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Kayla Wolf/APMore than half a million people in the state carry some amount of federal student debt. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalStudent loan borrowers can become eligible for lower payments or faster debt forgiveness by applying for federal loan consolidation by June 30.
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When parents without Social Security numbers try to fill out the aid application on behalf of their children, they are blocked from continuing. Federal officials are offering no information about when the problem will be fixed. -
The student loan payment pause ends this fall, and close to 4 million Californians with student loan debt are set to resume payments starting Oct. 1. Loans will begin accruing interest a month before, on Sept. 1. -
Borrowers who had been making payments for 20 or more years and should have had balances forgiven will finally see an end to their bills. -
Many college students rely on federal student aid to cover expenses, but increasingly complicated laws and poor communication have made those dollars harder to come by for some adult students. -
The president plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans per eligible student. -
Student loan debt is not only a factor in society today, it has a hand in reshaping society. High debt loads are cited as reasons why millennials in鈥� -
Barbara Ehrenreich observed in "Nickel and Dimed" that being poor costs you money. Not having things like apartment deposits can consign you to more鈥� -
If you read much about the federal budget, a trillion and a half dollars may not phase you. But that's not the federal debt, it's the total student debt鈥� -
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