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IDR Account Adjustment: What Student Loan Borrowers Must Do Before April 30

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By Jaylon Herbin
| LinkedIn
By Jaylon Herbin, Director of Federal Campaigns at the Center for Responsible Lending If you’re a student loan borrower with a commercially held federal loan, the clock is ticking for you to consolidate your loans and ensure eligibility for partial or entire loan forgiveness under the income-driven repayment (IDR) account adjustment.
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How Borrowers Should Prepare for Student Loan Payments to Resume

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By Jaylon Herbin
| The Education Trust
After a three-year pause, student loan payments will resume in October. The timeline for payments restarting was part of negotiations for the debt-limit deal that recently was passed by Congress. The deal also prohibits further student loan payment pause extensions. This raises lots of questions about what’s next for borrowers.
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The racial justice argument for student debt relief Original

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By Jaylon Herbin, Wisdom Cole, Kristopher Max Greenwood Verified, Mychael Schnell Verified
| The Hill Verified
To take her first steps onto the storied yard of her dream school, Bianca Jones didn’t just get the grades and write a strong application; she applied for five different types of financial aid, including a work–study position. She took on additional jobs, but still came up short of what she needed to pay for her Howard University education, so both she and her mother took out loans to make it possible.
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As Black History Month Comes To An End, President Biden Must Reflect On The Racial Wealth Gap And Cancel Student Debt - Blavity

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By Jaylon Herbin
| Blavity Verified
Black, young university student with book indoors in library, reading. / Photo Credit: Getty Images If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. ____ America cannot be a nation of equals until we address the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis that is further widening our country’s racial wealth gap. One way to do that would be through widespread student debt cancellation.
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