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An estimated 20 million people will see their balances drop to zero. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

August 24, 2022

Student loan forgiveness – experts on banking, public spending and education policy look at the impact of Biden’s plan

Terri Friedline, University of Michigan; Dominique Baker, Southern Methodist University, and John W. Diamond, Rice University

Biden’s plan would provide up to $10,000 in relief for individuals who earn less than $125,000 a year, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.

The Postal Service has over 30,000 retail locations in the U.S, including off the Appalachian Trail in Caratunk, Me. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

June 17, 2021

Postal banking could provide free accounts to 21 million Americans who don’t have access to a credit union or community bank

Terri Friedline, University of Michigan and Ameya Pawar, University of Chicago

About a quarter of census tracts with a post office lack a credit union or community bank, making the US Postal Service an efficient way to help more Americans get low-cost bank accounts.

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