As loan servicing problems mount, some borrowers are being forced into an administrative forbearance, which historically doesn’t count toward student loan forgiveness.
The Biden administration has released the most detailed information yet on a new student loan forgiveness program being developed by the Education Department.
On my tortuous route to Catholicism, I stopped for a while among the Anglicans. I remember a song the Episcopalians often sang: “Once to Every Man and Nation.” As I watched the rising anti-Semitism on American college campuses, the lyrics of this song came back to me....
The Biden administration revealed massive billing problems this week that are even more widespread than previously known.
The Education Department is currently notifying thousands of borrowers that they qualify for student loan forgiveness under a temporary Biden administration program.
Student loan forgiveness efforts continue on a number of fronts, even while problems seem to be getting worse. Here are the latest updates.
A new student loan forgiveness plan is in the works. And a new document offers big clues about which borrowers could potentially benefit from the initiative.
Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan may not be available until the summer of 2025. But there’s a good possibility it could go live sooner than that.
Millions of student loan borrowers may be receiving bills for payment amounts that are higher than what they should be.
Several years ago I worked with a Jewish professor at a Texas university. I recall he had a sign on his office door that said: “ Anti-Zionism is antisemitism.” At the time, I disagreed with my colleague. I thought it possible for Americans to be sympathetic to the...
Some borrowers who expected to get student loan forgiveness notifications have not received an email. There could be several reasons why.
Rite Aid, once the nation’s largest pharmacy chain, filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. Why? According to the New York Times, Rite Aid was brought down by slumping sales, poor management, and opioid lawsuits. The Times quoted a financial analyst who said the...
For one particular student loan forgiveness program being implemented by the Biden administration, a critical deadline is rapidly approaching.
Student loan forgiveness approvals under a key program for public servants has increased by a factor of over 100, according to the Biden administration.
The Biden administration has launched a new initiative that will allow borrowers to “buy back” credit toward student loan forgiveness under a key program.
These issues may only worsen in the coming weeks, jeopardizing the student loan forgiveness and repayment relief the administration has been promising.
The Education Department is moving forward this week with a process for establishing a new student loan forgiveness plan, as directed by President Biden.
The Biden administration has so far approved more than $100 billion in student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers, according to top officials this week.
New data released this week indicates that hundreds of thousands of borrowers have been approved for student loan forgiveness under a temporary program.
The Biden administration has released new details on the potential scope of a new student loan forgiveness plan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made an interesting comment during a press conference he hosted recently in New York City. A journalist asked him when Western involvement in the Ukraine conflict would escalate to the point that the US and its allies were at...
The Biden administration has released new details on an upcoming student loan forgiveness plan currently in development.
A government shutdown would directly impact Education Department operations, imperiling federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs just as billing resumes.
While student loan repayment has resumed, borrowers have a wide array of options to lower or even eliminate their monthly payments. Here’s a breakdown.
The New York City Council is pondering whether to remove statues around the city of people linked to slavery or other evil deeds. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Christopher Columbus are on the chopping block. The Big Apple already removed a statue of...
The Biden administration is implementing several student loan forgiveness initiatives. But even as the Education Department moves forward, threats loom on the horizon.
CNN ran a story a few days ago suggesting that “Ukrainian special services were likely behind a series of drone strikes and a ground operation directed against a Wagner-backed militia near Sudan’s capital . . . .” As CNN reported, “Covert strikes by Ukraine in...
The Biden administration has begun sending student loan forgiveness emails to borrowers in a second wave of approvals under a temporary account adjustment.
The Biden administration has so far approved $22 billion in student loan forgiveness for defrauded borrowers. And officials just announced a new round of discharges.
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers should receive at least $6 billion in student loan forgiveness under a landmark settlement. But some borrowers are reporting problems.
As student loan payments resume, the Biden administration has launched several student loan forgiveness and repayment initiatives. But the system appears to be buckling.
Marc Antony, Shakespeare told us, came to bury Julius Caesar, not to praise him. David Ignatius, a columnist for the Washington Post, did Marc Antony one better. In a recent op-ed essay, Ignatius came to praise President Joe Biden and to bury him. Ignatius’s column...
New York Times reporter Vanessa Friedman published a story last month with advice about what American tourists should wear when vacationing in Europe. It’s okay to wear sneakers, Friedman assures us. However, Americans should wear low-top running shoes to avoid being...
The Biden administration has approved $10.5 billion in student loan forgiveness for 491,000 borrowers under a reformed program for borrowers with medical impairments.
In this near-future, post-apocalyptic novel, retired lawyer-turned-professor Willoughby Burns finds himself trying to survive against hunger and deadly threats in southern Louisiana. The Dixie Apocalypse takes place in an America ravaged by natural disasters, lack of...
I began reading George Will’s columns back in the 1960s when I was in junior high school. My parents subscribed to Newsweek magazine, and every week, I would turn to the issue’s last page to read George Will’s commentary. His well-reasoned defense of...
