Personal finance

As enrollment deadlines approach, fewer students have figured out how they will afford college next year. Ongoing problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have delayed financial aid award letters and even prevented many high school seniors and their families from applying for aid at all. As of the latest update, roughly 7.3 million
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US President Joe Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024.  Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration has published its new student loan forgiveness proposal, putting it on the path to start clearing debt for millions of borrowers this
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Few college admission cycles have been as hard on students as this one. National College Decision Day — the deadline most schools set to decide on a college — is just two weeks away. But many college hopefuls are still unsure of where they stand financially, as problems persist with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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PhotoAlto/Dinoco Greco Getting a college degree seems increasingly less appealing.   Higher education, as a whole, is under pressure, experts say. Rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances have caused more students to question the return on investment.  As a result, fewer students are going that route. College degree earners fall nearly 3% For the
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The Federal Reserve is in no rush to lower its benchmark rate. Earlier expectations that the central bank was planning multiple cuts before the end of the year seem less likely. On the heels of Friday’s strong jobs report, Wednesday’s consumer price index increased at a faster than expected pace in March. Both suggest that inflation is staying
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