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 Trouble with Free Access to Community College

By Donald E. Heller, The Conversation

Last week, President Barack Obama announced a proposal to guarantee that students could attend a community college for free for their first two years. The announcement was one in a series of previews...
Save for Retirement and Still Pay Your Kids’ College Costs

By Ivory Johnson, CNBC

You can borrow money for a college education but not for your retirement. It's what we, as financial experts, truly believe. But a constant tug-of-war between 401(k) plans and Section 529 college...
Financial Aid Errors No College Student Should Make

By Liz Weston, Reuters

One of the worst mistakes you can make with college financial aid is simply failing to file the all-important Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
How We’re Secretly Funding College Athletic Programs

By David Ridpath, The Conversation

Parents, government officials, and tuition-paying students are all seeking solutions to the skyrocketing costs of higher education and the burden of student debt. Currently, public universities in...
Financial Aid Haggling: How Far Can You Go?

By Liz Weston, Reuters

My daughter learned this little ditty in preschool: "You get what you get, and you don't get upset." Parents who are convinced they can haggle their way to a better financial aid package might want...

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