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...

What’s the Best Way to Delay Student Loan Payments?

By Michele Lerner, Bankrate

If you're 1 of the 40 million consumers with student loans, you may have doubts about ever being able to repay your debt in full or even make a single payment. Thankfully, both the federal government...
There’s a New Way to Reduce Student Loan Payments

By Beth Braverman

Taking out student loans is one of the biggest financial decisions that young people make, but they’re shockingly uninformed when it comes to the basic terms of their loans and they’re often missing...
The Obama Administration’s Disgraceful Handling of a Student Loan Scandal

By David Dayen

This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won a lawsuit against a company that no longer exists. It wasn’t exactly their most arduous victory. But it could mean that millions of students...
Never Pay Full Tuition: 3 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College

By Beth Braverman

The ever-increasing price of higher education can be a frightful shock for anyone saving for college. The average tuition at public colleges and universities was $19,000 last year, while the tuition...
A $59 Million Perk of Government Work

By Eric Pianin

With more than 40 million Americans saddled with college tuition debt totaling a staggering $1.12 trillion, the federal government has boosted incentives to help workers pay off their loans as a...

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