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Complaints Abound for New Student Loan Ombudsman

By Bill Fay | September 4, 2019

A drowning person wants somebody to throw them a life preserver. People drowning in student debt might have just been thrown a bowling ball. The government’s new student loan watchdog is…

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President Trump Signs Order to Erase Student Loan Debt for Disabled Veterans

By Bents Dulcio | August 28, 2019

Lawmakers, economists and activist all have made headlines debating solutions to the $1.6 trillion student debt crisis burdening the lives of 44 million Americans. Some plans go as far as…

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Should You Consolidate Federal Student Loans?

By Max Fay | August 19, 2019

A college education doesn’t come cheap, as 44 million Americans can attest. Collectively, they have borrowed $1.5 trillion to score a diploma and paying it back hasn’t been easy. About…

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Democratic Presidential Candidates Plan to End Student Debt Crisis

By Max Fay | July 1, 2019

It’s impossible not to notice that student loan debt has emerged as a big issue in the campaigns for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nominations. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren brought…

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LendKey Review: What You Need to Know Before Refinancing Student Loans

By Bill Fay | January 23, 2019

LendKey, a relative newcomer to the field of student loan refinancing lenders, is a third-party online lending platform that connects clients to banks and credit unions offering loans. It promises…

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What is the Student Loan Consolidation Program?

By Max Fay | January 22, 2019

Why Consolidate Student Loans? It simplifies repayment and could save you money. It is quite common for people with student loans to deal with 10-12 lending institutions, which means 10-12…

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Ways To Lower Your Student Loan Payment

By Bill Fay | January 15, 2019

Forget terrorism, climate change or a Jonas Brothers reunion tour. The biggest worry millions of young Americans have is student loan debt. Here is how bad the situation stands in…

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Lower Your Student Loan Interest

By Max Fay | January 14, 2019

If this headline piqued your interest, then maybe the interest rate on your student loan has peaked too. There’s a few things you can do send your student loan interest…

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Should I Refinance My Student Loan? Pros and Cons

By Bill Fay | January 9, 2019

If you’ve never considered refinancing your student loans, that’s almost certainly not the fault of the financial services industry. Lending institutions seek borrowers with an aggressiveness that compares favorably with…

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Best Student Loan Refinance Lenders

By Bill Fay | January 2, 2019

If you’re sinking into deeper debt with student loans, the decision to refinance could help you erase the debt more rapidly, while saving lots of money in the process. With…