Student Loans

After I posted 15 answers to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan,  I received a lot of questions on my social media accounts about student loan forgiveness. I received the following question about the plan's impact on certain for-profit colleges.

Here's what is known so far about the new student loan cancellation program, how you can get student loan forgiveness, the surprising ways that past and future generations of college students will benefit, and what’s NOT included in the Biden...

I recently posted a student loan tip on social media that went crazy viral! It racked up tons of traditional media coverage, plus many thousands of likes and shares (not to mention comments and questions!) across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram...

In this video Lynnette shares good news for people who need help paying their private student loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this video Lynnette dives deep into the CARES Act and shares a pleasant surprise in the economic relief bill.

The CARES Act, which includes a provision that decreases student loan interest to zero-percent, and allows individuals to suspend payments without penalty until September 30, 2020. 

  Just in time for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Black billionaire Robert F. Smith is being honored for his HBCU generosity and leaving a positive financial legacy in the African American community. In the midst of a commencement...

College can be an exciting time, but paying off student loans isn’t nearly as fun. Unless you pay it back or you’re one of a rare few who receives student loan forgiveness, student loan debt can cause negative repercussions in...

For nearly 40 million Americans, student loans are a big problem, with a staggering $1.4 trillion in outstanding balances (only 2nd to mortgage debt). Many consumers who are struggling to pay down their student-loan debt may been desperate for a...

Hefty student loan repayments can leave you feeling cash-strapped and stressed. Fortunately, there are several options to refinance federal student loans and refinance private student loans too. Here are four ways to refinance student loans, or save money on those bills, and...

Written by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox Paying off student loans is a major goal for a lot of college graduates, regardless of whether you left school two years or 20 years ago. Unfortunately, it’s taking longer than ever to repay college debt. The...

A reader of AskTheMoneyCoach.com had a question related to the discharge of her student loans. Although the inquiry was specific to her particular circumstances, it’s a somewhat common situation. So I’m sharing the question – and my answer – in...

The White House has released an alphabetized list of states with residents who have student loan debt, including a breakdown based on the number of borrowers and the amount of student loans outstanding as of January 2015. Not surprising, California...

Q: You’ve previously said that getting student loans discharged in bankruptcy court is nearly impossible. I owe over $100,000 in student loans and have been in deferment for like 6 or 7 years. Is it true that if you don't...

Millions of Americans have student loan debt - from recent college graduates to people in their 60s. Student loans are the one form of debt you typically can't get rid of in bankruptcy court, so this debt can stay with...