Two recessions before the age of 40, a student debt crisis, a housing crisis, and the highest inflation in 40 years: Millennials can't catch a break.
The Department of Education said that 1,800 former students at DeVry University will see nearly $72 million in relief, but the school will stay open.
"There is a generation coming up that seems to take easier pathways," research author and founder of My eLearning World, told Insider.
Inflation has hit campus. Some colleges are hiking tuition and fees along with meal plan and boarding costs. It could all add to student debt loads.
Why, or why not, should President Biden cancel student loans? And what would you do if the government did provide broad student loan relief? Tell us.
Nearly half of millennials say finances will prevent them from achieving their version of the American Dream, per a Morning Consult report.
Biden has faced mounting pressure to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt — a figure that Democrats have been urging him to raise to at least $50,000.
Warren expressed her support for people organizing protests or a debt strike should student loan forgiveness continue to be put on the back burner.
Americans aged 26 to 41 must face the "unhappy choice between massive debt or no education," a new survey said.
A major student-loan lender will cancel $1.7 billion in debt for 66,000 borrowers, and pay $95 million in restitution to about 350,000 more.
About 360 high-ranking congressional staffers reported student-loan debt in their official financial filings, an Insider analysis found.
Insider reviewed thousands of financial-disclosure reports for top-ranking staffers to determine whether they have student-loan debt.
A federal worker is carrying nearly $9,000 of monthly debt across credit cards, a mortgage, and student loans. His $95,000 annual income isn't enough.
The electrical engineer had reportedly paid $150 a year to eat lunch and dinner at Six Flags Magic Mountain since 2014. He also bought a house and got married.
The return of student loan repayments represents an impossible burden for so many Americans looking to become financially secure.
Roughly 45 million Americans hold $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve, a figure that has long rankled progressives.
With monthly $2,500 student loan payments and $4,300 in rent, Kyle was living a HENRY (high earner, not rich yet) life. But remote work set him free.
Next Page »