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State of Student Loan Planner in 2017

You’ve given me the opportunity to serve you in the super niche area of huge student debt, and for that I’m very grateful. As of the end of 2017, I’ve consulted on more than $200 million in student...

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Mission Health Hospital Merger with HCA Impacts PSLF for Employees

One fascinating story that I’ve been monitoring surrounding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is the sale of Mission Health in Asheville, NC to for-profit Hospital Corporation of America...

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Effects of the Prosper Act on Student Loans: You Could be Paying Back Student...

From a borrower’s perspective, the effects of the Prosper Act on student loans will help some and hurt others, but it’s not the groups that you think. By my math, a number of graduate and professional...

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Professional Degree vs. Bachelor Degree: Is it Worth It?

A reader recently brought a report to my attention from Georgetown written in 2011 called “The College Payoff,” by Carnevale et. al. It’s notable because it was sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates...

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Not for Profit Universities: The Biggest Culprit of the Student Loan Crisis

Very few lawmakers, reporters, or thought leaders understand how badly many professional and grad schools at not for profit universities are screwing their students and the taxpayer. All the attention...

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How Residents Can Lower AGI For the PSLF Program with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

If you’re a resident physician or a fellow planning to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness for your student loans, you’re going to be heavily affected by the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...

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Aim Higher Act: Democrats’ Plan Would be a Bonanza For Low and Middle-Income...

You need to know about the Aim Higher Act if you have student loans. Education and the Workforce Committee Democrats recently released ‘Aim Higher’ to reform the Higher Education Act, which governs...

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State of Student Loan Planner in 2018: Year in Review

By any measure, 2018 was an exceptional year for helping others be less stressed out about their student loan debt. Because of that focus, Student Loan Planner did well too.  I’m more excited now about...

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Argosy University Closed: What Students Should Know About Their Loans

You should’ve been worrying about where your next job would be or passing your semester finals. Instead, Argosy University’s school closure gave you a financial headache. The University was financially...

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Pros and Cons of Elizabeth Warren’s Student Debt Plan

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released her student debt relief plan on Monday, April 22, 2019. The primary components include the following: $50,000 of student debt forgiveness for federal and...

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6 Out of 10 Borrowers Would Pay Higher Taxes to Get Student Loan Forgiveness

The buzz about the upcoming 2020 presidential election is everywhere you look. The election stands to be an important turning point in politics, and with a large cast of players, there’s a lot of...

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$191 Million University of Phoenix Settlement is Much Ado About Nothing

The Federal Trade Commission announced on December 10, 2019 a record $191 million settlement against the University of Phoenix. This is the largest settlement against a for profit school in history....

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State of Student Loan Planner in 2019: Year in Review

I love writing year in review posts because it lets you behind the curtain as to what’s going on inside Student Loan Planner. My wife says I sound like a broken record whenever I say, “we had a record...

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Senator Amy Klobuchar’s Expansive Student Debt Plan

During the New Hampshire primary, Senator Amy Klobuchar finished strong in third place. So as a plausible candidate for President, what’s her plan for student loans? Despite Klobuchar’s reputation as a...

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Bloomberg’s Student Debt Plan: Forgiveness Would Be Massively Expanded

Mike Bloomberg released his plan for higher education on February 18, 2020. Mostly, it’s a mashup of other policy proposals from the moderate wing of the Democratic party.  It’s not a moderate proposal...

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Joe Biden Student Loan Plan: Millions More Would Pursue Forgiveness

Vice President Joe Biden supports a lot of the same student loan proposals as other moderate Democrats. He wants to allow the discharge of student loans in bankruptcy, expand forgiveness programs,...

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What Does the Trump Student Loan Interest Waiver Mean?

Note: This article is being updated regularly as new information is released. Check back for more info. President Trump declared Friday, March 13 that he’s waived “interest on all student loans held by...

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Top 10 Financially Secure Jobs During the Coronavirus Recession

We did a survey of over 4,000 readers of this website on March 18, 2020. We wanted to know how their income is changing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Some jobs are doing well financially...

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How Coronavirus Has Affected High Debt Student Loan Borrowers

We don’t pretend to have a window into the lives of all Americans, but we have a very good idea of how coronavirus is affecting the personal finances of professionals with big student loan debt. We...

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The PPP Is About to Destroy Millions of 1099 Jobs Because of the US Treasury...

The Paycheck Protection Program will give countless businesses with W-2 employees a much needed lifeline, assuming they can successfully navigate the maze. However, millions of 1099 jobs are about to...

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