Here’s my latest video – FEDERAL VS PRIVATE STUDENT LOANS! BE CAREFUL! Click below: We’re here to help you. Know what’s best for you and your family! Daniel J. Winter For more information-contact us here: http://StudentLoanLawChicago.com djw@Dwinterlaw.com
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Archives for Student Loan News and Information
Will it Get Easier to Discharge Student Debt in Bankruptcy under Trump?
Just last week, the U.S. Department of Education published a memo in the Federal Register asking for public input on who is and is not trying to have Bankruptcy Courts eliminate their student loans in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. If you’ve read anything about student loans
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Behind on Student Loans? Take Action Now!
You did it! You went to school and graduated! Or, you didn’t finish your degree. Regardless, you’ll have to deal with your student loans. In the ideal world, you got a job, and made all of the payments for your loans, and everything is good.
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You can Get a Mortgage to Pay off Student Loans! Great?! Not So Fast!
So you got out of college with a boatload of debt, like most students. And, you have a mixture of Federal and Private Student Loans. Studies have shown that recent college grads are putting off buying homes because of the huge student debt obligations. So,
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What is the Fastest Growing Age Group with Student Loan Debt? Seniors!
Yes you read that right! Because college costs have risen so high, parents have had to stretch their loans so long that they are running deep into their retirement years. The fastest growing group of Student Loan debtors are over 60. This is delaying retirement,
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Help for Students and Families is Here: StudentLoanLawChicago.com
Announcing our new website, a resource for students. This is a resource for students at all phases of the college process. We explain the steps to student loan success, from the college application process, to the loan process, to the repayment process. With the cost
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Big Changes for Applications for FASFA College Aid Applications!
If you are a parent of a college student, future college student, or a student yourself, listen up! There are big changes ahead! Starting with the 2017-2018 School Year, the FASFA (Free Application for Student Financial Aid) can be filed starting October 1, 2016, and
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Parents of College-bound Students- Prepare for YOUR Test- The FASFA! Avoid Crushing Debt!
One of my jobs as a bankruptcy attorney is to counsel people on how to handle student loans. The first line of defense is to borrow as little as possible. Plan ahead, and you can get more financial aid for your child, and less student
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Going to College Soon? Money Rules!
College-Bound Juniors and Seniors in High School, and your parents—this article is for you! You filled out all of the “common-apps”, wrote the essays, and are sending off the applications to your dream schools, safety schools, and everyplace in between. Parents, you did your taxes,
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Student Loan Cheat Sheet—New Program Starting Soon!
If you are burdened by student loans, help is on the way! The U.S. Department of Education is revising the Pay as You Earn program (PAYE) to be REPAYE. (Clever, get it?). This new program, based on the President’s executive order last year, is meant
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