Students grapple with fine print on student-debt forgiveness after their college closes
After their for-profit college closed, tens of thousands of students are scrambling again.....»»
Peter Morici: A market-based solution to fixing college admissions and student debt
Universities admit too many unqualified students, and many recent students are burdened with debts they’ll never repay. Peter Morici has the market-based solutions to academia’s problems......»»
These Are The Top Colleges For "Sugar Babies"
It's no secret that the growing mountain of student loan debt and increasingly unaffordable college experience has forced some college students to resort to desperate measures to pay their bills. And whi.....»»
Borrowers feeling the impact of student loan debt
Students who graduated college with student debt during the Great Recession are feeling the impact on their lives, according to a new study from RTI International. RTI conducted the study for the National Center for Education Statistics. It looked a.....»»
The government expanded access to student loan forgiveness—just read the fine print
A first-come, first-served fund aims to help some borrowers rejected from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program......»»
The government expands access to student loan forgiveness—just read the fine print
A first-come, first-served fund aims to help some borrowers rejected from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program......»»
A rising mountain of student debt?
Blame (maybe) tuition hikes, the Great Recession and lower college completion rates by ASHWINI SANKAR Loans taken out by U.S. college students to finance their educations stood.....»»
Students aren't the only ones crushed by school debt
Nearly half of college grads with student loans end up taking the maximum amount of loans allowed under the federa.....»»
Students aren"t the only ones crushed by school debt
Nearly half of college grads with student loans end up taking the maximum amount of loans allowed under the federal student loan program......»»
College ask for share of future salary as alternative to student loans
With college tuition on the rise, more and more students are graduating with an enormous amount student-loan debt. One school is offering an alter.....»»
University offers student loan alternative: Pay us part of your future salary instead
With college tuition on the rise, more and more students are graduating with an enormous amount student-loan debt. One school is offering an alternative......»»
Student loan stories: 3 people, 3 ways of getting control of college debt
Refinancing saved one borrower $125 a month. A federal forgiveness program wiped $5,000 off another’s ba.....»»
Washington state college graduates have 6th least debt nationwide, study says
Local education experts attributed this low and decreasing average student debt to a major commitment to providing need-based aid and informing students on higher education funding options......»»
Debt-Laden College Students Spend More Time Working Than In Class
The skyrocketing cost of tuition has not only resulted in a student debt bubble that is approaching $1.5Â trillion, but it is also causing American college students to spend more time working paid jobs then they do studying, in class, or at the library. A.....»»
Our View: How to help more college students graduate without massive debt
Arizona needs to find a better way to deal with student loan debt as more people go to college......»»
Credit.com: Many students are rethinking college, some grads even regret their degree
45 million are drowning in student loan debt. Why is college so expensive?.....»»
Top 5 Ways To Decrease College Debt
You’ve surely seen the news headlines about student debt in the United States; it’s surpassed the cost of the Iraq War. It’s on track to overtake mortgage debt, and it’s been dubbed a generational catastrophe. Yet, for students who are [̷.....»»
Peter Morici: A sensible way to fix the student-loan problem
To clean up the overhang of student debt, it’s time for some good old-fashioned debt forgiveness, then colleges need to have some skin in the game to make sure students learn marketable skills......»»
Two stories that illustrate the gap between the lofty goals of student-loan forgiveness — and the fine print
One student-loan borrower was one of the 1% who received forgiveness, while the other was rejected......»»
Former for-profit college students will have nearly $500 million in student debt wiped away
Career Education Corporation has been under investigation for deceptive practices for five years......»»
Biden"s new student-loan forgiveness plan has already received over 24,000 comments. There are 2 weeks left to give the administration input.
The Education Department plans to begin implementing Biden's new student-debt cancellation plan this fall, and anyone can provide input on the relief. U.S. President Joe Biden.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThere are two weeks left.....»»