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Let's talk about your student loans. Even before Trump and the Republican Congress got elected with their hostility to President Biden's student loan forgiveness program, the programs for many Americans with student loans were in a mess in many ways. Add to that, the ideology strikes and federal

worker layoffs that might make things even worse or rescind student loan forgiveness categories

that you've been depending on for years. So let's try to unpack what's already happening,

what new real concerns might be, and where you can be reassured. We're very happy to have with us

Charlotte Coles, financial advice columnist for New York Magazine's The Cut. She has an article with a

straightforward headline, Should I be worried about my student loans? Charlotte, thanks for coming on.

Welcome to WNYC. Thank you. Thanks so much for having me.

And listeners, yes, this is an advice segment with an actual financial advice columnist,

so your personal stories and questions are welcome here right now. 212-433. WNYC,

212, 433-9-692. You can call or you can text. And Charlotte, I'll just read the first question from your

article that you try to answer to set you up. It says, why are so many student borrowers seeing

errors and disparities in their accounts right now? Is it Trump or Doge or something else?

So let me ask, what are the most common kinds of disparities or errors people are experiencing? The most common errors that people are

experiencing are actually payment errors that are coming not necessarily from the government, but from the servicers who manage

student loans. And these are third party contractors or vendors who are paid by the government

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