Does the Dept of Education have to provide copies of the Promissory Notes? If not, how can I confirm the debt? What if they don’t have all the pages? You’re entitled to copies of your student loan promissory notes. Still, the Department of Education isn’t the only place to get them. In fact, there are 6 ways to find information about your federal s…

If they don’t give you a copy of the note, does the student loan go away? Demanding a copy of the student loan promissory note – is it the newest scam, the oldest trick in the book, or something else entirely? Student loan counselors, negotiators and other so-called “debt relief services” tell you they can wipe out your student loan by demanding pr…

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In the world of student loans, a lot can happen in a very short period of time. In the past 1,022 days we’ve seen a new President and Secretary of Education who seem intent on dismantling student loan protections as quickly as possible. Colleges have failed. Regulations have been put on hold, reinstated by court order, and subsequently ignored. A P…

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October is ADHD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is “Knowing is Better.” So we’re going to talk about knowing the best way to keep your student loans under control using accommodations to maximize your chances for success. ADHD is a brain syndrome that has impairs the functioning of what are called “executive functioning skills.” Those include at…

Kiarra has three student loans – one is private and two are federal. She’s had the loans for nearly a decade and, though she started making payments, she went into default because her income didn’t cover the payments. She filed for bankruptcy and now she’s got to start making payments on the loans again. She began her federal student loan consolida…

Jay Fleischman is joined by Adam Minsky, a fellow student loan lawyer based in Boston. During this episode, recorded live at FinCon16 in San Diego, we talk about: Why only 40% of federal student loan borrowers are in an active repayment plan; The reason why most people student loan borrowers rely on forbearance rather than repayment through one of …

Our next new show will be released on July 12, 2016. To keep things moving, I’ll be highlighting some of the interviews I’ve done on other podcasts. It’s a way of introducing you to different shows from other interesting and smart folks – I hope you enjoy the change of pace. For today, I present to you The His & Her Money Show with Talaat and Tai M…

What do you do when you’re 3 years into income-based repayment and realize there might be a better way to pay off your student loan debts? Most people would jump at it, but that wouldn’t be the best move. Especially when it comes to Revised Pay-As-You-Earn, the federal government’s newest income-dependent repayment plan for Direct Loans. Revised Pa…