Student Loan Crisis

Student Loan Debt for Borrowers Ages 50 to 61 Reveals Unique Financial Strains for Gen X

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Grad school borrowers face tough-luck news under new loan caps

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Tobi Opeyemi Amure May 5, 2026 For decades, the math on graduate school in America worked something like this. You borrowed what you needed, finished the degree, and out-earned the debt over a long career. Washington made that bet possible. The federal government would lend you whatever the school charged, with no credit check, no…

Student Loan Crisis

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Student Loan Debt for Borrowers Ages 50 to 61 Reveals Unique Financial Strains for Gen X

Grad school borrowers face tough-luck news under new loan caps