Hacker News with Generative AI: Student Loans

Federal student loan site down, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department (apnews.com)
An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency.

Federal Government, Education, Student Loans

23 points by petethomas 21 days ago | 8 comments

Trump administration shutters online form for student debt repayment (theguardian.com)
The Donald Trump administration has taken down the online application form for several popular student debt repayment plans, causing confusion among borrowers and likely creating complications for millions of Americans with outstanding loans.

Politics, Education, Student Loans

11 points by leotravis10 33 days ago | 2 comments

Kids Can't Read Books (forbes.com)
I recognize I usually start with some kind of funny story or joke, but this is definitely not one. It's a simple question: Has any policy ever looked more politically dunderheaded in immediate hindsight than the Democratic Party's obsession with student loan forgiveness?

Politics, Education, Student Loans

18 points by georgecmu 134 days ago | 48 comments

Student loan forgiveness plan can move forward, federal judge allows (cnbc.com)

Student Loans, Law, Politics, Education

22 points by Anon84 181 days ago | 29 comments

Americans Face Credit Hit as Student Debt Goes Delinquent Again (bloomberg.com)
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Finance, Economy, Education, Student Loans

25 points by paulpauper 205 days ago | 6 comments

"I've not repaid a penny of my £70K student loan since leaving Britain" (telegraph.co.uk)

Student Loans, United Kingdom, Finance

12 points by Jhsto 226 days ago | 15 comments

The Imminent Student-Loan Disaster (jamesgmartin.center)