Student Debt

President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1.

When it comes to the wealth gap, a college degree “doesn’t serve as an equalizer among Black and white families,” said Lowell Ricketts, a data scientist with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

About 300 students at Harris-Stowe University will not have to worry about some of the debt they took on to pay for school during the pandemic.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing student loan company Sallie Mae and its spin-off Navient for consumer fraud, alleging the companies misled…

An increasing number of older Americans are having problems with student loan debt — so much so that their Social Security checks are being reduced…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis just released a report about various kinds of debt and how it is impacting different populations in St. Louis,…

While the most prominent seat at Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech is likely to be the one left vacant in First Lady Michelle Obama’s guest box to…

From naming local post offices for fallen service members to changing the president’s signature health-care law, area lawmakers are beginning the 114th…

Illinois governor Pat Quinn has announced free workshops across the state for college students and their parents to get advice on acquiring financial aid.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - The rapid growth of student loan debt -- now at $1.2 trillion -– is one more aftershock of the U.S.…