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Finance and Banking

Middle-income family in debt.
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Student loans for parents can be a debt trap. But there's a loophole
Cory Turner
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October 4, 2023
Parent PLUS borrowers can paperwork their way into a kinder, gentler repayment plan.
A government shutdown is looming even though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden made an agreement earlier this year that was supposed to prevent this exact outcome.
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Washington prepares for the shutdown that was never supposed to happen
Kelsey Snell
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September 26, 2023
Finding errors.
Hanna Barczyk for NPR
NPR News
Student loan borrowers are spending a lot of time on hold, says federal watchdog
Cory Turner
,
September 12, 2023
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