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The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About College Affordability and Student Outcomes

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Fortunately, NPSAS goes far beyond illustrating the extent to which students struggle with affordability. Among students with unmet need in 2019-2020 school year: 40% reported taking out student loans, nearly twice the rate of students without unmet need (21%).

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Student Loan Debt Relief Do’s and Don’ts

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PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SCAMS INVOLVING STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF YOU ARE YOUR BEST PROTECTION AGAINST SCAMMERS DON’T pay anyone who contacts you with promises of debt relief or loan forgiveness. The post Student Loan Debt Relief Do’s and Don’ts appeared first on ED.gov Blog. Continue Reading.

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Seven Things to Know About the Student Loan Payment Count Adjustment

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This is a one-time initiative Continue Reading The post Seven Things to Know About the Student Loan Payment Count Adjustment appeared first on ED.gov Blog. Department of Education (Department) has approved almost $44 billion in debt relief for more than 900,000 borrowers as part of the payment count adjustment.

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Last Chance for Many to Get More Credit Toward Student Loan Cancellation

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

The deadline to apply to consolidate many older federal student loans to be included in the one-time payment count adjustment is Tuesday, April 30th. Do I need to consolidate my loans to get additional credit toward debt relief? I have loans I need to consolidate – what do I do next?

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Modernizing Federal Student Loan Servicing

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Department of Education This spring, Federal Student Aid (FSA) will begin improving how individual borrowers manage and repay their federal student loans.

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Update for MOHELA student loan borrowers

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Update about federal student loan servicing The U.S. Department of Education, including its office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), is constantly working to improve the student loan borrower experience.

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9 Best Lenders to Refinance and Consolidate Student Loans in 2022

Student Loan Hero

The post 9 Best Lenders to Refinance and Consolidate Student Loans in 2022 appeared first on Student Loan Hero.