On Tuesday March 30, 2021, the Department of Education announced additional protections for some student loan borrowers. Before we dig into the news, here’s a quick recap: THE SITUATION: At this time, all student loans under the “Federal Direct Loan Program” are...
Lisa Whitley — If you have kids, likely you have given consideration to the question “How will I pay for their college education?” It could be a fairly straightforward answer were it not for the fact that you may still be paying off loans from your own education....
Written by Kristen Ahlenius On August 8th President Trump extended the student loan administrative forbearance as a response to COVID-19 crisis. This extension provides forbearance through the end of the calendar year. In addition, loan interest rates will remain at...
Understanding the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program If you’re familiar with the college space whether as a borrower, lender, parent, student, or partner you’re likely aware of the burden of student loans. The cost of higher education keeps rising and families...
Lisa Whitley — Have you ever read research that humans are actually pretty bad at multitasking? Instead of doing one thing well when we give it our undivided attention, we end up doing a bunch of things poorly? I am here to tell you that while this is undoubtedly true...
Around here, we field a lot of questions about student loans. There seems to be an endless amount to know in this space. It’s always our goal to always be learning as much as we can about loan types, repayment options, and opportunities for forgiveness. One of the...
