This Week in Student Loans: March 6

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This week in student loans:

• People Are Applying for Disability to Try to Get Out of Their Student Loans
• What This Surprise Fed Rate Cut Means for You
• Letters Urge Betsy DeVos To Erase Student Loans For Borrowers With Disabilities
• Startup Offers An App That Helps Millennials Pay Off Student Debt

People Are Applying for Disability to Try to Get Out of Their Student Loans

Recent data from the National Bureau of Economic Research has claimed that the recent change that allows “Totally and Permanently” disabled individuals to have their student loans discharged has led to an approximate 50% increase in the probability of student-loan holders to apply for Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income.

Source: National Review

What This Surprise Fed Rate Cut Means for You

The recent emergency Fed rate cut of 50 basis points in response to the coronavirus outbreak is projected to lower student loan interest rates significantly, as well as student loan refinancing interest rates. The 50-point rate cut was the largest rate cut implemented by the Federal Reserve since late 2008.

Source: CNBC

Letters Urge Betsy DeVos To Erase Student Loans For Borrowers With Disabilities

An array of student loan advocates are urging DOE Education Secretary Betsy Devos to eliminate hurdles for individuals with disabilities to apply to have their student loans discharged. The letters were signed by more than 30 advocacy groups and student loan advocates of seven states and the District of Columbia.

Source: NPR

Startup Offers An App That Helps Millennials Pay Off Student Debt

With the trend of companies offering employees assistance with student loans on the rise, a new app, Goodly, provides companies with a variety of methods for doing so, from providing flat monthly payments or tying payments to tenure and increasing over time.

Source: Forbes

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