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He Earned a Master’s Degree and Drives a School Bus for $19 an Hour — His Student Loan Fight Is Far From Over
The first time I heard Tyrone Fulton’s name, I was standing near a folding table…
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Student Loans
She Worked as a Nurse for 10 Years and Still Owed $94,000 — What Finally Moved Her PSLF Claim Forward
The afternoon I met Renee Kowalski, she was sorting meal containers in the back of…
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He Cosigned a Graduate School Loan at 52 — When the Borrower Defaulted, His Credit Score Dropped 87 Points
The federal student loan repayment landscape has shifted dramatically heading into spring 2026, with the…
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He Cosigned a Graduate Loan That Went Into Default. At 35, Hector Nakamura Is Still Paying the Price
What would it cost you to trust the wrong person at the wrong time? Not…
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At 60 With $67,000 in Graduate Loan Debt and a Stolen Identity, Vernon Valdez Had to Rebuild Everything at Once
Roughly 3.5 million federal student loan borrowers in the United States are over the age…
Student Loans
He Served His Country, Earned a Graduate Degree, and Still Couldn’t Keep the Lights On at 65 — Malik Andersen’s Fight for VA Benefits
The meeting room at the Phoenix Veterans Service Center smelled like burned coffee and old…
Student Loans
Identity Theft Wiped Her Credit and Student Loans Ate Her Savings — One Flight Attendant’s Long Road Through Federal Relief
What would it take to shake your confidence in a financial plan you spent decades…
Student Loans
He Owes $67,000 in Student Loans and His Disability Benefits Don’t Come Close to Covering It
The conventional wisdom about student loan debt relief programs is that they exist to help…
Housing
Behind on Property Taxes and Drowning in Student Loans at 50 — How Donovan Hensley Is Rebuilding After Three Financial Crises
The federal student loan on-ramp repayment period — which shielded millions of borrowers from credit…
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Widowed, Behind on Property Taxes, and Still Paying Student Loans at 66: How One Tampa Woman Is Surviving the System
What would you do if, in the span of eighteen months, your insurance company dropped…