Articles tagged as: Student Loans
October 17, 2022
What do Hoosiers need to know about Indiana’s taxation of student loan forgiveness?
Indiana is one of four states that taxes student loan forgiveness. This will include President Joe Biden's recent one-time cancellation of student loan debt for eligible borrowers.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2022
Indiana will tax loan forgiveness, similar to other states
The Indiana Department of Revenue confirmed in an email to the Associated Press Tuesday that residents are required to list their forgiven loans as taxable income per Indiana law.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Navient settlement to provide more than $31 million in relief to Hoosier borrowers
Student loan servicer Navient has agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement with 39 states, including Indiana.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2021
U.S. Education Department Expands Loan Relief For ITT Tech Student Borrowers
ITT Tech filed bankruptcy and abruptly closed in 2016, and U.S. DOE has already forgiven loans for 18,000 student borrowers it said were misled by the school as it grappled with financial troubles.
Read MoreJune 17, 2021
'Now ... I Can Put It Behind Me' Says ITT Tech Student After Government Relieves Debt
Cori Brunson of Fort Wayne was a student at the local ITT Technical Institute campus. She was just three months from being certified as a registered nurse. Then, just before her semester began in 2016, she got a voicemail saying classes were canceled.
Read MoreJune 16, 2021
Loan Forgiveness Granted To Former ITT Technical Institute Students
The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.
Read MoreMay 11, 2017
Are You One Of 2,000-Plus Hoosiers Eligible For Student Loan Cancellation?
If granted cancellation, those students would not have to make any more payments. Any payments already made would be refunded.
Read MoreMay 1, 2017
Indiana Veterinarians Urge Congress To Free Up Loan Pay-Off Funds
The proposal has stalled in committee for the past several years - but advocates for Hoosier vets say it's needed now more than ever.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2016
Donald Trump's Plan For America's Schools
More choice, no Common Core, and a gutting of the U.S. Education Department.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2016
ITT Tech Permanently Shuts Its Doors Following Federal Sanctions
The Carmel-based company that operates ITT Technical Institute announced Tuesday that all of their campuses will close, following a set of crippling federal sanctions.
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