Mikiah Roberson, a graduate student at the University of Maryland Global Campus, was set to receive a $6,700 federal student‑loan disbursement between May 27 and June 3 to cover her rent and car payments. When the funds failed to arrive on June 3, she faced months of uncertainty, highlighting the broader chaos that many borrowers are experiencing as colleges grapple with new federal loan regulations. The Hechinger Report details how these delays are forcing students to scramble for alternative funding, underscoring the urgent need for clearer, more reliable disbursement processes.
Mikiah Roberson expected to receive her federal $6,700 student loan disbursement sometime between May 27 and June 3, just in time to make her rent and car payments. Instead, June 3 came and went. Days, weeks and finally over a month passed. Roberson, a graduate student in University of Maryland Global Campus’s digital forensics and […] The post Colleges are scrambling to figure out new student loan rules. Students are paying the price appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
