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The College Investor Audio Show — 92 episodes

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Free Community College Pays For Itself, New NBER Study Finds

2

Senators Demand ED Account for $1 Billion Student Loan Fund as Defaults Hit 9M

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New Bill Would Use IRS Data To Automatically Put Struggling Student Loan Borrowers Into Low Payments

4

NIL Money And Taxes: What College Athletes Owe The IRS, The FAFSA, And Their Agent

5

ED Changes Grad PLUS Rule: Credit Hours Now Decide Who Keeps Uncapped Student Loans

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Parent PLUS Caps At $20,000 A Year, Leaving Cosigners Fewer Options In Year 4

7

PSLF Payment Counts Drop as Education Department Corrects IDR Adjustment Errors

8

Sanders Bill Would Ban Social Security Garnishment For Defaulted Student Loans

9

College Is Not Risk-Free: The Hidden Costs Families Never Expect

10

Education Department Moves To Break Up Accreditor Power With New Proposed Rule

11

The Final SAVE Plan Lawsuit Is Fully Briefed — Here’s When Borrowers Could Get An Answer

12

ED Changes Grad PLUS Rule: Credit Hours Now Decide Who Keeps Uncapped Student Loans

13

Families Spent $34,019 On College Last Year, Up 10%

14

Unions Sue To Block Student Loan Rule That Caps Nursing And Social Work Borrowing At $100,000

15

Nearly 92% Of U.S. Kids Qualify For The New $1,700 Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

16

OIG Report: Education Department Cut 40% Of Staff, Gutting Student Loan Oversight

17

Senate Committee Advances Bill To Block Education Department Transfers

18

Senate Bill Would Exempt State Student Loans From 2007 Scandal Conflict Rules

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Student Loan Interest Elimination Act Gets Second Push as Defaults Hit $233 Billion

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Howard University Readmits 200 Of 502 Unenrolled Freshmen After Backlash

21

You Insure the Phone, the Car, and the Spring Break Trip. Why Not the $30,000 Tuition Bill?

22

Waiting On Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Cost Borrowers Up To 43%, NBER Finds

23

SoFi’s SEC Filing Says Its Private Student Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy

24

MOHELA Glitch Hits Student Loan Borrowers With False Past-Due Notices

25

Department of Education Tells IDR Applicants To Reapply After Payment Error

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Seniors With Defaulted Student Loans Could Lose Over $2,000 A Year In Benefits

27

Ninth Circuit Rejects Education Department’s Bid To Delay Loan Forgiveness

28

Millions Leaving SAVE Could Still Owe $0 Per Month — But Most Haven’t Run The Numbers

29

Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Cancel Grants Over New Agency Priorities

30

Education Department Asks Court To Toss Final Lawsuit Blocking SAVE Plan Shutdown

31

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Harvard’s $630 Million In China-Based Funding

32

Gallup: Americans’ Confidence In Higher Education Falls To 38% As AI Doubts Grow

33

Common Sense Media Rates Google AI Search An “Unacceptable Risk” For Kids

34

IRS Data: Families Paid Just $464 On Average In 529 Plan Penalties

35

Nelnet FAQ Signals Department Of Education Cut SAVE Exit Timeline By 3 Months

36

How Employers Can Contribute $2,500 To Trump Accounts

37

New Department of Education Rule Makes Accreditors Prove Degrees Are Worth The Cost

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Lawsuit Demands Proof Education Dept. Delivered $23 Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness

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Applied For SAVE But Never Got In? Loan Servicers Are Denying Applications

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New Bill Would Let Teachers Double-Dip PSLF And Teacher Loan Forgiveness

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Staying In SAVE Forbearance Has Cost Borrowers $3,500 Each — Here’s What Every Scenario Costs

42

Why Consolidating Your Student Loans in 2026 Can Set You Back

43

Education Department Will Cut Federal Loans From Low-Earning College Programs

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What Changed for Student Loan Borrowers on July 1, 2026

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ED Expands Professional Degree List to 29 Programs After Court Order

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Education Dept.’s New PSLF Employer Rule

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Faculty Unions Oppose 3-Year Degrees As Massachusetts, Virginia And Ohio Push Ahead

48

Syracuse University Admits First Budget Deficit in Years After Missing 2026 Enrollment

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SAVE Student Loan Plan Timeline Estimates: When To Expect To Leave

50

The Latest Updates On Student Loan Changes

51

States Push to Block New PSLF Employer Rule Before July 1 Deadline

52

Department of Education Bumps Autopay Interest Discount to 1% — Here’s Who Wins

53

House Democrat Files Resolution to Impeach Education Secretary Linda McMahon

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Student Loan Servicers Are Robocalling SAVE Borrowers About the July 1 Switch

55

Universities Cut Jobs and Degrees as International Graduate Students Vanish in 2026

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62 Lawmakers Demand Education Department Act on Student Loan Default Crisis

57

Vet and Medical Students Face Loan Disbursement Delays as OBBBA Rollout Stalls Aid

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House Spending Bill Would Eliminate Subsidized Student Loans To Pay For Pell

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Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent Explains the July 1 Student Loan Changes

60

Could Your College Close? 5 Warning Signs Every Family Should Watch For

61

College Pricing Black Box: How Colleges Inflate the Cost of a Degree

62

Gen Z Got Only 38% Right On A Basic Money Quiz — The Worst Of Any Generation

63

Mizzou Tuition Rising 4% This Fall After Board Of Curators Vote

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Cal State Approves 3-Year Bachelor’s Degrees Across All 22 Campuses

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Education Department Sends SAVE Borrowers a “Courtesy” Warning Before July 1 Formal Notices Begin

66

How Mandatory College Fees Like SMU’s $8,080 Catch Families Off Guard

67

Wage Garnishment On Defaulted Student Loans Restarts This Fall

68

Dan Zibel of Student Defense on AI in Admissions, Student Data Rights, and the AI Bill of Rights

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UC Irvine Cuts MBA Tuition to $99,000 to Slip Under New Federal Loan Cap

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Education Department Stops Updating Key School Data After Cutting Research Arm

71

Federal Student Loan Rates Set To Rise For The 2026-27 School Year

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SAVE Forbearance Is Ending: 7 Million Borrowers Face Repayment Restart

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Tyler West On Saving For College, Picking The Right School, And Avoiding The Student Loan Trap

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8 Colleges Closing In 2026: Here's What To Know About These Closures And Mergers

75

Department of Education Finalizes Loan Limits and Repayment Plan Changes

76

Preston Cooper on the ROI of College, Grad School Risks, and What AI Changes About the Math

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How The Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Works: Payments, Eligibility, And Forgiveness

78

43 Million Americans Have Some College But No Degree — Here’s Why They Left

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Education Department Tells Borrowers To Expect Repayment, Not Forgiveness

80

Judge Approves $425M Capital One 360 Savings Settlement — Payments Expected July

81

New Analysis Projects Class Of 2026 Will Borrow $43,500 For A Bachelor’s Degree

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Treasury Set To Ramp Up Defaulted Student Loan Collections In July

83

Democratic Senators File Resolution to Block Trump PSLF Employer Restrictions

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California Tops List of States With Highest Student Aid Fraud at $171 Million

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554,000 Borrowers Still Stuck in Student Loan Repayment Backlog Despite Record Processing

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89,720 PSLF Buyback Applications Are Pending — But Many Borrowers Won’t Need Them

87

College Board’s Education Pays 2026 Report Confirms: A Degree Still Pays Off

88

Why You Shouldn’t Name Minor Children As Beneficiaries

89

5 Beneficiary Designation Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Estate Plan

90

The Education Department Is Exposing Tens of Millions in Covid-Era Fraud

91

Lending Club CD Alternative

92

How To Optimize Your Taxes When You Side Hustle