Sen. Elizabeth Warren - Student Loan Servicing Fundamentals

Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered a floor speech on March 14, 2016 describing five principles the Department of Education should use to fix its student loan servicing program.

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Sen. Warren unveils plan to lower student loan interest rates

American college students are saddled with ever increasing amounts of debt by the time they graduate from college. More than two-thirds of undergraduates have some sort of student debt, which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says totals over $1.2 trillion, the highest form of debt other than mortgages. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) hopes to pass a bill through Congress that would alleviate some of that debt. On Thursday in Washington, DC, she unveiled her plan to lower interest rates...

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From: RT America

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Courtney: Keep student loan interest rates from doubling

Congressman Joe Courtney introduced legislation, H.R. 3826, to ensure that interest rates on certain student loans do not dramatically increase this year.

In 2007, Congress made an historic investment in higher education when it passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. The legislation includes a provision that reduced the fixed rate on Stafford student loans for undergraduate students. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act lowered subsidized Stafford student loan rates from 6.8...

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From: Joe Courtney

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Education loans

The Department of Education announced that as of midsummer, nearly 3.9 million federal student loan borrowers had an income-driven repayment plan – a 56 percent increase from the same time last year.

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From: Rahul Singh

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Democrats Grill Donald Trump's Pick For Education Secretary At Confirmation Hearing!

January 17, 2017 C-SPAN News http://MOXNews.com

Betsy DeVos testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on her nomination for secretary of education in the Trump administration. She answered questions on a wide range of issues, including the nation’s public education system, charter schools, school choice and vouchers, post-secondary education, student loan debt, special education programs and funding, and her financial holdings and potential conflicts on...

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From: wwwMOXNEWScom

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Elizabeth Warren slams student loan servicers and Department of Education for poor service to borrow

Elizabeth Warren excoriated student loan servicers for breaking the law while still renegotiating more lucrative contracts. She also had choice words for Department of Education.

"Let me get this straight: You break the law. You don't follow the rules. You treat the borrowers badly," Warren said of the loan servicers. "And you all just renegotiated the contracts to make sure that across the portfolio are going to make a little more money if nothing changes?"

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From: Egberto Willies

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Student Loan Hearing: Chairman Miller's Statement

Rep. George Miller, chairman of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, makes an opening statement at a committee hearing on unethical lending practices in the student loan industry before the House Education and Labor Committee on April 25, 2007.

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From: EdLabor Democrats

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Student Loan Debt and Buying a House

Crushing student loan debt is making it harder for some Americans to buy a house. With the cost of a college education growing much faster than average salaries and inflation rates, it's no wonder families are struggling to participate in the housing market as early as they'd like. Student loan debt is usually considered a good investment in the future -- but new data confirms it's one that can come at the expense of other important goals.

A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows...

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From: ExpertRealEstateTips

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iGrad Entrance Counseling Course: Clip

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Video-based Entrance & Exit Counseling for Federal Student Loans. Brand new course that meets & exceeds Department of Education requirements. Covers Federal Direct Loans, Perkins Loans, Repayment Plans, Budgeting, Financial Aid Questions. Full, real-time reporting available to college administrators. Contact iGrad for more details.

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From: iGrad

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