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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.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 15th, 2019

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 1st, 2019

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.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 20th, 2019

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.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 4th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 24th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 26th, 2018

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.....»»

Category: blogSource: TheBigPictureJun 29th, 2018

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.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJul 12th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 14th, 2018

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.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJul 23rd, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 24th, 2018

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.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayAug 27th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 5th, 2018

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 $1.5 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.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 21st, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 8th, 2018

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?.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 14th, 2018

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 [̷.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkNov 15th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 26th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 19th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 4th, 2019

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.....»»

Category: worldSource: nyt6 hr. 50 min. ago