The payment of student loans can have a detrimental effect on your finances, especially if you do not have the means to repay them. Student loan payments can amount to hundreds of dollars per month, affecting your disposable income and limiting your ability to purchase a home. Student loans have traditionally been difficult to repay. In most cases, people can’t get rid of them through bankruptcy, so they’re stuck with them until they pay them back. Many people wonder whether they can settle student loan debt like they can a credit card or loan. The possibility of settling student loans…
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Black Wealth Matters We know black lives matter. But what about black wealth? By writing off billions of dollars in student loan debt, Joe Biden could do more for Black Americans than any president since Abe Lincoln. The policy forms part of a program Biden promises to make addressing racial disparity in the US economy a high priority. On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the president-elect to deliver an executive order wiping out student loans once he’s inaugurated. She feels this is the best method of achieving the “massive economic stimulus” the country needs. Americans shoulder $1.7 trillion in student…