Nov 9, 2020 | Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Nearly 45 million Americans—about 1 out of every 5 adults—are carrying some form of student loan debt. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act aimed to help those in debt by suspending payments, stopping collections, and waiving interest on all federal...
Aug 26, 2020 | News, Student Loan Repayment Assistance
On August 8th, President Trump released an executive memorandum extending the student loan payment relief outlined in the CARES Act until Dec 31, 2020. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos directed Federal Student Aid (FSA) to implement the president’s...
Jul 22, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News, Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Millions of Americans are unemployed right now. Federal direct student loans are in a temporary forbearance due to the CARES Act, but that will end in September. Now is the time to review your current financial situation and determine whether or not you’re in the...
Jul 6, 2020 | General, News, Student Loan Repayment Assistance
If you have Nelnet or Great Lakes for your federal student loan servicer, you will soon be receiving a new servicer. Nelnet and Great Lakes, which collectively manage federal student loans for approximately 13 million student loan borrowers, will no longer service...
Jun 29, 2020 | Default Management, Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Over 5.2 million student loan borrowers are in default. The CARES Act has several provisions to help struggling borrowers. Defaulted borrowers have a reprieve from wage garnishment and tax offsets until October 1st 2020. What happens October 1st? Wage garnishment and...
Jun 23, 2020 | Employers, Student Loan Repayment Assistance
The CARES Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, includes a broad range of provisions designed to help Americans whose everyday lives were dramatically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other measures, the Act provides relief for federal student loan borrowers,...
