Can I refinance my student loan debt?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachQ:I am a Medical Student With Four Years of Tuition at Around $50,000 a Year for Four Years Plus $20,000 of Living Expenses. I Have a Total of Around $300,000...
View ArticleI Have Student Loans That I Can Not Repay. Will They Garnish My Tax Refund?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachQuestion: I have student loans that I can not repay. When I file my taxes, will they garnish my refund check? Answer: If you have seriously delinquent student...
View ArticleCan I offer a settlement to a collection agency over a student loan in default?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachQ: I am at Month 11 of a Student Loan Rehabilitation Program for a Defaulted Loan of About $80,000. I Have Made 10 On Time Monthly Payments of $550. My Parents...
View ArticleHow Does the Government Pay Off Student Loans?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachThe government doesn’t automatically pay off student loans. However, there is a Federal Student Loan Repayment Program, administered via the Office of Personnel...
View ArticleI filed bankruptcy but still owe my student loans. What should I do?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachQuestion: I Went to Culinary School Not Realizing My Student Loans Would Cost Me Around $1,000 a Month. We Had to File a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy to Hold Them Off...
View ArticleCan a bill collector tack on additional fees to the original debt owed?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachQuestion: I have an outstanding debt of $750 with a college which is currently handled by a collection agency. The agency is telling me my debt is now $1,000....
View ArticleWhere Can I Find the Government Agencies That Pay Your Student Loans?
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachAs you probably read in one of my previous articles on this topic, the program in which the government will pay off your federal student loans is called The...
View ArticleAttn College Grads: Credit Cards and Student Loans Are Not Free Money
by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money CoachMillions of college students and college graduates blow it big time when it comes to taking on credit card debt and student loans. I know I did when I was an...
View ArticleAttn College Grads: Credit Cards and Student Loans Are Not Free Money
Millions of college students and college graduates blow it big time when it comes to taking on credit card debt and student loans. I know I did when I was an undergraduate at the University of...
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