Did you know over 2.2 million adults over age 60 in the U.S. have student loan debt? Despite being painted as strictly a problem for young adults, the average debt…
Read article: Student loan debt: as American as apple pieIn this insightful article from the Star-Tribune, writer Chris Farrell compares current student loan borrowers to the pilgrims that settled in Plymouth Bay in 1620. These pilgrims were backed by London merchant…
Read article: Are student loan borrowers the new pilgrims?There are millions of student loan borrowers struggling to repay their college debt. In this interesting video from HLN TV, Clark Howard speaks with two real borrowers about how they got into…
Read article: Putting a face on student loan debtWith the cost of college skyrocketing over the past 30 years, taking out student loans has become a necessary evil for many students to attend college. The problem is, many…
Read article: Don’t major in debtWhen taking out loans to pay for college, many students don't realize the impact of the debt they're taking on and how much the loans will actually cost them over…
Read article: Understanding student loans in real termsThis enlightening post from Common Sense Student Loans argues that the student loan debate going on in Congress right now is preventing us from dealing with the root “disease” of…
Read article: Student loan debt is a symptom, not a diseaseLike many prospective college students we work with, Erin had a firm idea about the college she wanted to attend. She believed she had found her "dream school" when she…
Read article: How one student avoided the “millennial curse” by looking beyond her dream schoolStudent debt is a huge issue, and borrowers with private student loans get the worst of it. Check out this chart and read on to learn about the differences between…
Read article: The differences between private & federal student loansWith federal subsidized student loan interest rates set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1 unless Congress acts, it’s crunch time for government officials to come…
Read article: Elizabeth Warren slams Republicans for failing to act on student loansStudents in Sweden attend college for free, but they still graduate with an average of $19,000 in debt. But unlike in the U.S., this debt is easily managed due to…
Read article: College in Sweden is free. So why do students have so much debt?
