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More than 20 million Americans are behind on their medical bills. And a survey conducted last year by the group Economic Action Maryland found that 14 percent of Marylanders have medical debt they cannot repay.

Student loan borrowers could see up to $20,000 dollars of their federal-loan debt canceled, under the Biden administration’s forgiveness plan. We speak with the head of a financial wellness nonprofit about the burden of student loan debt and with two Maryland borrowers.

NPR's education reporter and two Black doctors at Yale Med School talk about steps the federal government is taking to relieve the massive college-loan debt burden now facing 45 million Americans.

In May, the pause on repaying federal student loans will end. What should borrowers do to prepare? Is debt cancellation on the horizon?

We’ll go On the Record with a reporter who covers the economics of higher education and with Maryland’s student loan ombudsman. In May, the pause on repaying federal student loans will end. What should borrowers do to prepare? Is debt cancellation on the horizon?

Local congregations raised funds to wipe out $9 million in medical debt. How? Plus, Senator Chris Van Hollen on protecting patients from collection proceedings during the pandemic.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan today, asking him to extend and expand on eviction protections. The letter…

A new report by national nonprofit, the Corporation for Enterprise Development, finds that more than half of Baltimore families are “financially…