/tags/student-loans student loans en-US Copyright Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:34:51 GMT /money-and-personal-finances/2024-07-21/confusion-shame-discomfort-plague-oregon-student-loan-borrowers-according-to-new-report More than half a million people in the state carry some amount of federal student debt. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:34:51 GMT /money-and-personal-finances/2024-07-21/confusion-shame-discomfort-plague-oregon-student-loan-borrowers-according-to-new-report Tiffany Camhi /education/2024-06-10/student-loan-relief-deadline-approaching-for-300-000-california-borrowers Student loan borrowers can become eligible for lower payments or faster debt forgiveness by applying for federal loan consolidation by June 30. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:53:28 GMT /education/2024-06-10/student-loan-relief-deadline-approaching-for-300-000-california-borrowers Mikhail Zinshteyn /education/2024-02-15/california-students-panic-after-new-financial-aid-application-blocks-them-i-dont-know-who-to-call 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. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:46:35 GMT /education/2024-02-15/california-students-panic-after-new-financial-aid-application-blocks-them-i-dont-know-who-to-call Mikhail Zinshteyn /education/2023-07-24/student-loan-payments-restart-this-fall-heres-what-to-know-paths-to-loan-forgiveness 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. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:30:29 GMT /education/2023-07-24/student-loan-payments-restart-this-fall-heres-what-to-know-paths-to-loan-forgiveness Janelle Salanga / CapRadio /education/2023-07-21/nearly-12-000-oregonians-will-have-more-than-half-a-billion-in-college-debt-wiped-out 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. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:49:00 GMT /education/2023-07-21/nearly-12-000-oregonians-will-have-more-than-half-a-billion-in-college-debt-wiped-out Alex Baumhardt /education/2023-04-16/thousands-of-californians-are-missing-out-on-federal-student-aid-heres-why 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. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 13:48:00 GMT /education/2023-04-16/thousands-of-californians-are-missing-out-on-federal-student-aid-heres-why Adam Echelman /education/2022-08-24/some-oregon-students-say-bidens-loan-forgiveness-doesnt-go-far-enough The president plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans per eligible student. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:31:49 GMT /education/2022-08-24/some-oregon-students-say-bidens-loan-forgiveness-doesnt-go-far-enough Meerah Powell /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-19/student-loan-intel-from-free-the-facts 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… Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:19:59 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-19/student-loan-intel-from-free-the-facts The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-19/the-ongoing-fight-over-payday-loans Barbara Ehrenreich observed in "Nickel and Dimed" that being poor costs you money. Not having things like apartment deposits can consign you to more… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:04:54 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-19/the-ongoing-fight-over-payday-loans The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-23/report-shows-the-uneven-burden-of-student-debt 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… Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:55:43 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-23/report-shows-the-uneven-burden-of-student-debt Geoffrey Riley