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...

Warren Targets Student Loans As Key Campaign Issue

By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

Democrats are enlisting their rising star, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), to drum up attention for one of their key campaign platforms ahead of the midterm elections. The liberal firebrand from...
How Student Health Fees Are Wasted by Colleges

By Jenna Ashley Robinson, Minding the Campus

Across the country, student health centers are showing signs of financial bloat and costly mission creep. Funded by both hefty campus health fees and payments from students' insurers, university...
Texas Stars in Higher Ed Cost Transparency

By Thomas K. Lindsay, Minding the Campus

For years, Washington has failed to make universities accountable to the students and taxpayers funding them. This failure was epitomized by the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, which forbade...
The High Cost of Teaching Kids Chinese

By Chris Taylor, Reuters

From schools with Mandarin enrichment, to immersion programs overseas, to lessons with private tutors, the Chinese-language options for everyone from toddlers to teens seem to be multiplying by the...
Pros and Cons of Paying Off Your Student Loans Early

By Steve Nicastro, The Fiscal Times

While paying off your student loans early seems like a no-brainer, it might not always be the best financial decision. In some cases, it could make better sense for you to put your money to work...

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