👉 Here's why your loans haven't been forgiven

Stanley Tate
March 06, 2024

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✅ 17 hardship factors that could get you forgiveness
Biden’s been working on a plan to provide debt relief to five groups of borrowers who might not be eligible for other types of forgiveness. One of these groups are people experiencing financial hardship. Want to know if you could be eligible? Check their hardship criteria.
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🆕 Video: 3 reasons your loans STILL aren’t forgiven
If you believe you’re not getting the forgiveness you’re entitled to, you might need to take extra steps.
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😳 Update on the MOHELA accusations
I’ve been sitting on this story since it broke. And from a business perspective, I can understand how it happened. But that doesn’t make it any less stressful for borrowers.
Here’s what I think will happen next (04:00)

🎲 The TikTok generation are gambling to pay off debt
This story is scary, y’all. And the scariest part is I actually get it. Do I recommend it? Hell no. But I see how we got here.
Here’s my take (07:02)

🥹 Dad reacts to daughter’s loans being forgiven
This young woman’s dad—who sent her to a college he couldn’t afford— found out his daughter’s loans got cancelled. And she captured his reaction.
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⏯️ “I co-signed on some private loans. Help!”
In last week’s Q&A Fridays, I gave 76-year old Mary ways to manage her mounting monthly payments on the private loans she co-signed on.
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🔮 What’s next for Tate Law?
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