Here’s Why President Biden’s Student Loan Relief Matters to Our Communities

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:42:47 +0000

On Wednesday (August 23), President Joe Biden announced he would cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those qualifying borrowers making less than $125,000 annually (or less than $250,000 for couples who file joint tax returns). An additional $10,000 would be canceled for students who received a Federal Pell Grant, which is

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28-Year-Old Mandy Velez Had a Funeral for Her Student Loans to Celebrate Paying Off $100K Debt

Amaris Castillo — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:13:40 +0000

Mandy Velez didn’t think about the debt she was incurring during her time at the University of Pittsburgh. “I was raised in a household where education is a thing that is necessary and you do whatever it takes, and that includes going into debt,” Velez, a New York-based Puerto Rican journalist, tells Remezcla. “You’re paying

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