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College-bound students applying for financial aid this year will have to wait until December to start the process, after the Education Department said it would delay the release of the FAFSA following last year’s bungled rollout. The form, officially called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, will fully...

FAFSA Launch Will Be Delayed for a Second Year

Scripps News

The Department of Education announced when college students can begin filling out FAFSA forms for 2025-26 after a botched rollout of the 2024-25 form.

Dept. of Education announces when college students can file a FAFSA for 2025-26

Apple Valley News Now

Washington (CNN) — Only a limited number of students and families will be able to access the government’s college financial aid form – which they must submit to be eligible for federal loans and grants – on the traditional October 1 launch date.

College financial aid form will be delayed for some students after last year’s botched rollout

The U.S. Education Department (ED) is again shifting the FAFSA process for the 2025-26 award year. It will still release the form on October 1, as it has previously announced, but for testing with a limited set of students and colleges. It will make the full application available to all students on or before December 1.

ED shifts again on FAFSA

The Biden administration is again gearing up to try to forgive the student debt of tens of millions of Americans, after the Supreme Court struck down its first effort last year. Now, the president has directed the U.S. Department of Education to pursue the regulatory process. In the coming days,...

Check your email: U.S. government is sending notes to millions on upcoming student-loan forgiveness

Maybe it's something you've wondered: What happens to your student loan debt when you die?. Here are the options and protections to know about. It's not unusual to hear people struggling with their student loan debt bemoan that they feel like they'll be paying until they die. Which begs the question: What happens to the debt at that point?

Here's what happens to your student loan debt when you die

Courtney Johnston is a senior editor leading the CNET Money team. Passionate about financial literacy and inclusion, she has a decade of experience as a freelance journalist covering policy, financial news, real estate and investing. A New Jersey native, she graduated with an M.A. in English Literature and Professional Writing from the University of Indianapolis, where she also worked as a graduate writing instructor.

Are You Waiting on Student Loan Forgiveness? Check Your Email Tomorrow

Business Insider

The Education Department is getting close to implementing its broader student-debt cancellation plan this fall, and it has new details on eligibility.

Millions of student-loan borrowers are getting new details on qualifying for Biden's broader debt cancellation plan coming this fall

The 8th Circuit ruled that Biden cannot carry out cheaper student-loan payments and debt relief through the SAVE plan, replacing its prior pause.

8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan just got more bad news after a federal court officially blocked cheaper payments and debt cancellation

President Joe Biden is making another move to forgive student debt for millions of borrowers. The Biden-Harris administration announced Wednesday that it will begin emailing borrowers on Thursday with information regarding its proposed rules to allow the Secretary of Education to forgive debt for certain federal student loan borrowers. The...

President Biden is moving forward with another student debt relief plan—you have until August 30 to opt out

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth in Lending Act, a 1968 law that requires lenders disclose all loan costs and fees. If enacted, the proposed rule would provide clarity to a fast-growing industry known as Earned Wage Access, which has been compared to payday lending. The agency wants borrowers to be able to “easily compare products” and to prevent “race-to-the-bottom business practices,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said on a call with...

US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans

Fox News

President Biden might be laid up with COVID, but that didn’t stop yet another round of student loan forgiveness! I’m Tomi Lahren, more next. COVID, words, and tall stairs may slow down President Biden, but not his ability to buy votes with taxpayer dollars!  This week The Biden Administration announced so-called “forgiveness” to the tune of 1.2 billion for 35,000 public service workers.  This brings the tally to $168.5 billion in student loan debt forgiveness for roughly 4.8 million people. This Biden Administration loans forgiveness work-around pertains to those who made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working in the public...

Another Student Loan Handout

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama board of trustees voted to raise tuition for the 2024-25 school year for UA System schools on June 6. In-state tuition increased by 2.5% and out-of-state tuition by 3% for The University of Alabama. This increase will only add fuel to students’ economic woes and hardship....

Opinion | Tuition up, hopes down: Students’ economic gloom deepens as University hikes tuition rates

The Hill

(NEXSTAR) — Despite various legal challenges targeted at efforts to forgive large swaths of federal student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration has launched yet another attempt at debt relief. And if you got an email Thursday regarding debt relief from the Department of Education, know that it isn’t spam....

Have student debt? Make sure you didn’t miss this email

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading her colleagues in asking the student-loan company Navient for answers on its debt relief process for defrauded borrowers.

A major student-loan company is 'improperly' rejecting some borrowers for debt cancellation they qualify for, 35 Democratic lawmakers say

Denver, CO

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Rebecca Hill, 61, is an independent voter who supported Trump. But GOP lawsuits blocking the SAVE student-loan repayment plan made her to reconsider.

A boomer with $50,000 in student loans voted for Trump in the last election. But with Biden's new repayment plan blocked, she's considering supporting a Democratic ticket.

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FAFSA delayed again. Federal financial aid app to roll out gradually for 2025 college hopefuls

High school seniors who hope to attend college in the fall of 2025 can soon fill out the federal application for financial aid. But this time,...

FAFSA delayed again. Federal financial aid app to roll out gradually for 2025 college hopefuls

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