Anna Helhoski is a writer and NerdWallet's authority on student loans. She joined NerdWallet in 2014. Her work has appeared in The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. She previously covered local news in the New York metro area for the Daily Voice and New York state politics for The Legislative Gazette. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Purchase College, State University of New York. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @annahelhoski
Aidvantage is one of seven companies that service federal student loans by collecting and tracking payments. Aidvantage, the servicing company under the government contractor Maximus, services federal student loans, including…
The Biden administration just hit the snooze button again on the restart of student loan payments. Now, millions of federal student loan borrowers have 90 extra days to figure out…
Whether you’re planning for college or thinking about retraining, consider setting your sights on jobs that will be most in demand in the future. Not the sci-fi “hotel concierge on…
If you want to change your work life, you’ll likely need a new degree or certificate. There are many challenges to getting “reskilled.” These obstacles can be practical — like…
Student loan borrowers are taking to social media to celebrate inflation. That’s right, inflation: the sound-the-alarm scourge to consumers everywhere that’s hiking the price of goods and services. Over the…
The tens of millions of workers who have left their jobs in the “Great Resignation” — 4.4 million in September alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — won’t…
Once your federal student loans are forgiven through one of the existing discharge programs, you can finally exhale and relax those long-burdened shoulders. But after the relief passes, what happens…
Before the pandemic, wage disparities already made it tougher for working women to pay off student loans than men. Now, after a second year of juggling increased caregiving duties, over…
A limited waiver announced by the U.S. Department of Education is expected to immediately wipe the slate clean for 22,000 student borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness and speed the…
Many parents who took on student debt for their kids regret the decision: Nearly 1 in 3 parents (30%) with federal parent PLUS loans say if they could do it…
