Jillian Berman
Deputy Enterprise Editor at MarketWatch
Deputy enterprise editor @MarketWatch, covering student loans + consumer debt // alum @bagehots, @Columbia_Biz, @HuffPost // email me! [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Jillian Berman
Many student-loan borrowers take on debt to improve their lives, but end up struggling to navigate the complex repayment system. Like millions of Americans, MaNesha Stiff is anxious about the future of her student loans. She has about $200,000 in debt and though she’s managing it for now — she hasn’t been asked to pay for months — she recently received a message from her servicer asking her to update her information, which has her worried things could change.
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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Jillian Berman
The Department of Education, led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, took the first step in a process that could result in changes to student-loan repayment plans. The Trump administration is taking the first step toward putting its own stamp on income-driven repayment, a suite of affordable repayment plans for student-loan borrowers. Officials announced Thursday that they would begin the regulatory process to make changes to certain rules under the Department of Education’s purview.
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3 weeks ago |
law360.com | Jillian Berman |John Siffert |Benjamin Schwartz
By Jillian Berman, John Siffert and Benjamin Schwartz ( March 31, 2025, 1:09 PM EDT) -- When conducting interviews in criminal investigations, many U.S. attorney's offices use so-called proffer agreements — a short contract between one or more sections, divisions or agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice and the individual who has agreed voluntarily to be interviewed.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
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4 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Jillian Berman
Student-loan borrowers looking to get into affordable repayment plans are now able to apply after weeks of limbo. Still, advocates are concerned it could be weeks or months before borrowers will actually be able to access affordable monthly payments under those plans. The applications for income-driven repayment plans came back online Wednesday after weeks of borrowers not being able to access them.
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4 weeks ago |
morningstar.com | Jillian Berman
By Jillian Berman The Trump administration has brought income-driven repayment-plan applications back online, after borrowers spent weeks in limbo Student-loan borrowers looking to get into affordable repayment plans are now able to apply after weeks of limbo. Still, advocates are concerned it could be weeks or months before borrowers will actually be able to access affordable monthly payments under those plans.
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Excited to have this book out in the world and grateful to the borrowers who spoke with me to make it possible. Here's part of one of their stories. https://t.co/3z3NB4sEgM https://t.co/CVH4l5AnUG
Happy Pub Week to 'Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It' by @JillianBerman! This new release exposes the forgotten origins of the student loan system. Check it out here: https://t.co/U6Q8yYXaIZ #education #studentloans https://t.co/FK4hFOduOt
Excited for this! https://t.co/qfdHBOVv7n
Join @JillianBerman and @mstratford for a conversation about Jillian's new book 'Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It' at People's Book on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 pm EST. More info here: https://t.co/gVD38LNC6A https://t.co/8ip4xw3kAz
RT @nathanvardi: If you ever want to understand how we got into a $1.6 trillion student-loan crisis or how you should think about your own…
