Student loan forgiveness scams are surging: "Full discharge " of debt
Scammers are seizing on "chaos and confusion" ahead of the resumption of student loan repayments, one expert warned.
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Companies offer employees student loan relief
More companies are now offering to help new hires pay off their student loan debt. The share of job listings that mention loan repayment assistance has more than doubled since 2019, according to new data from job platform Handshake. April Rubin, a breaking news reporter for Axios, joined CBS News to discuss the trend.
Student loan payments resuming next month
Student loan repayments are set to resume in October after being paused over three years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Carter Evans takes a look at how the resumption will impact Americans.
New student debt repayment plan has 4M signups. Here's how to enroll
Biden administration officials say the new federal program could cut monthly loan payments for 20 million people.
Student loan repayments are set to resume. Here's what to know.
After a three-year hiatus, interest on student loans begins piling up again on Friday, with payments due in October.
New student loan repayment plan could cut monthly payments for 20 million
Monthly loan payments may drop, based on a borrower's income.
800,000 borrowers are set to get their student loans forgiven
Some borrowers who had enrolled in income-driven repayment plans will start getting their debt discharged this week.
Details on student loan repayment "on-ramp"
Student loan repayments are set to resume in October when a pandemic-era relief program comes to an end, but nearly half of borrowers say they are not financially prepared to restart payments, according to a survey by U.S. News. With that in mind, the Biden administration is easing repayment requirements for many borrowers. CBS MoneyWatch associate managing editor Aimee Picchi has more.
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One-third of graduate schools leave their alums drowning in debt
Many graduates aren't earning enough to even pay down their interest, causing loans to snowball.
Biden's new student loan repayment plan is open. Here's how to enroll.
The new income-driven repayment plan could cut borrowers' monthly payments in half, while some could see their monthly payments go down to $0.
Gen Z activists hope Supreme Court decisions will motivate youth vote
Young voter groups hope to replicate the boost in midterm election turnout after the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to an abortion in 2022.
Biden speaks out after student loan ruling
President Biden delivered remarks criticizing the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his student loan forgiveness plan. In a 6-3 ruling Friday, the court's conservative majority said federal law does not allow the program to wipe out nearly half-a-trillion dollars in debt. Mr. Biden says he will take action to address the problem in other ways. Watch his full remarks and analysis in this CBS News Special Report.
Political fallout of Supreme Court decisions
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. And in a separate case, the justices ruled in favor of a designer who did not want to make wedding websites for same-sex couples. GOP consultant Terry Sullivan and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright joined CBS News to talk about the potential political fallout from the rulings.
Loan forgiveness chances after SCOTUS ruling
After the Supreme Court's ruling invalidating the president's student loan forgiveness plan, is the Biden administration's effort to cancel student loan debt over? Dr. Laura McNeal, law professor at the University of Louisville and a lecturer at Columbia University, joins CBS News to share her perspective.
Here's how Supreme Court justices voted on student loan forgiveness
About 40 million Americans are no longer eligible for debt relief after the Supreme Court threw out President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.
Bracing for end of student loan payment pause
Millions of Americans will soon need to make payments on their student loans for the first time in more than three years. The payment pause -- which had been sparked by economic worries from the pandemic -- will end in a few months. Sameer Gadkaree, president of the Institute for College Access and Success, joins CBS News to discuss how the resumption of payments will impact borrowers.
Biden vetoes bill to cancel student debt relief
President Joe Biden vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have repealed his plan to forgive student debt.
College grads reflect on having their student debt wiped out by donation
Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr paid off the student debt for the entire 2022 graduating class of Otis College of Art and Design.
Senate votes to undo Biden's student loan relief
President Joe Biden has vowed to veto any legislative effort to thwart his student loan relief program.
What the debt ceiling deal means for student loans
The debt ceiling deal includes a provision to end the pandemic-related federal student loan payment pause
Some associate degree majors earn more than many 4-year college grads
With the cost of a bachelor's degree approaching $90,000 per year at some schools, an associate's program may be more financially feasible — and lucrative.
53% of student borrowers say financial health tied to debt relief
Painfully high inflation is putting even more pressure on Americans struggling to repay their college loans.
White House proposes lower payments as part of "student loan safety net"
Some education experts see the plan as a more powerful tool to make college affordable than the proposal to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans, which is before the Supreme Court.
Don't start student-loan repayments next month, government says
The Biden administration had earlier extended a repayment pause while its student-debt relief program remains tied up in court.
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Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them.
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New York pay transparency law drives change across the U.S.
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Hunter Biden ordered to appear in-person at arraignment on Oct. 3
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Rupert Murdoch stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox
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Officer says girl, 11, could face child porn charges, video shows
The Columbus, Ohio officer made the assertion after being summoned to a home by a father concerned his daughter was being solicited by an adult man.
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Thieves may have sold radioactive scrap metal from Fukushima plant
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