Upcoming Equal Justice Works Student Loan Debt Webinars!
It pays to be smart about student loan debt, especially for public interest advocates! Take a look at this message from our friends at Equal Justice Works:
Educational debt has become a crippling burden for far too many, and especially for those who want to pursue careers in public service. Equal Justice Works provides in depth information on loan repayment assistance programs and relief programs like Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness to help everyone pursue the career of their dreams.
The big news this month is that our new student debt eBook is available in the Kindle Store! Take Control of Your Future is a comprehensive guide that offers information and guidance from a student’s initial borrowing through repayment and eligibility for relief programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness. We go into the details borrowers need to understand and the exact steps they need to take to manage their educational debt and take control of their future.
We were also busy last month writing our U.S. News blog the Student Loan Ranger. We examined the competition traditional colleges and universities might face from Silicon Valley in the near future, looked at a new report from The Institute for College Access and Success on the continued rise in student debt and discussed how student debt is increasingly affecting generations of Americans.
Every month, our free, live webinars also provide a comprehensive overview of the debt relief options available for students and graduates – including Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Based Repayment – and provide viewers with the opportunity to ask questions. Click here to view a schedule of our webinars and to register for an upcoming session.
Our current sessions include:
How to Pay Your Bills AND Your Student Loans: Utilizing Income-Based Repayment
Thursday, November 15, 3-4 p.m. EST
Saddled with high student debt? This webinar reviews Income-Based Repayment, a powerful provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that allows anyone with high debt relative to their income to reduce their federal student loan payments.
This interactive webinar will teach you:
– How to understand your federal loans
– How Income-Based Repayment works and if it is right for you
– How to sign up for Income-Based Repayment
Get Your Educational Loans Forgiven: Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Thursday, November 29, 3-4 p.m. EST
For recent graduates with jobs in government or at a nonprofit, this webinar explains how to make sure you immediately begin fulfilling requirements to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness so that your educational debt will be forgiven as soon as possible.
You will learn about:
– The importance of having the right kind of Federal Loans
– What you need to do to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
– How long it will take to have your educational debt forgiven