On August 9, President Obama signed into law the student loan deal that lowers rates on new federal student loans. There's still more work to be done to make college…
Read article: 6 things you should know about the new student loan ratesThe good news? The government has finally come to an agreement on student loan interest rates and agreed to lower rates through the 2015 academic year. The bad news?After 2015,…
Read article: Senators (finally) reach deal on student loan ratesAs student loan debt tops $1 trillion dollars, the outcry to reduce student loan interest rates and help those already in debt grows stronger. In this video from Politico, Sen. Richard…
Read article: “We need to have a different concept of higher education”After adjusting for inflation, students are borrowing twice the amount they borrowed a year ago. Congress' recent neglect to keep student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8% could cost…
Read article: Millennials: a generation in debtThis commentary from the NY Post sums up the real way Congress has failed students perfectly. The problem is not just that Congress has hurt students by failing to keep…
Read article: Student loan interest rates aren’t the problemThere 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 termsLike 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 loans
