Teachers Union Sues Dept. of Education Over Denied Public Service Loan Forgiveness Claims

Imagine being a schoolteacher, cop, firefighter, social worker or some other public service worker with a big student loan debt. You went into the field a decade ago knowing the pay wasn’t the greatest. But you expected you’d be able to discharge your remaining student loan debt after ten years in public service. That was […]

Student Loan Repayment Strategies for Health Care Professionals

Managing student loan forgiveness programs is a major element of financial planning for health care professionals. Physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, especially, tend to have big student loan balances. The median student loan balance for recent medical school graduates has now reached $200,000, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges. Nurse practitioner […]

Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Programs by State

There has been gallons of ink spilled over the well-known federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program at the federal level. While only a few people have qualified to have their student loan balances forgiven under this program thus far, that will change as the months roll on, and more and more people will have made […]

The Trump Student Loan Plan – What It Could Mean For You

The Trump Administration released a series of education reform proposals this week that, if enacted, could have a substantial impact on college-bound students and student loan borrowers. The White House released the proposal as Congress prepares to reauthorize and amend the Higher Education Act. Both the Administration and Congress are grappling with a huge and […]