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A new analysis of FTC complaints found Miami ranked fourth nationwide for debt collection calls, while Florida placed among the states with the highest complaint rates.
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A new analysis of FTC complaints found Miami ranked fourth nationwide for debt collection calls, while Florida placed among the states with the highest complaint rates.
Applications and interest by U.S. students in colleges abroad have risen, as higher education has been hampered by student debt and political turmoil.
Millions of borrowers in forbearance through the SAVE plan will see interest start accruing on Friday. Here's what to know.
The Education Department has temporarily paused loan forgiveness for an income-based repayment plan. Here are the details.
New law reduces the number of federal student loan repayment options and caps how much individuals can borrow for higher education.
After years of paused student loan payments, millions of borrowers are still struggling to restart repayment, and some haven't even begun.
Nearly 10 million borrowers could be in default within a few months, according to the department.
President Joe Biden's plans to forgive student debt have hit legal roadblocks. Now a new plan would look to help people experiencing financial hardships.
The Biden administration's flagship student loan relief plan has 8 million participants. Here's what they should know about the Supreme Court's decision.
About 1 in 10 people with student loans have gotten debt relief, according to the Biden administration.
The Biden administration says it has now wiped away $167 billion of student loans for 4.75 million people, or 1 in every 10 borrowers.
The Biden administration said it's erasing debt for people who attended the for-profit Art Institutes, which shut down in September.
President Joe Biden unveiled a new plan that comes after the Supreme Court ruled against his previous debt-forgiveness program.
About 78,000 people will receive an email from President Joe Biden telling them that their loans are canceled. Here's what to know.
Typically, FAFSA forms are released on Oct. 1. But this year, the application forms came out three months late, on Dec. 30, 2023.
The Department of Education will automatically forgive student debt for borrowers who meet a few conditions. Here's who.
President Biden said that of the borrowers who can get their loans forgiven, nearly 44,000 are teachers, nurses, firefighters and others who are eligible for forgiveness after working 10 years of public service.
This latest $4.8 billion in relief brings the grand total of approved debt cancellation by the administration to $132 billion for over 3.6 million Americans.
As student loan repayments restart in October, the Biden administration said 125,000 people with student loans will have their debt erased.
There are some steps you can take to budget and plan
The Education Department said it will begin notifying borrowers on Friday about the automatic discharge.
Jacqueline Quynh spoke with a student loan expert on the options available for repayment.
Borrowers are now facing double whammy after high court rules against Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.
President Joe Biden vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have repealed his plan to forgive student debt.
Millions of student loan borrowers could see up to $20,000 of their debt canceled depending on the outcome of Tuesday's US Supreme Court hearing on President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
LeBron James last month announced he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Casemiro appeared in all five of Brazil's matches at this year's World Cup.
The identity of the man who was hit and killed has not yet been released.
Isabelle Rose Johnson is described by investigators as a dangerous woman who could be using disguises and fake stories to remain on the run.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
LeBron James last month announced he would not be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.