Student Loans

Here’s How Much the Class of 2016 Owes on Their Student Loans

By Beth Braverman

Students who graduated from college in 2016 with educational loans borrowed slightly less to pay for school than those who finished in 2015, new data shows.
The Best Colleges for Older Students

By Beth Braverman

By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
5 Things You Need to Know About the New FAFSA Deadline for College Aid

By Beth Braverman

High school seniors who are college-bound may still be visiting schools and studying for their SATs, but they need to add one more task to their fall to-do list: Fill out the FAFSA. In previous years...
Clinton's Public College Plan Gives Wealthy Kids a Free Education

By Preston Cooper

Democrats may finally be waking up to the reality that free tuition at all public colleges and universities would be a giveaway to richer Americans who do not need help paying for higher education...
Here’s Why You Should Never Co-Sign a Loan

By Janna Herron

Of course, you want to help your kid out. But skip co-signing that car loan unless you’re willing and able to foot the entire bill, because there’s a good chance you’ll have to. Almost two in five co...

6 Ways Student Loan Payments Are Making Our Lives Worse

By Beth Braverman

The high cost of student loans is continuing to affect Americans’ life choices, to the point that many people say they would have selected a cheaper way of getting a college education if they had it...
The Hidden Cost of a College Education

By Beth Braverman

Now that a few weeks have passed since National College Decision Day, the elation (and relief) of finally committing to a school may be wearing off. You probably already calculated the financial aid...
Which Money Worries Keep You Up at Night?

By Janna Herron

Three in five adults are losing sleep over financial anxieties, according to a new poll, with women more likely to find themselves up at night than men. Older Americans were the most likely to get a...
How You Can Escape Student Loan Repayment

By Millie Dent

If your dream job is to be a teacher, a public defender or to milk cows in North Dakota, you’re in luck. A number of programs will forgive your student loan debt—if you’re eligible. These state and...
How Obama Wants to Make It Easier to Pay Your Student Loan

By Brianna McGurran, NerdWallet

Can you name your student loan servicer? If the federal government’s new proposal goes according to plan, you won’t have to. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it wants to...

Congrats Class of 2014…for Being the Most Indebted Class Ever

By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

When graduates of the class of 2014 accept their diplomas this year they will leave their college campuses with the unique and unfortunate distinction of racking up the most student debt ever...
One More Slam Against Millennials in the Workplace

By Allison Linn, CNBC

As the latest crop of millennials collect their diplomas and head into the work force, they'll be facing a host of stereotypes: That they are entitled, lazy and/or lack a strong work ethic. Join the...
4 Smart Money Tips for New Grads

By Beth Pinsker, Reuters

When her son recently turned 18, Lisa Kirchenbauer and her husband had him sign papers to take control of an account for minors they had long ago set up as a college fund - which had grown to about $...
College Grads May See Brighter Hiring Outlook

By Pamela Prah, Stateline

America’s jobs machine finally may be churning out jobs for new college grads. That is particularly true for students who majored in math or science, though the number of jobs available in those...
Where You Go to College Doesn’t Really Matter

By Liz Weston, Reuters

The first large-scale study of college graduates' success in life using measures other than salary reached some potentially revolutionary conclusions. It also changed how at least one of the...

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