Student Loan Forgiveness Archives

Biden Changes His Mind on Student Loan Forgiveness

The President’s request for a memo on cancellation is a big deal. It signals a major position change on student loan forgiveness for Biden.

The clear trend shows that the student loan tax bomb probably won’t happen for the borrowers on IDR Plans like IBR, PAYE, and SAVE

The student loan tax bomb may or may not happen. My plan uses a Roth IRA to save for retirement and prepare for big tax bill.

Student loan borrowers are supposed to get loan forgiveness after 20-25 years. Servicers messed up. Cancelation is the only fair solution.

Getting student loans discharged through Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) isn’t easy, but it isn’t as hard as some news reports make it sound.

Wealthy doctors and Harvard grads are not the people who would benefit from student loan forgiveness or debt cancellation programs.

Leaving a PSLF eligible job for the private sector might seem like a bad idea, but there are some situations where the move makes sense.

As borrowers, we need to do a better job making the case for student loan forgiveness. We need to earn the empathy of our fellow Americans.

Getting the full value of federal student loan forgiveness programs requires more than just paying the minimum to maximize forgiveness.