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Lawmakers unlikely to pass last-minute fix on student loans

August 24, 2021 at 12:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers scrambled on Thursday to introduce last-minute bills to keep student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1, but even supporters doubted any measure would pass...

Regulators seek flexibility from private student loan lenders

August 24, 2021 at 12:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators on Tuesday called on private student loan lenders to offer more flexible repayment terms to borrowers at a time when many are struggling to pay off...

Senate blocks bills to stop student loan rates doubling

August 24, 2021 at 11:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday thwarted two rival bills aimed at stopping interest rates on millions of federal student loans doubling in less than a month. The...

Senate blocks bills to stop student loan rates doubling

May 23, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday thwarted two rival bills aimed at stopping interest rates on millions of federal student loans doubling in less than a month. The...

Obama pushes to hold down student loan interest rates

August 24, 2021 at 11:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday pushed his plan to tie federal student loan interest rates to the market, and criticized a Republican plan passed by the House...

Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan

May 23, 2019 at 4:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create...

Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan

August 24, 2021 at 10:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create...

Republicans advance bill to tie student loan rates to markets

August 24, 2021 at 9:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial markets, a...

U.S. Postal Service loses $1.9 billion in second quarter

August 24, 2021 at 9:50 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in its second quarter, as the agency cut employees' work hours but struggled with an ongoing drop in mail volumes,...

Low-income U.S. students getting less college aid than better off ones: study

August 24, 2021 at 11:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Low-income students are increasingly bypassed when colleges offer applicants financial aid, as schools compete for wealthier students who can afford rising tuition and fees, according to a...

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