UI student leaders raise money to help peers pay off debt – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

IOWA CITY As Iowa lawmakers keep cutting funding for higher education and university administrators keep looking for ways to do more with less help from the Capitol, University of Iowa student leaders are taking it upon themselves to help peers pay off lingering debts that prevent them from graduating. UI Student Government has been collaborating…

How a provision in the spending bill could help public servants with student debt – Washington Post

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday headed to vote on the federal budget at the U.S. Capitol. (Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Teachers, social workers and other public servants at risk of missing out on federal student loan forgiveness because they enrolled in the wrong repayment plan now have a shot at debt relief under the spending bill signed…

‘They can see I’ve a gambling problem’: Banks’ lending practices laid bare at royal commision – The Guardian

The anguish on Michael Harriss face said it all. The British-born roofer broke down this week when he appeared as a witness at the banking royal commission. In between deep breaths, Harris told commissioner Kenneth Hayne how he had amassed a $35,000 credit card debt with the Commonwealth Bank, and how his attempts to get…

Provision in the spending bill could help public servants with student debt – Hudson Valley 360

Teachers, social workers and other public servants at risk of missing out on federal student loan forgiveness because they enrolled in the wrong repayment plan now have a shot at debt relief under the spending bill signed into law Friday. The sweeping $1.3 trillion bill includes a measure that temporarily expands Public Service Loan Forgiveness,…

Ascension amid major restructuring, hinting at smaller hospital footprint – ModernHealthcare.com

Ascension is restructuring as it pursues a new strategic direction, hinting at transitioning from a hospital-oriented system to one that’s focused on outpatient care and telemedicine. That’s what the largest Catholic health system told its 165,000 employees early Friday morning via a video featuring Ascension President and CEO Anthony Tersigni that Modern Healthcare has exclusively…