May 2, 2024
“The rapid rise of artificial intelligence appears to be taking a toll on the shares of online education companies Chegg and Coursera. Both stocks sank by more than 10% on Tuesday after issuing disappointing guidance in part because of students using AI tools… Continue Reading…
March 27, 2024
“Almost half of all voters, or 48%, say canceling student loan debt is an important issue to them in the 2024 presidential and congressional elections, a new survey finds. Among younger people, 70% of Gen Z respondents said the action… Continue Reading…
March 26, 2024
“…Why it matters: Seniors are one of the highest risk categories with reports showing nearly 40% of borrowers aged 65 or older in default. Federal programs that claw those funds back mean seniors lose as much as $2,500 in Social Security benefits annually… Catch… Continue Reading…
February 22, 2024
“…In fact, employees with student loan payments who earn $55,000 a year or more and have been at their company for five years or less have average 401(k) balances 36% lower than those without payments, the EBRI found…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/19/americans-making-student-loan-payments-have-up-to-36-percent-less-in-401ks.html College… Continue Reading…
July 3, 2023
“Many student loan borrowers face risk factors that suggest they could struggle covering their bills, especially after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness proposal and repayment will resume in October. To that point, about 20% of borrowers… Continue Reading…
August 22, 2022
“…Already battling higher prices, 59% of Americans are concerned that student loan forgiveness will make inflation worse, according to a new CNBC survey,conducted online by Momentive among a national sample of 5,142 adults from August 4 to 15….” https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/americans-are-concerned-student-loan-forgiveness-will-worsen-inflation.html College… Continue Reading…
May 4, 2022
“… I’m a military wife, and my husband died on active duty, so I’m now a widow. My student loan is sitting at $67,000. I’m 57 and I can’t afford to pay the loan because I’m on a fixed income…” https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/i-cant-afford-to-pay-the-loan-because-im-on-a-fixed-income-im-a-57-year-old-widow-with-67k-in-student-loan-debt-can-you-help-me-get-rid-of-it-01651010285?siteid=yhoof2… Continue Reading…
January 28, 2022
“According to CNBC + Acorn’s recently released Invest in You Student Loan Survey conducted by Momentive, 81% of people with student loans say they’ve had to delay one or more key life milestones because of their debt. Momentive surveyed 5,162 American adults between… Continue Reading…
September 17, 2021
“Half of people who haven’t yet purchased a home point to their student debt as a reason for the delay. That’s the finding from a new report by the National Association of Realtors, which partnered with Morning Consult to conduct an online… Continue Reading…
June 26, 2019
“Student loan debt, which has ballooned to nearly $1.6 trillion nationwide in 2019, was the No. 1 regret among workers with college degrees. About 27% of survey respondents listed student loans as their top misgiving, PayScale said… About 70% of… Continue Reading…
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