Town Square
Talk of the Town: The Supreme Court Rulings on First Amendment Rights & Student Loans
Posted on · Our panel weighs in on the recent SCOTUS rulings and the impact these decisions could have on Americans.
Tag: student loans
National
Millions of Texans still on the hook for student loans after Supreme Court decision
Posted on · The cancellation of up to $20,000 of debt would have benefited more than 5 million Texans.
Houston Matters
Still owe money for college loans? You may have to make payments again soon
Posted on · An area financial planner urges those counting on the student loan forgiveness program to be ready for the Supreme Court to strike it down.
Houston Matters
Potential HISD takeover’s effect on teachers (March 10, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We discuss what a possible state takeover of HISD could mean for the district's teachers.
Harris County
Sunnyside residents get help with tax, housing, loan questions
Posted on · Dozens of individuals were able to communicate directly with congressional caseworkers regarding social security, IRS, Medicare and Veterans’ assistance.
News
Borrowers who were cut out of student loan relief describe ‘a gut punch’
Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of borrowers spent just over a month thinking they qualified for student loan cancellation. Now they don't.
News
In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding millions from student loan relief
Posted on · The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.
Finances
Those who have paid off student loans could get refund under federal forgiveness plan
Posted on · Borrowers who will still owe can also anticipate a new repayment plan to reduce the total costs and payments.
Houston Matters
The biggest lesson from Harvey: It will happen again (Aug. 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday’s show: We conclude our week of conversations about lessons learned five years after Hurricane Harvey with one final lesson to impart: It will happen again, so we all better be ready.
Education News
President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1
Posted on · President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1.
Houston Matters
Democratic Candidates Want To Forgive Student Debt, But How Would That Work?
Posted on · Economist Steven Craig examines the viability of such proposals beyond their face-value appeal to younger voters.
News
In Texas, Falling Behind On Your Student Loan Payments Can Cost You Your License To Work
Posted on · Texas is among several states that will bar teachers, dentists, nurses and other professional license holders from renewing their licenses if they are in default on their student loans. Critics say the practice is counterproductive, since it impedes Texans’ ability to work and pay back those loans.
Good, Bad and Ugly
HISD Fires Superintendent Search Firm, and Unpaid Student Loans: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From HISD naming Ken Huewitt interim superintendent and firing the search firm they'd just hired in December to find a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Terry Grier…to the University of Texas deciding to ban concealed handguns in dormitories but allowing them in classrooms…to a story blown out of proportion about a Houston man being arrested for […]
Houston Matters
Advice for Starting Life with Student Debt
Posted on · A recent report places Houston in the top third among cities nationwide when it comes to affordability for first-time home-buyers. The financial pressure becomes greater when that home buyer is saddled with student debt. Another recent report finds college graduates in Harris County with student loans to repay have to earn, on average, $7,000 more […]
Full Show
Medical Burnout, Student Debt, and B-Corps: Houston Matters for Monday, Sept. 22, 2014
Posted on · Have a high stress job? Feel like you're burning out a bit? It happens to a lot of Houstonians – notably to physicians, who too often spend more time with paperwork and less with their patients. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss what's behind physician burnout, and how it impacts the doctor-patient relationship. […]