student-loan-debt
Millions of Pennsylvanians eligible for federal student loan relief, Wolf admin says
In Pennsylvania, where student loan debt ranks among the highest in the nation, 1,717,300 borrowers are eligible for debt relief, including 988,800 who are eligible for $20,000 in debt relief, and 731,000 who will have their federal loans completely forgiven, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
In debt and underfunded, Pa.’s student debt crisis is no surprise | Thursday Morning Coffee
The total outstanding student debt in Pa. shot up from from $19B in 2003 to $76B today, according to new research.
Rich white business owners, not Blacks who graduate college, are deadbeats | Michael Coard
Republicans, who received Paycheck Protection loan forgiveness screamed 'handout' Who are the deadbeats?
GOP hopeful Scheller slams Biden’s student debt plan. Her company had PPP loans wiped clean
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7th District, supports the initiative, and has introduced her own student debt restructuring legislation.
Biden forgives student debt, brings joy, provokes outrage | Fletcher McClellan
The average public university student borrows $32,880 to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Students at private, non-profit institutions borrow $35,983, and private, for-profit students borrow $42,551.
Biden to wipe out $10K in student loan debt for many borrowers
In a statement, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., a Harvard educated former Wall Street banker, called the loan scheme a "grossly unfair taxpayer-subsidized handout to the wealthy."
Democrats in Congress, including Pa., press Biden to extend pause on student loans
The Federal Reserve estimates that the total U.S. student loan debt is more than $1.75 trillion.
These are the demographics of student loan debt in Pa. and beyond | The Numbers Racket
This week we’re continuing our look at student loan debt, using demographic data from the Education Data Initiative, a research organization studying the American education system.
A look at student loan debt in the U.S. | The Numbers Racket
Nationally, 43 percent of college attendees report that they incurred some type of educational debt. Similarly, 65 percent of college students graduate with student debt.
Biden extends pause on federal student loan repayments to Aug. 31; Dems keep up push for debt cancellation
Officials said they're "committed to ensuring that student loan borrowers have a smooth transition back to repayment.”
Students defrauded by for-profit colleges to get millions in loan repayments
The impacted institutions include DeVry University, which has 40 locations in 18 states, including Pennsylvania
Biden extends student loan repayment pause three more months
President Joe Biden will continue a pandemic-spurred pause on student loan repayments until May 1, he said Wednesday. Loan repayments were set to restart Jan. 31, following months of the U.S. Education Department not requiring payments during the pandemic. Biden told the department to extend the moratorium initially placed by President Donald Trump’s administration. It […]