thecollegeinvestor.comadded August 2026
The College Investorby Robert Farrington20d ago
Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026, which would update what counts as a qualifying payment under Public...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington20d ago
Key Points - Starting January 1, 2028, each California community college district can offer between 2 to 12 new bachelor’s degree programs, and existing programs don’t count toward that limit.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington20d ago
High-yield savings account rates have started to rise slightly, even at large banks, in the wake of the Federal Reserve rate increase last week.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington21d ago
Key Points - Trump Accounts belong to the child, so the FAFSA treats them as a student asset assessed at up to 20%, the same rate as a UGMA or UTMA custodial account.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington21d ago
Is it better to put more money into my 401(k) rather than pay extra on my student loans when I have four years left until Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)?
The College Investorby Robert Farrington21d ago
Fitch Ratings downgraded Xavier University to ‘BBB+’ from ‘A-‘ last week, and assigned a Negative Outlook.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington22d ago
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released its 14th annual High School Benchmarks report on September 17, 2026, tracking where the high school class of 2025 landed after...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington22d ago
The Question I’m expecting to get my student loans forgiven soon. I’m at about $148,000. I borrowed $65,000 for a social work degree back in 2001 and I’ve paid something every single month since.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington23d ago
Key Points - A dividend is a cash payment a company sends to shareholders, quarterly for most U.S. stocks.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington23d ago
House Education Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the TEAM USA Act (PDF File) on September 14, 2026.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington24d ago
The short answer: FICA is the tax that comes out of every paycheck before income tax does, and almost everyone with a job pays it.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington24d ago
A federal judge in Boston stopped the Department of Homeland Security from ending “duration of status” for international students, exchange visitors and foreign journalists, one day before the...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington25d ago
Doing your own taxes is way easier than it seems, and for most filers the easiest method is tax software that pulls in your W-2 and 1099s and walks you through the credits.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington25d ago
The New York State Board of Regents voted on September 14, 2026 to stop requiring students to pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, approving a plan that makes this year’s seniors the...
The College Investorby Hannah Rounds26d ago
Employment income is any money you're paid for working. The IRS uses the term earned income for the same thing, and the two words matter because a long list of tax rules, from the Earned Income Tax...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington26d ago
The Justice Department filed complaints last week against Hawaii, Utah, Arkansas and the District of Columbia over laws that let students without lawful immigration status pay in-state resident...
The College Investorby Hannah Rounds27d ago
The U.S. tax code runs thousands of pages, and most of it defines what counts as income and what doesn't. That's where the tax breaks live.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27d ago
High-yield savings account rates held steady to start Septmeber. With the Fed looking at rate increases this week, banks are using this opportunity to capture savers.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27d ago
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights issued joint findings last week that the University of California, Berkeley School of Law...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington28d ago
Borrowing for a college education often means making a financial decision today based partly on something you can’t yet know: how difficult loan repayment will be.
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