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Navient is the latest servicer to leave federal student loan servicing.
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Due to high rates of student loan delinquency, nearly 60 percent of America’s HBCUs could lose access to federal aid.
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Ways loved ones can help with debt payoff — even without lending money.
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Trump-era shifts bring rapid, chaotic changes to federal student loan policies.
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