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 and parents’ worries. Results are are based on responses from 10,650 people, about 70% college-bound students and 30% their parents, from all 50 states, Washington […]
After 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 of massive reductions in funding for research and development, student financial aid, and workforce training programs. For prospective college students, the funding cuts for work […]
Many students are finding out the hard way that without decent credit, securing a student loan with favorable terms can be a difficult undertaking.
One 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.
Tax 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 dreaded “fiscal cliff” pushed the start-date for filing to January 30 – roughly two weeks later than in past years
According 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 out-of-touch with the needs of the general public, many lawmakers are dealing with debt burdens themselves.
Currently, 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.
On 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.
Over 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 turbulent.
U.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 factor in the decisions of many incoming college freshman, a new report shows that a school’s ranking will hardly make or break a student’s final choice of college.