America's Wealth Coach Deborah Owens has a few tips that will help you kick your student loan debt to the curb.
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Student loan debt is at an all time high — and it’s hitting African-American students the hardest. According to a study by the Brookings Institution, there are racial debt disparities in low-to-moderate income students. Black students leave college with an average debt of $27,000, while White students incur an average of $20,000. Student load debt facts: Black […]
In what might be an extreme use of government resources, reports are coming forth that U.S. Marshals are serving warrants and arresting people for outstanding federal student loans. A Houston man says that seven armed marshals arrived on his doorstep for a $1500 loan he took out nearly 30 years ago, but there might be […]
Seniors gearing up for graduation at Howard University can breathe a little easier now; the Mecca is implementing a new practice that will surely lower…
Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin got real about finances with “Washington Post” financial columnist, Michelle Singletary. They talked about economic slavery and freedom. “Debt makes…
Friday morning, President Barack Obama (pictured far right) was flanked by college students from around the country as he urged Congress to address a doubling…
President Obama was a guest on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night, but he surprised the audience by joining Fallon and house band The Roots during the show’s popular “Slow Jam the News” segment. “I’m President Barack Obama and I too want to slow jam the news,” the POTUS announced to a rousing […]
Franchesca Leigh Ramsey, a 27-year-old freelance graphic designer, is among the many viral sensations to have parodied Beyonce’s latest video “Countdown.” In perhaps the most socially poignant of the parodies, Ramsey’s “Student Loan Countdown,” highlights the trouble many U.S. college students have paying back their college loans. In the parody, Ramsey sings: “Oh, should I stand […]
