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...

The 15 Best Pieces of Career Advice for New Graduates

By Beth Braverman

‘Tis the season for long-winded, clichéd speeches. For all the pomp (and circumstance), commencement ceremonies tend to be pretty tedious affairs, and the keynote speeches are no exception. Still,...
Student Debt Scams: How One State Is Cracking Down

By DANIELLE DOUGLAS-GABRIEL, The Washington Post

You’ve probably seen the commercials or heard the radio promos promising to cut your student loan payments in half or lift you out of default with one call. What many of those companies don’t...
7 Tips to Help New Grads Tackle Their Student Loans

By Beth Braverman

When Michelle Balducci-Connelly graduated in 2010 from the University of Kansas, she entered a tough job market with $21,000 in student loans along with her degree in architecture. It took a few...
What No One Ever Tells You About Two-Year Degrees

By Liz Weston, Reuters

Steven Polasck of Corpus Christi, Texas, liked math and science in high school. He considered attending a four-year college but ultimately decided to use his strengths to get a two-year degree in...
5 Financial Aid Tips That Help You Choose the Right College

By Beth Braverman

It’s decision time: College acceptance letters are out and high school seniors are evaluating their offers to determine which school they’ll attend. (Most schools require a decision by May 1.) While...

Search form