know We tend to think we know enough to get us by and manage our student loans and repayment. The truth of the matter is we don't know enough, with all these laws and bills and so much reconstruction is going on about student loans and...
Confusion is as Confusion Does
"I am not a rocket scientist or a professor of any kind, and I will be the first to admit when I don't understand something. So when it comes to student loans, the subject is way out my league. When I enrolled into college, I was excited, I was ready to get the...
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