Published On: August 9, 2025
Helpful Videos to Navigate Student Loan Repayment Process Navigating student loan repayment can feel like a complicated series of if-then decisions; one wrong step can have repercussions for decades. Experts at the National Consumer Law Center’s [...]
Published On: April 23, 2025
For many, this sudden shift threatens to push them into default, leading to wage garnishments, seized tax refunds, and damaged credit scores.
Published On: March 2, 2025
The Department of Education has stopped millions of borrowers from applying for lower student loan payments and loan forgiveness. This follows a court ruling that blocked the SAVE plan, a program designed to reduce monthly [...]
Published On: June 29, 2024
From the National Consumer Law Center "NCLC" a toolkit to deal with your student loans, 5/2024 Whether you are just starting your student loan journey or have been dealing with student loan debt for decades, [...]
Published On: September 2, 2023
NEW STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PLAN, plus UPDATES (at end of this article) – UPDATE: SAVE PROGRAM CANCELLED BY TRUMP SAVE – “SAVING ON A VALUABLE EDUCATION” “SAVE” – New Student [...]
Published On: July 19, 2023
IMPORTANT PROGRESS FOR STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN REPAYMENT TWO DECADES OR MORE Posting from the National Consumer Law Center Important Progress for Student Loan Borrowers Reposting from NCLC, July [...]
Published On: April 18, 2022
Education Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans By Robert G. Cameron – APR 12, 2022 (Reprint from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "www.CFPB.gov". The following is an [...]
Published On: January 6, 2021
CFPB Charges Performance SLC and Performance Settlement, Daniel Crenshaw, with Using Deceptive Tactics November 5, 2020 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a complaint against Performance SLC, LLC [...]
Published On: January 1, 2021
CFPB Settles with Discover Bank, the Student Loan Corporation and Discover Products for violating a consent order and other unlawful practices December 22, 2020 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a [...]
Published On: April 23, 2020
In a large victory for consumers, The University of Phoenix agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in debt owed to the school by students harmed by their deceptive ads. Phoenix’s [...]
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I was in financial turmoil for various reasons and was running scared
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Filing for bankruptcy Is not the end of the world
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