February 27, 2025

PERSONAL FINANCE

She Thought Her Student Loans Were Gone. Then They Came Back to Haunt Her. Student borrowers are seeing ghost loans and mysterious charges. Who’s to blame?

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Last Thursday, Maria, a former government employee in New Mexico, received a charge on her bank account from the U.S. Department of Education for $258. She was confused. She didn’t owe the Department of Education any money. Her student loans — or what was left of them after she’d paid her monthly bills on time for over a decade — had been officially discharged in August of 2024 through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. And even if she did owe money (which, again, was not the case), she didn’t have automatic payments set up. The funds had simply been yanked from her account without warning.

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Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: February 27, 2025 It’ll be easier to break with convention today, thanks to Mercury and Uranus.

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Her Student Loans Were Forgiven. Then They Came Back.

She Thought Her Student Loans Were Gone. Then They Came Back to Haunt Her. Student borrowers are seeing ghost loans and mysterious charges. Who’s to blame?

In Other News ...

For millions of viewers, Candace Owens's coverage of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni case has become a gateway to the right-wing commentator’s universe.

Fashion critic-at-large Cathy Horyn reports from Milan Fashion Week, where Fendi turned out a brilliant show and Diesel surprised.

The influencer Krylie Perkins has racked up 2 million TikTok followers, and a slew of conservative supporters, by yelling at moms to try harder.

It took one woman over a decade and $6,000 to find a real solution to her inflammatory skin condition. Here's how.

Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: February 27, 2025 It’ll be easier to break with convention today, thanks to Mercury and Uranus.

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