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TICAS and SBPC lead coalition letter of 110+ groups urging ED to extend critical borrower protections
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TICAS and SBPC lead coalition letter of 110+ groups urging ED to extend critical borrower protections

112 advocacy, labor, and civil rights groups came together to urge the Biden-Harris Administration to extend and strengthen crucial programs to protect student...

Wyoming HELOC Rates and Lenders
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Wyoming HELOC Rates and Lenders

A home equity line of credit (HELOC) offers access to cash for home improvements, large purchases, and other expenses. Your equity, or the...

Our Take on Aven’s New Traditional HELOC Product
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Our Take on Aven’s New Traditional HELOC Product

HELOC Offers lowest rate guarantee Optional debt protection program through Securian Approval in as little as 15 minutes Excellent customer reviews from more...

Everything Borrowers Need to Know in 2024
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Everything Borrowers Need to Know in 2024

Student loan servicer Mobile app available Profits flow back to nonprofit lender Poor customer service reviews E-statements not offered for cosigners No weekend...

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What It Is and How It Works
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What It Is and How It Works

If you’re dreaming about working in government or a nonprofit and worried about student loans, you’re in the right place. Public Service Loan...

Beyond the Cap and Gown: UC’s Narrowing but Persistent Inequities in Student Debt
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Beyond the Cap and Gown: UC’s Narrowing but Persistent Inequities in Student Debt

Five years after our 2019 analysis of student borrowing rates across the University of California (UC) system, TICAS partnered with the University of...

Everything Borrowers Need to Know in 2024
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Everything Borrowers Need to Know in 2024

If you borrow federal student loans, your loans will eventually get assigned to a student loan servicer. Aidvantage is one of seven such...

How the College Cost Reduction Act Could Threaten the Teacher Pipeline
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How the College Cost Reduction Act Could Threaten the Teacher Pipeline

In January 2024, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA) (H.R.6951), which proposes...

Letter Requesting Extension of Borrower Protections in Light of SAVE Litigation
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Letter Requesting Extension of Borrower Protections in Light of SAVE Litigation

This group letter urges the Education Department to take action to protect federal student loan borrowers from harm caused by the SAVE litigation’s...

Missouri HELOC Rates and Lenders
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Missouri HELOC Rates and Lenders

A home equity line of credit or HELOC allows you to tap into cash by borrowing against your home’s value. It’s a flexible...