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Activists Launch ‘Debt Strike’ Against College Chain
Fifteen former Corinthian Colleges students announce refusal of loan repayment as part of new anti-debt campaign The debt forgiveness movement born out of Occupy Wall Street has entered a new stage in its activism around student loans. On Monday a [...]
Americans are having more trouble paying off their student debt than their houses.
Americans are struggling to make timely payments on student loans, according to new data from researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York — even as we dutifully shrink other types of balances. Student-loan delinquencies increased at the end [...]
For-profit College to Pay for Predatory Lending
Corinthian College students to get some relief from high-interest loans Thousands of college students who got roped into taking out high-cost loans to attend a for-profit college are getting some relief. Students of Corinthian College will get about $480 million [...]
‘We won’t pay’: Students in Debt Take on For-profit College Institution
Nathan Hornes didn’t think he’d still be working in fast food on his 25th birthday. He had a plan: he wanted to be a pop singer-songwriter and had moved from Missouri to Los Angeles after his 2008 high school graduation [...]
A Fair Day’s Wage
It’s no secret that the years since the Great Recession have been hard on American workers. Though unemployment has finally dipped below six per cent, real wages for most have barely budged since 2007. Indeed, the whole century so far [...]
‘Food Bank For NYC’ Expanding Financial Empowerment Programs For Families In Need
Families who need food help should also be getting other forms of aid like financial coaching. That’s what the Food Bank for New York City says. The anti-hunger organization said Wednesday it’s expanding a pilot program that adds financial empowerment [...]
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