According to the Princeton Review’s annual survey of college-bound students’ hopes and worries for 2012, figuring out how to pay for college is one of the greatest source of both college-bound students…
Read article: Students and parents stressed out by college application processAfter President Barack Obama and Congress failed to reach a deal on February 28 to avoid a series of devastating spending cuts, colleges are scrambling to respond to the threat…
Read article: What the sequestration means for college studentsMany students are finding out the hard way that without decent credit, securing a student loan with favorable terms can be a difficult undertaking.
Read article: A look at the metros with the best credit scoresOne of the only real benefits of the Great Recession is the fact that borrowers in almost every sector have been able to enjoy record-low interest rates.
Read article: Why interest rates on student loans remain stagnantTax season has been running on a delayed schedule in 2013 compared to past years as wrangling on Capitol Hill between Senate Republicans and Democrats over a resolution to the…
Read article: IRS program aims to speed up FAFSA application processAccording to a new study released by the Center for Responsive Politics, 46 members of Congress currently have outstanding student loan debt, showing that while many citizens might view politicians as…
Read article: Increased pressure on President Obama to take actions against student loan debt following State of the Union AddressCurrently, when an individual declares bankruptcy, his or her student loans are not included in the debt forgiveness or discharge that comes about as part of the process.
Read article: Group of senators reintroduce legislation to include private student loans in bankruptcy filingsOn Thursday, February 7, the Federal Reserve released a report showing that in December 2012, consumers nationwide increased their borrowing for items like student loans and automobiles.
Read article: Americans borrowing more for student loans and spending less on credit cards, report showsOver the past several years, the ways that families go about paying for college have shifted dramatically as schools have gotten more expensive and the national economy has grown increasingly…
Read article: A look at the changing ways families are paying for collegeU.S. News and World Report publishes annually its Best Colleges list to help students narrow down their choices for where to enroll in the fall. Although this list is a big…
Read article: Reports find “official rankings” mean little to students deciding where to attend college