Oct 3, 2022 | Equity, Finance, Higher Education
As of today, federal student loan borrowers with private loans will now no longer be able to qualify for consolidation or any other relief provided by President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, per a stunning decision by the U.S. Department of Education. In...
Aug 1, 2022 | Civil Rights, Finance
The student-loan industry has disproportionately burdened borrowers of color — but agencies in President Joe Biden’s administration might be able to change that. On Thursday, Student Defense — an organization that advocates for borrowers’ rights —...
May 16, 2022 | Finance, Higher Education
Sherita Brown’s parents both earned college and technical school degrees. Still, they could not afford to pay for her college education when the time came. So taking out student loans was inevitable for Brown, 40, who dreamt of becoming an optometrist. “I...
May 9, 2022 | Finance, Higher Education
Students graduating from a historically Black college in East Texas were told at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances, officials said. Wiley College said in a news release that over 100 students were gathered for graduation...
May 9, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Finance
With the housing redevelopments in Miami like Liberty Square, Liberty City is gaining economic momentum. Now the largest Black-owned bank in America, which has a customer branch in the inner city neighborhood, has begun to support local Black...
Apr 4, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Finance, Higher Education
Saying the U.S. economy is driven by the ambitions of small-business owners, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that the Biden administration is extending and expanding a pilot program that helps underserved entrepreneurs gain access to capital. ...
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