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President Donald Trump’s student-loan repayment overhaul has been hit with a fresh lawsuit. Loading audio narration… On Tuesday, 25 Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education and its leader, Linda McMahon, saying that the borrowing caps in the Trump’s “big beautiful” spending legislation exceeded the department’s authority…
The year was 2006. Pluto had just been downgraded to a dwarf planet. I was obsessed with my Motorola Pebl flip phone and iPod. It was also the year I started paying down my student loan balance after completing my MBA. Loading audio narration… For 20 years, this student loan…
Hannah Bates didn’t believe the email.”Congratulations! We received the final payment on your loan,” read the surprise message from Sallie Mae, her student loan lender.It was October 2024, and Bates owed Sallie Mae $55,000, with years of payments remaining. She called customer service for an explanation. “They told me there…
