Student Loan Debt
How advisors can help clients understand the burden of student loan debt and the best ways to reduce, eliminate or manage the debt load.
August 09, 2019
Fidelity Expands Student Debt Benefit ProgramThe new options are part of a growing trend tying workplace benefits to repayment of student loan debt.
July 30, 2019
How Student Loan Debt Delays Milestones, Hurts RelationshipsTIAA surveyed adults age 25 to 75 who were still paying off their student loans.
July 23, 2019
Warren, Clyburn Introduce Student Debt Cancellation BillThe Student Debt Relief Act would cancel student loans of 75% of borrowers.
July 01, 2019
Education Department Ends Program Policing For-Profit CollegesThe Gainful Employment Rule was intended to help student loan borrowers attending for-profit schools.
June 17, 2019
Warren Bill to Forgive Student Loan Debt Coming SoonThe bill by Democrats in the House and Senate would eliminate up to $50,000 in student loan debt for 42 million Americans.
June 07, 2019
The Warning Sign That Predicted Nearly Every Modern Financial Crisis: Richard VagueMost economists missed a clear signal ahead of the 2008 crash, the investor and ex-banker tells ThinkAdvisor.
June 04, 2019
LGBTQ2 Millennials Pessimistic About Financial StabilityThey are likely to have high debt and low savings and worry about workplace discrimination, TD Bank finds.
June 03, 2019
How Sen. Warren's Student Debt Cancellation Plan Would Affect First-Time HomebuyersAspiring homebuyers would get 3-year leg up on saving for a full down payment, a Redfin analysis shows.
May 23, 2019
Education Department Making It Easier to Compare CollegesSome updates to the College Scorecard are already available, and more data on debt loads — by major per institution — is coming.
May 23, 2019
Education Department Announces New Lower Student Loan RatesThey represent the first drop in three years.