Melanie Lockert

Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from the government, student... Read more

Are you looking for some extra cash to supplement your income? Do you have skills or talents you think might be marketable? If so, you should... Read more

Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from the government and many... Read more

Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from the government and many... Read more

Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Check out our Student Loan Hero Coronavirus... Read more

Currently, there are 3.6 million parent PLUS loan borrowers with a total of $96.1 billion in debt. The relatively high interest rate of a PLUS loan... Read more

Note that the government is allowing an interest-free pause for repayment on most federal student loans through the end of September 2020 to help... Read more

Making extra payments on your student loans can help you save on interest and get out of debt faster. But if those extra payments aren’t applied to... Read more

Note: This report was originally published November 19, 2018. Image above is courtesy of Kara Perez. After graduating from college in 2011, Kara... Read more

Studying law is not a promised path to gainful employment or six figures. Many lawyers face unemployment and burdensome student loan debt, instead.... Read more

Originally published Oct. 16, 2017 We know that falling behind on student loan payments can wreck a credit score. But my circumstances prompted... Read more

Originally published Jan. 12, 2016 After making the very last payment on my student loans, I was hit with a flood of emotions — relief, joy and... Read more