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Education

Exclusive: New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis

The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.

2 years ago

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Community

Inflation and infrastructure costs are driving up water bills in the Delaware Valley

Water rates will increase in 2023 for hundreds of thousands of residents in our region — from Wilmington, Del., to the Pennsylvania suburbs.

3 years ago

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NPR
Education

Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals

Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.

3 years ago

File photo: State workers display their signs during a rally outside New Jersey Statehouse on Sept. 13, 2022. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Health

New Jersey public sector workers call for $350 million in aid to offset state health care premium hikes

Unions and labor organizations representing thousands of New Jersey public sector workers are requesting financial aid to help deal with rising premium costs.

3 years ago

Two people look at bills.
NPR
Health

Medical bills remain inaccessible for many visually impaired Americans

When health bills aren't legible — via large-print, Braille or other adaptive technology — blind patients can't know what they owe, and are too often sent to debt collections.

3 years ago

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Money

Cyber Monday deals lure in consumers amid high inflation

Cyber Monday is expected to remain the year’s biggest online shopping day and rake in up to $11.6 billion in sales.

3 years ago

A person with shopping bags walks by a sign advertising Black Friday sales.
NPR
Money

Here’s how inflation is changing holiday deals and shopping

Shoppers are expected to spend a record amount of money this year because nearly everything is more expensive. There are some relative bargains, if you know where to look.

3 years ago

a doctor stands next to a dollar sign in an illustration.
NPR
Health

How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can’t pay for health care

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't pay quickly.

3 years ago

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Community

First-time Philly home buyers feeling the pinch of historic mortgage rates and high prices

Like big cities across the country, Philadelphia’s housing market is feeling the impact of high rates, with potential first-time homebuyers being the hardest hit.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Courts & Law

U.S. judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan

District Court Judge Mark Pittman said Thursday that the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws.

3 years ago

(Janice Chang/NPR)
NPR
Education

You asked us about Biden’s student debt relief plan. We found the answers

There's been some confusion over what loans – and which borrowers – qualify.

3 years ago

President Biden speaks about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover on Friday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden’s student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here’s what you need to know

The Biden administration says it is continuing to accept and review applications during the temporary hold.

3 years ago

Biden speaks at the podium.
NPR
Education

The application for Biden’s student loan relief is open. Here’s what to know about it

A beta version of the student loan forgiveness application is a test to help the Education Department find problems with the site before its official launch.

3 years ago

A view of the Trump Plaza Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.
Money
Billy Penn

The 1980s Philly sweepstakes charlatan who swindled folks out of $2 million in prizes

After a federal indictment, Chuck Seidman went on to gain Donald Trump as a client.

3 years ago

Tulips are pictured outside Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Volunteering could get you a tax credit in Philly if a City Council bill becomes law

City Council President Darrell Clarke says he was inspired by President Joe Biden to offer the tax credit.

3 years ago

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