/tags/student-loans student loans en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:27:20 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-04-03/lets-talk-about-why-its-hard-to-find-a-doctor It’s hard to get an appointment with a doctor right now and recent data helps explain why. From 2017 to 2021 the number of primary care physicians in the state dropped by 30%, and specialists are leaving too. Some providers are leaving for another profession or retiring, but others are leaving New Mexico for better pay or for more balanced lives in states with more robust healthcare systems. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:27:20 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-04-03/lets-talk-about-why-its-hard-to-find-a-doctor Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2022-12-14/higher-education-secretary-wants-to-forgive-more-loans-increase-scholarships Enrollments are up at New Mexico’s higher education institutions, with an increase of more than 4% that’s second only to New Hampshire. And even though the higher education budget this year was more than $1 billion, the Higher Education Department Wednesday asked the Legislative Finance Committee for more. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 02:49:48 GMT /local-news/2022-12-14/higher-education-secretary-wants-to-forgive-more-loans-increase-scholarships Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2021-02-17/college-graduates-hopeful-for-debt-forgiveness Early last month, President Biden extended a repayment pause for student loans until October 2021. In the meantime, college seniors graduating in the… Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:50:18 GMT /local-news/2021-02-17/college-graduates-hopeful-for-debt-forgiveness Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2021-02-06/no-more-normal-when-piggy-banks-fly We get into what money really is. We take a dive into a bill that looks to create a public bank. We talk with a member of a financial innovation group… Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:00:33 GMT /local-news/2021-02-06/no-more-normal-when-piggy-banks-fly Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /public-health-new-mexico/2019-09-19/state-thousands-more-n-m-students-should-get-federal-aid-for-college Just half of New Mexico high school seniors last year filled out a form to get federal assistance in paying for college, according to state officals. Now,… Thu, 19 Sep 2019 23:03:50 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-09-19/state-thousands-more-n-m-students-should-get-federal-aid-for-college Hannah Colton /local-news/2018-05-15/lets-talk-student-loan-debt Let's Talk New Mexico 5/17 8a: Call now 277-5866. People in the U.S. owe more money on student loans than they do on credit cards. And that student loan… Tue, 15 May 2018 17:23:35 GMT /local-news/2018-05-15/lets-talk-student-loan-debt Sarah Gustavus /local-news/2014-11-10/students-lack-home-grown-loan-servicing New Mexico has the highest student loan default rate in the nation and a lack of local loan servicing providers may be to blame. We went from a 12.8… Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:05:47 GMT /local-news/2014-11-10/students-lack-home-grown-loan-servicing Elaine Baumgartel /local-news/2014-05-16/some-new-mexico-lawmakers-support-cutting-student-loan-interest-rates With college graduation right around the corner some New Mexico lawmakers are drawing attention to a bill in Congress that would allow people to refinance… Fri, 16 May 2014 11:42:43 GMT /local-news/2014-05-16/some-new-mexico-lawmakers-support-cutting-student-loan-interest-rates