DeShena Woodard How much: $51,754 in 2 years 8 months DeShena Woodard is happy. She’s working full time in her dream job as an RN, running her own financial blog and living in a suburb outside of Houston. From the outside looking in, you’d never guess this got-it-all-together professional was recently struggling. Just a few years … Continued
Borrowers who say they were duped into paying for useless help in reducing their student debt now have a way to fight back. A New York public interest law firm has filed a class action complaint against Equitable Acceptance Corp. and dozens of its affiliates. The New York Legal Assistance Group is taking calls from … Continued
Pursuing student loan forgiveness entails a decade of meticulously recorded payments, hours on hold with your servicer and infinite patience. Success, however, arrives without much fanfare. Public defender Shelly Tomtschik was in court when she got the email notifying her that the quest was over: “Congratulations! After final review of your Public Service Loan Forgiveness … Continued