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Trump no longer appears sympathetic to student debtors
Two recent moves suggest the administration is helping out the student loan industry at the expense of borrowers.
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GAO: Cost of Education Dept.’s debt relief program off by billions
The GAO says that the Department of Education’s “income-driven repayment” plans for federal student loans will rack up “government costs of $74 billion” in the upcoming fiscal year.
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Life and debt: Profiles of people caught in student loan crisis
More than 8 million borrowers have defaulted on their student loans. For millions more, the financial burden of those loans has altered lives, relationships, even retirements. Here’s a look at how people are coping with their debt.
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How Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit behemoth, suddenly imploded
Corinthian Colleges was one of the world’s largest for-profit college chains – and one of the biggest moneymakers. But even in a boom-and-bust business, its closure and bankruptcy in 2015 was a remarkable collapse.
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Who’s getting rich off your student debt?
Just about everyone involved in the student loan industry these days – banks, private investors and even the federal government – makes money off the borrowers. On this episode of Reveal, we explore how this happened and who’s profiting from student debt.
The takeaway: How privatization changed the student loan game
The highlights of our investigation into how the student loan system – originally created to alleviate poverty and inequality – became a profit center for Wall Street, private investors, even the government.
Share your student debt story using the hashtag #MyDebtCouldBuy
We wanted to inspire a creative way to highlight all that debt – and to build a conversation that puts it out in the open. Which is why we’re launching a new social media campaign today to hear about your experience.
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Who got rich off the student debt crisis?
Today, just about everyone involved in the student loan industry makes money off students – the banks, private investors, even the federal government.
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In debt and out of hope: Faces of the student loan mess
Every student’s struggle with student loans tells a different story. Here’s a look at how nine people are coping with their debt.
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How a small-time company became the ‘Wal-Mart of debt collection’
Once a family-owned firm, NCO Financial Systems moved into the student loan collection business in 1996 and began buying up other debt collectors – before the Federal Trade Commission cracked down.